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· Socialist Challenge No. 233, 18 February 1982 · p. 6 of the scan · 660 words

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you proposillg to oniy collect 10р fares from 21 March on vour own?

A: No, we decided that we would send it as a recommendation to the London to be faced with a 30 per cent drop in our standard ot living. Our wages anc conditions are going to get worse and worse.

DO VO SAC ONTOV Won't Pay as a last ditch FARE FIGHT campaign' and what the GLC is up to generally in respons to the Law Lords' ruling?

Helen: My first reaction to kalpalg! apart from the fact it's prett impractical, is it's just a cop out on the question of redundantese people on the GLC are saying that it's somehow ust avucs ol l las arla se all thev have to do is to en courage the consumers to proWise and Livligslollt should d( TOURO the garages depots calling on the workers that the wil SupPUl wialever mey ao whelner it . all out strike action or a fares strike.

which Laln acilalicis Dollical resoonse UnIOR ¡unsie ıs wa we gave not had from the leader on the cil Che , Ken Livingstone Be situation a: present in the unions is that sonle kind of protest stoppage is ilkel Ind a propaganda campaig . Without a clea political lead this paign is unlikely to succeed in leversila ilic Pav cámpaign is a blind alley First because it still leave the GLC question of wher • going 1o gel money to pay wages and keer ine service runnne Seconc because don't have like the level and even among the organised workers let alunc ine unorkaniseu basseneels Tessa: It's true that the Can't Won't Pay campaign by itself won't achieve anything But the Fare Fight campaigns that have sprụng around London are attracting number. people many in the Labour Party and London Transport think the 'Can't Pay' neonle would see themselves within these general callivaisis,ale as Valerie Wise Everyone kee coming back to is What ca you avlizow call you leyCIsi une caw toros occison.

wnat's the feeling where you work? do LT workers think is the answer? riartiu The teeling on abes is mrt we vetosu ure u itiative and a prolonged guer struggle wages when neol. Hl ly galasc, Ine unor said there would cente! pulkory redundancies comini tey no-one believes 've heard maily pespie ale opposer o use one cay surke oe! proposed because they don't because they see it as • Aa o red. politicai gesture e tus we saoula co lol al all out strike.

couple on the s thought it would be together to discuss lilanl. now we coue eet ne union lo do something more than jus pass resolutions , O O9an:se one day sirike A's no ac popler ord o week's notice ju moulft We decided io call a ooov oi ine mass meetn2 stewards and local reps which going decide = how the union will the fare increase. anu icuuncanci.

were proc a eae calling for an immediate one Be which should be ihe same day as one of the ASLEP's strikes tant for as to build unity with the ASLEF drivers Tessa: whole of campaigns that lave been set ur on this issuc have links with th iransoorl umuls:

Martin. camdan Improve London Transport which existed before the Law Lords ruling has main organisation in getting all the trade unions on Lor Transport in a liaison com cen initiating conterenc February organised lobbies of the GLC and so or s is ine tirsi ime ever ma all the unions have met on one Fight has been organısing metings willcI have altlaclcu They've orecs workers leaflet London I ransporl garages ac Duls You must get the sort of mass support that will defend London Transport workers if they do break the law by say waging a lare Sinike

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