LONDON Transport workers have a boss: the Tory governThis week the SHeIL.
London Regional Transport Bill through Parliament.
Immediately LT's chair, one Dr Bright, went to press: • fares will go up later this year • competition will be introduced profitable routes, or they will simply be sold off closures and job losses will follow.
BaMSDON Minister, Nicholas Ridley, is also DUS Pr least 7,000 jobs IADSIYC cuts. At least will go over ine nex! few In ten years time they want 100 per cent person operation buses no more smiling bus COMANCOTS. Wages will be forced down current 4.o per cell on vlfer will seem generous by comparison.
LT workers increasingly seeing the parallel between their fight the miners' This led quite a tew them to on the South East Region TUC miners" day of action on 27 June. Many workplaces are taking regular conec tions and organising sponOOrCU CYCLI 10I miners. Stamford Hill had a football match that raised f450.
Stamford Hill Bus Garage We are also preparing for the fight to save jobs July many distributed mousarus leaflets to the public explaining the collocuuclces of the London Transport Bill. Winning the support of the public will be crucial if any industrial action is to succeed.
Many workers now agree that the only way to win will be through an all-out strike. It is up to the union leadership to tap unis potential.
Ine next messi con. the London Bus terente RASCISS. hopefully carry, a motion CallI! out strike as soon as any cuts are attempied. But the campaign cannot let it rest al lal Special mccul should be held in every TA NIP 1000n aan1 arRIPr workplace.
The real problems of organising any strike must discussed:
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