Dee Locke from RTS said . Despite the fact that the privatisation of British rail is now recognised as a disaster New Labour is proceeding with plans to sell off parts of the tube network. In December John Prescott signed papers allowing private companies to start 'shadowing' London Transport management to get an idea of what sort of business they will be taking over, what corners can be cut, what workers they can sack. Statement from RTS Whenever transport workers go on strike the Standard and other rags talk of ' Misery on the Roads and on the Rails'. But we know the reality is the opposite.
Strikes are good for the spirit.
Commuters get the day off work, tube workers get to socialise on the picket lines and down the pub instead of working. Business leaders talk of damage to London's economy. It is about lots of people working hard just to survive while making profits for others to live at their expense. We want to damage that which damages us. The economy is a human misery.