THE RESULT of the general volves high stakes for rail users, rail workers and their families.
If the Tories get back into office they are hell bent on implementing the notorious Serpell Report closing hundreds of miles of 'unprofitable' lines in a rerun of Beeching's attacks of the '60s.
By Patrick Sikorski (NUR)
The first step in the Tories plans being SION WIll the closure of the six rail engineering WUEN shops Temple Mills (Lohidon), Horwich, Swindon, Glasgow Derby.
This week the NUR national of railway shop men will be meeting discuss to fight the closures. Several resolunons call for industrial action and one demands be used' to stand fight the closures.
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defeated — was relegated to last place in their plan of action.
has heen tone of recent statements NUR Ixecutive who have not used the possibility unal exists 10 build unity in action betdifferent of rail workers facing Handel allacks.
The potential still exfor other actions against cuts - 00111.
ple against line closures tion of driver-only operation (on both main and London Transport) to link up with the fight the workshops.
Unity in the union the grades could be rebuilt after the disastrous sell-outs pay and cuts last year and a real unity forged with other sections of the Triple Alliance.
* March against the closure of the BREL workshops. Wednesday 11 May, 12.30pm, Malet Street (opp Euston Station), Rally Central Hall Westminster 1.00pm.
Speakers Michael Foot, Booth. Jimmy Knapp. Lobby the of Commons.
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