Join the rally - save London's public transport

Dear colleague,

PUBLIC RALLY: SAVE LONDON'S PUBLIC TRANSPORT - Resist the managed decline of services, jobs and conditions,

7pm, Wednesday 31st August, Conway Hall, London, WC1R 4RL

London's public transport system has been under sustained attack since the Covid pandemic exposed the fallacy of attempting to fund a public service out of fare revenue. The Tory government has exploited the collapse of Transport for London's finances to launch an assault on the pay, pensions, jobs and working conditions of London's transport workers and it seems intent on driving the managed decline of our public transport system.

We will not let them do this. London Underground workers are fighting back against attempts to make them pay the price of this crisis. London's bus workers are campaigning against swingeing cuts to services. Other workers are joining the struggle. RMT is hosting a rally of unions involved in this struggle, open to passengers and the public at Conway Hall in central London on 31st August at 7pm. Please bring this rally to the attention of your members, come along yourselves and bring branch banners.

Yours sincerely,

Michael Lynch
General Secretary

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> RMT National News

Tuesday, 2nd September
Rail union, RMT today welcomed the London Assembly Transport Committee’s letter to Transport for London on fare evasion and staff safety, and backed calls for urgent action to tackle the rising levels of violence against frontline transport workers.
Saturday, 30th August
Rail union, RMT has announced strike action by staff working on the Carlisle Support Services contract for Northern Trains, covering revenue protection and station gateline roles.
Friday, 29th August
SEAFARERS union RMT said today that the resignation of P&O Ferries chief executive Peter Hebblethwaite, who sacked around 800 workers in 2022 and replaced them with cheap agency labour, as someone who had effectively left the scene of a crime.
Thursday, 21st August
Tube union RMT, today announced rolling strike action across the network beginning on Friday 5th September for seven days, with different grades taking industrial action at differing times.
Saturday, 16th August
Maritime union RMT, will begin industrial action on Orkney Ferries later this month, in a dispute over pay and conditions.