Public Transport
Slovakian transport workers’ strike forces authorities to the negotiation table
Workers of the Transport Company of the City of Kosice have been demanding refinancing of the company, an increase in wages, fairer contracts, and job security
Transport workers across France gear up for strikes
Workers of public transport providers in French cities have decided to intensify their protest against low wages, poor working conditions and chronic understaffing
Debunking the hype around hyperloop
Newsclick’s Prabir Purkayastha and D. Raghunandan of the Delhi Science Forum discuss the recent test of Virgin’s Hyperloop that was conducted outside Las Vegas, and the doubts around its feasibility
Dutch socialist youth demand abolition of first class in railways to prevent overcrowding
Even during the raging COVID-19 pandemic, trains in the Netherlands have been running with overcrowded second class coaches and almost vacant expensive first class coaches
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