By Hazel Macpherson and Martin Eady Denning may rule.
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society.
The inefficiencies and wastefulness of capitalism are highlighted by the present transport system which allows one section compete against instead of utilising all the resources as fully as possible.
integrated transport system is needed Inal works for tne benelit of people, not the profit of Lie capitalists LaDOllI government would need to take special measures develop such a system, in La lllassive programme of public investment i transport, win no strings attached.
It would also need to nationalise the road haulage industry without compensanion. Thatcher has sold off the it bly traffic that once went ran to ner menes in the private road haulage secPrivate firms are now legally entitled to operate passenger services while rail fares are deliberately raised, or many ap opies out many reach and the private services look more attractive: * Aihtransport..
Socialist Challenge The drastic reductions of fares on London buses and tubes has been the Labour GLC's most popular measure to date, whatever Lord The next Labour government should develop this policy at a national Transport is a basic and essential service of worKers regaretes. which sector they work in have no interest in the of the transport neustry. next Labour government should also renationalise privatised sectors on rail compensation.
When the rall was nationalised in 1947 massive compensation payments awarded and we're still paying for it today. But to commit the next Labour government to such radical policies means campaigning now Untortunate. ly, the leaders of our rail unions, in particular the National Union of Railwaymen, has worked hand in glove the interests of members.
The Railwaymen's Charter, published by the NUR at the end of 1979 laid great stress on a 'comapproach' between 111011 the Rail Board (BRB) and the Las conThis approach has tinued the union leaders making joint approaches with the BRB Lee government the trope or achieving increas." transport industry ed investment in rail.
The 1981 pay settlement and its understanding on productivity was along the ALCU same road. Speaking at the Concret support of a resolution acienang Halolansca in dustry, Sidney Weighell exnlained that the to the public sector. Transport workers have no interest in the privatisation of the However, he went on to say: "These attacks are spearheaded by the Prime Minister against management and workforce month after month the eftorts of management and workforce are deliberately denigrated by a government which set out from the day it was elected to deprive these industries of investment and resources.
We only need to look Sir Parker's £12,000 pay rise to see just how much he is denigrated by the Tory government!
We have to make it clear to our union leaders, the membership and the public that the BRB's strategy for the industry is the same as the Tories destroying a 7 vital and public service.
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