RMT Deplores Mistreatment of London Suburban Taxi Drivers
Submitted by admin on 7 September, 2012 - 17:03
We note the resolution from our London Taxi Drivers branch, and deplore the mistreatment of London Suburban taxi drivers, especially since the introduction of the identifier tags earlier this year.
We instruct the General Secretary to convene a meeting with GGC members, representatives of our London Taxi Drivers branch and a legal adviser within 14 days, to discuss possible legal recourse and other options and campaigning tactics that may be open to us, and to place a report of this meeting in front of us.
London Transport Regional Council and London Taxi Drivers’ branch to be advised.
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