National Policy Circular No. NP/235/JW
24 September 2020
To all London Underground branches, TfL members and all Branches and Regional councils
Dear colleague
RMT STEPS UP CAMPAIGN FOR TFL FUNDING – SIGN THE PETITION
RMT is stepping up its fight to win full funding for Transport for London and all members are asked to sign the London Transport Regional Council petition.
Please circulate this petition link among your members and encourage them to sign: https://www.rmtlondoncalling.org.uk/funding-statement
Statement: RMT calls on government to fully fund TFL and London Underground
Please read and add your name to the RMT statement calling for the government to fully fund London Underground and TfL. If you add your email address we will also keep you informed about our campaign. You can also add your name to the statement by clicking here. Loading...
The union has also produced its own campaigning document, making the case for staff to be at the heart of a fully funded and rebuilt public transport system in London. In ‘A Future for Public Transport in London’, we set out not only the cost of cutting jobs before the crisis but also how more and better jobs are essential to rebuilding London’s public transport after the crisis.
You can read our document here: https://www.rmt.org.uk/news/publications/a-future-for-public-transport-in-london-rmt/
I recently wrote to all London MPs, Assembly Members and all London Councillors, sending them a copy of this document. Copies were also submitted to the Government and to TfL’s own review of its financial sustainability.
We are working to build a coalition of support across the capital and build our workplace membership so that we can win the case for full funding of TfL and fight against austerity with every weapon at our disposal.
· Sign and share the petition:
https://www.rmtlondoncalling.org.uk/funding-statement
· Distribute this message among your members, reminding them to make sure everyone in their workplace knows about RMT and has this link to join: https://www.rmt.org.uk/about/join-rmt/
Please bring the contents of this circular to the attention of all members.
Yours sincerely
Mick Cash
General Secretary