SAVE OUR RAILWAYS, SAVE OUR JOBS - NO TO McNULTY!
RMT day of action in Bristol on Thursday 2nd February
McNulty proposals are part of the Greater Western Franchise being put out to tender NOW. It states it wants to remove Guards, Catering Staff, Station Staff and Booking Offices. It also insists on more jobs being removed from the Maintenance and Operations of the railway network.
It is time to fight back and warn the public of the fact that McNulty’s proposals put profits before a safe public railway. It is time to fight for YOUR jobs.
THURSDAY 2nd FEBRUARY 2012 - BRISTOL
As many of you will know, the Government has started the process of letting the new Greater Western Franchise to replace the current First Great Western Franchise. This will have massive implications on all our lives, whether we currently work for FGW or not. The overriding force behind the new franchise is the McNulty Report.
The McNulty report states that the railways as they currently are are very expensive and his opinion is that to save costs, the amount of frontline staff must be cut. He states that he believes that no trains from 2013 should have a Guard, he does expect any kind of Catering provision to be required and advances in technology will nearly eliminate not only Platform Staff and Booking Offices, but also staff to maintain and operate the infrastructure and trains.
To fight back, we must make the public aware of what is about to happen to their public service. To do this RMT will be holding a day of action in Bristol on Thursday 2nd February. We intend to hand out postcards to the commuters to inform them of what is to come. These postcards are then sent to their MPs and show that the public are aware of the potential disaster that the government are pushing through. This has proved to be a very successful tactic in the past and we intend to keep informing the public of the greedy profiteering of the railway companies, while their fares are rising faster than inflation every year.
We need as many members as possible to help with this campaign as we intend to invite the press along to see how we can fight for our public transport and our jobs. We would like to campaign at Bristol Temple Meads and Bristol Parkway for both the morning and evening peaks, but this will depend on the amount of volenteers we can get. Even if you can only spare 15 minutes, it would help, and allow us to show any potential bidders for the new franchise, we are not going to roll over and die for them. WE WILL FIGHT FOR OUR JOBS.
For details of how to get involved, please contact Gary Abbott e-mail bristolrail@rmt.org.uk or telephone 07817 762712