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RMT threatens new strikes to defend safety

Socialist Outlook no. 45, May 2001 · 382 words

Conference report

on every company that they intend to was lost ballot all train crew in the dispute operational safety role. If all goes according to schedule strikes the could be called across country by the end of the month. vious years, the RMT's Train Crew conference, recently neid in ciasgow, kave a cical message that this action has to be given a firm priority. The having had to wait too long RMT action to defend their conditions, and the safety of the public, undermined rail network.

The mood amongst train has hardened since Hatfield. Delegates are keen The to press for the scrappus or Driver Only Operation and the reintroduction of Guards no confidence in the on lost in 195 bar wit executive and Senior with Assistant end to Hince, DOO and with public opin- defence ion on our side the time has come to act. The fact that ers being BUTCH rain operating companics Rail CYC! evaluated the increasingly angry at safety implications of doing way they away with Guards in the first been place gives a further urgency Labour. So the conto this issue.

also to be addressed by expressed a the internal crisis inside the Party MSP Tommy giving RMT Sheridan. They President, Phil Boston, standing his that, days before its closure democracy against the attacks launched by Knapp and toe regat wing majont of the national executive.

unanimously agreed resolutions of SSP General and Pat witch. workers are deserted by were Headed for another stoppage? attracted a third of delegates was announced, who heard details of the SSP Motorola workers had been general election campaign. A lectured by RMT sponsored number of delegates signed Labour MP Tam Dalyell to up for the SSP moderate their demands to keep their bosses sweet. SHOOT ROC meeting Alliance campaign south of the border. Paddington. A subsidiary of one of the nies, Bechtel, "Companies was the fim public water Cochabamba in Bolivia was solo, resuung in massive price hikes within weeks and of the fightback, Oscar Olivera said " The blood spilled in cocnabamoa car ries the fingerprints of Hyder was formed in 1996 from Welsh Water and through major redundanIt was fined £50,000 in 1999 after one of its pledged electricians lost shock at one of its sub stations in Swansea

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