Outlook Des Shoes of strength: tube toorkers knos they hate huge popular support. Only miniters sem to fanour PPP crew safety role of train crew be relaunched, after the RMT national executive had "set cled" the dispute with Raitrack The RMT AGM subsequently endorsed this demand for industrial action to defend rail safety. It would have been hoped One year ago the RMT Train that by the time of this years Crew Conference demanded Conference the issue would that a campaign to defend the have come to a head. Activists The second day of strike action by Underground workers has been a success. Faced with a reballot RMT members voted in even bigger numbers favour). And despite the ASLEF leadership puling our of the dispute the unity built up on the first strike day held up - this time with ASLEF members refusing to cross the RMT picker lines ment seems intent on facing down the action. Prescott and Brown have delberately scupered the cals with aimed to produce some form of compromise. Even though Kiley s ocal contained tary suspect elements the decision to now seck judicial review is useful.
Labour wants to get through the general electon wish is policy intact. To do so they have argued that the mainline dispute should have been coordinated with the tube action to place maximum pressure on the rail bosses But after further talks with Railtrack Safety and the Association of Train Operating Companies the RMT national executive has yet to call a ballot Nothing has been done to have had to promise more money to the contact did ders. But it is clear that their proposas are falling apart with both the Health & Safety Executive and the National Audit Office saying the PPP will not work.
The task now is to keep up alone will not win this dispute. But a combination of industrial action with a sharp political campaign can be successful. mum pressure is brought to months.
The RMT (and ASLEF rank and file) are playing thei industrial part. In addition the Socialist Alliance showed its support on the protec tries buc now that has ta be developed - the broader movement has a duty to respond to back up the tube workers in their political campaigning.resolve the basic issues -committed to undermining the safety role of train crew. The time for talking is long gone.
Delegates to the Train Crew Conference are tired of excuses - we want to have a ballot under way by the time we meet in Glasgow this and responsibilties were seen