RMT hits back at Tory multi-millionaire Goldsmith's attack on London Transport workers’ travel concessions

It has been reported today that Conservative mayoral candidate Zak Goldsmith whose wealth is estimated at between £200-£300 million, would consider taking away travel concessions of TfL workers.

Goldsmith  said he would use the 'saving' to pay for more BTP. Ironically it is Tory cuts which are the biggest threat to police numbers.

When this threat to tube workers was last raised by a conservative mp, TFL also rejected the idea stating that  “The cost of providing free travel to staff and their nominees on TfL services is nil, given that much of this travel is for work purposes and the remainder is insufficient to require additional services to be operated to cope with it.

“Any additional revenue generated if nominee passes were withdrawn would be very small given that not all nominees use the benefit to any  significant extent.”

Responding to Goldsmith's plan; RMT General Secretary Mick Cash said:
“At a time when the multi-billion pound tax-dodging racket of the super-rich is all over the media it is disgusting that Tory multi-millionaire Zac Goldsmith is threatening the long-established travel concessions for hard-working London transport workers.

“Not only are the hereditary multi-millionaire Goldsmith’s figures a total joke but the fact is that if London needs more investment in transport and policing it should come from the gangsters, crooks and tax-dodgers who use this City as a dumping ground for their dirty money.”