The Socialist 19 May 2010

Action needed to save our services

Vote Roger Bannister in the Unison general secretary election

British Airways: Another intolerable court judgment

Youth need job creation, not job slaughter

Time for the fight of our lives

Building Coventry Socialist Party after the election

Support for socialists Ian Page and Chris Flood

Packed out London meeting looks to fight against cuts

Fast news

Initiative for a week of European-wide protests

Italy: ControCorrente socialists support CWI

Thailand's government orders bloody crackdown on protesters

Kazakhstan: "Thanks comrades for support"

USA: Putting forward a Socialist Alternative in Seattle

The Tragedy of the Chinese Revolution by Harold Isaacs

Peter Hadden - an inspiring life for socialism

Communication Workers Union conference: Hands off Royal Mail!

Defending the postal service

Bus workers gear up for action

RMT ballots Tube Lines workers

National Shop Stewards Network conference: International rally planned

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RMT ballots Tube Lines workers

Rail union RMT are balloting for industrial action amongst members employed on London Underground by Tube Lines.

This is over a continuing threat to jobs and safe working conditions and in support of a decent pay increase this year.

Transport for London are buying out Tube Lines, after the failure of a disastrous PPP scheme. Tube Lines was contracted to maintain one third of the underground network.

But the company will still exist as a separate legal entity and the threat to jobs, conditions and pay remains in place leaving staff with an uncertain future.

RMT general secretary Bob Crow said: "We have sought concrete assurances that staff will not be expected to pay off the Tube Line's exit costs in job losses, attacks on safe working conditions and an undermining of pay rates. Those assurances have not been forthcoming so we have no option but to ballot for action in defence of our members."

The ballot will close on 1 June.

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