President, NUR London Transport District Council AN increasing number of assaults London Transport underground workers has led to a spate of official and unofficial strikes by tube staff.
The unofficial action at some stations last weekend will be followed by y an officia suut down from loom on luc next two Fridays and Satur days. This follows an escala ting leve pages which led the National Union of Railwaymen and the all drives umol AoLaru call an official strike on 29 March These stoppages have had almost unanimous support But many feel that little will result, especially the NUR's main demand is for improvements in police availability and mobility. Black Yet the police have been known to attack black ucke collectors, while they let white bully boys who refuse to pay •LICC So it i foolhardy to rely on police protection.
Proposals such as that for vaner-broor boxes tor ucke collectors are of some help in shielding staff from the worst entrects violence, ana a reduction in fares would for pretent attacks.
But until the trade union movement takes the lead in