SAVE LONDON TRANSPORT!

4 RMT helpline 0800 376 3706 :: september 2022 :: RMTnews A £3.6 billion funding deal struck by Transport for London and government ministers will attack tube workers’ pay and pensions and will lead to further strike action, RMT has warned. Following talks behind closed doors between Mayor Sadiq Khan and the government, funding has been agreed for TfL operations until March 2024. But the deal is conditional on attacks on workers’ pensions, potential job losses and a push for pay restraint in the future despite the astronomical rise in inflation and an escalating cost of living crisis. Driverless trains are also part of the reforms insisted on by Grant Shapps despite the huge costs involved and safety concerns. Mr Khan himself described the deal as ‘far from ideal’ and warned of cuts to bus services, potential Tube and bus fare rises of up to 14 per cent next year and he is committed to submit proposals to pension ‘reform’ by the end of this month. RALLY RMT held a massive Save London Transport rally with special guest US senator Bernie Sanders on the day the cuts agenda was announced last month.  RMT general secretary Mick Lynch told the packed meeting at Congress House that the deal was negotiated in secret by TfL and the government which will see members pensions attacked and endless pay restraint. "Grant Shapps’ attack on tube workers would be unacceptable at any time but in an escalating cost of living crisis it is shameful and will be resisted through further strike action. "TfL needs to stand up to Grant Shapps and demand a deal that serves all the people of London and addresses the real concerns of London transport workers who keep the capital running. “This rally is sending a message that RMT and other transport unions will not tolerate attacks on workers’ pay and conditions or cuts to public services,” he told the rally. He pointed out that transport was a class issue as it was the poorest that suffered the most from cuts and fare rises. “We are not going to beg the political class, we are going to build a political campaign and get the job done ourselves. “This country is clearly ready for change and we want to build a working-class movement that the political class cannot continue to ignore,” he said to a standing ovation. John McDonnell MP told the rally the role of a labour MP was to be on the picket line with RMT and other unions. “We have seen a summer of solidarity with working class people fighting against attacks SAVE LONDON TRANSPORT! RMT rejects funding deal which includes pay cuts, job losses, attacks on pensions and driverless trains