The time for one-day protest is over. The only language unilateral imposition of the first round of job cuts.
The union side of the Sectional Council concerned has stood firm. But we are told that in the interests "unit!
in the Federation of Rail Unions the NUR executive cannot yet call all-out indefinite strike action. There are to be further talks after unless management withdraws the cuts action will 'escalated' September. Two choices The rank and file on both BR and LT know that there al C only two choices ahead: accept the inevitability of cuts in the interests of what management call more petitive and cost efficient railway' or fight.
There is only one way to escalate the action from 12 September. for one day protests is Over. _he onlv language understand all-out definitive strike action Tory strategy for transport one aim with: • allowing private cream off profitable services • asset-stripping profitable enterprises • extending Whitehall control over the metropolitan Transport authorities.
to private transport are hardly publicised. They include: • new roads are built with a 100 per cent government subsidy • 'uneconomic' rural railway lines are threatened the same criteria is never applied to roads • company cars get around £2000 million a year in tax subsidies, double the amount going to support passenger railway. Four Tory transport secretaries of state have launched six transport acts with just — to take the 'public' out of public transport. Their acts have been concerned operators to and London The massive handouts and hidden subsidies every with closure but