are the only want By R Reed, Kings Cross Guard rostering in British the train drivers railworkers fourth week.
Since the start of the dispute the BR Board and the national press, with the able help of Sidney Weighell, have done everything in their power to isolate the drivers.
Up to now they have not had it all their own way- spontancous strikes backung a ion thy train- guards and the swift crews against carly atSCHLOS LO WI US AMEL campaign in the Sun successfully forced this dail to carry an article in reply.
Non-payment for Sunday work is only the latest ploy to split railworkers. But Monday's action by guards in the Southern region, ans Tost in their average pay pacacis, brought yet group of workers into contiict with BR The Board now plans to step up its ettorts to nut across its case for flexible rosters. Local depot managers will be given sample OLeIS and doubt LDC's will continuc A CALL has been issued for a meeting of Local Departmental Committees (LDC's works committees) to help cordinate rank and file action to end NUR's agreement to the new flexible Rail. This is a welcome response to the need for vigorous support for particularly from other - as the strike action enters its to be summoned to the offices of station mangers where a human face for the new will be found Widespread opposition to flexible rostering POSSS SIE BOW CamEre mood of militancy among the (DE transformed into action alongside drivers? For short time Kings Cross became a focus for guards nationally, with a real possibility of rapid escalation of their action.
Faced this prospect the NUR leadershin quickly CHCE the local LDC to Unity House.
Day oi threats and 3 COUCH Weighell signed laying bi down our right to a work ing day which far practicable would be based on an eight-hour day prompted the LDC to call off the strike.
which accepted •ECCOHCE OE to end the support of ASLEF and against new rosters, many guards recognised the difficultie of co-ordinating action on regional and national LEVIE I But the vote to call oft the strike was no at all a sign of their unwillingness fight. the same meeting, there was unanimous vote to Join a 24-hour strike by ASLEF members disciplinary notices issued to two drivers!
Moves are now afoot to bring the LDCs in the London region within the next fortnight to discuss the next steps in this fight. The call for the COTIL" depots on the Southern regon who have been taking action over the last two weeks.
Attendance the meeting and the organisation of a united fight now alongside the drivers can COLLE those who argue that lite t i be done unti Annual General Meeting in April By that time, the outcome of the driver's strike will be decided!
Il's also an answer to those who are starting to look to local agreements as a way of defeating the new rosters. Railworkers in larger depots might fare okay, but it's no solution for depots throughout the OLEILES