Tube bosses back RMT fears over safety by admitting that cuts mean services are running on infrastructure dating back to 1920's
Submitted by Peter on 20 July, 2010 - 16:05AFTER MONTHS of accusing tube union RMT of scaremongering over the safety impact of cuts on London Underground, tube bosses this morning put their hands up and admitted that the cuts mean that services are running on dangerous and rotten infrastructure dating back to the 1920's with worse to come in terms of the risks to millions of passengers as the Government lines up further attacks on the TFL budget and the tube upgrade programme.
RMT underground members begin balloting today for strike action across the entire network over jobs and safety cuts.
RMT General Secretary Bob Crow said: