action day.
The Cannon St guards received a letter from the Station Master stating that they would not be required for duty nor would they be paid on the Sunday.
When the guards contacted their union, they were told no action would be taken. The spokesperson at Unity House, the union headquarters, even offered the opinion that as Iney Were OlEv depot such disciplinary acGUARDS from Cannon St and Streatham Hill rail depots in London who took one day strike last Friday against proposed flexible rostering found themselves locked out on Suntion would 'quieten them down' and 'pull them back into line' This is a serious omen for suar Sunday withdrawal working needs a response.
In a radio interview last Sunday Sid Weighell commenting on the possibility said: "That will . cause pro. blems but 1 understand the Boards position'.' The one day strike, Friday, by Can non St guards is the sort of response now needed.
Pete Oakley, LDC representative at Cannon One tnougnl tne arivers acuor was a great thing. They arc ue uuc tor our case a well. Sid Weighell's rol has been disgusting.
'We've prepared a list of questions to which we want an answer.
'We've fought for years for an 8-hour day and Weighell has signed it away just like that.
Brian Whitehead from Streatham Hill LDC add. ed: 'All guards are opposed to these new rosters "They will increase un Soela he said 'create lots of redundancies and keep vacancies unfilled - putting more o a workload on those tha remain. Shouldn't unions be in the business ci creating jobs, not selling them off?'