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The Platfoun netive witten the brauch of the local union bureaucracy. increases of 25 per cent in Wes Counci pions for proposed for Yorkshire have been rejected by the Traffic Commissioners. Not that these penniemen were moved by compassion. They were faced protest that they had to take A year ago, when the Labour Conneil raised fares by 16 per cent, cols a handful of Leeds hu workers were apposed. But in the months dat followed sone bister the Tacreased fares Jod to femer Passengers, which meant reduced abs and services, which in rurn led to worse parsenger-bus crew and DUs relations, with assaults on mall This time there was a 210 groups. majority in lavour of a FightIn the same ID months period, the monthly news paper of the Platform group of bus workers — bas built up from selling only a handful of conies in Leeds to monthiy sales of four to live bundred and a readership group has been bus workers and again General Workers Union, and has simulared many more workers inta attending branch meetings, and demanding action from their by Paul Mathews Plaiform and the Leeds Cam paign Against the Cuts combined Patie trason Group fares issue 1o form Leaf.
IS WETE CISIOU EL ATE WICCE ings addressed, The bood for united action from bus worker 4.15 Support cale from me n trade unioniSts, The fight ieself was nat timiced I was faces and the social responsibilcy of the County Coumal ro provide adequinee, low When Faced with these аграmare importantly. with the evidonce of mass prdtest the Commissioners told the think and in terios of 12 per cent instead of 26 Altbough fare increases of any kind are derimental, the rejection of the proposed 26 per was a major victory, produced by united mass action An undersranding between bu workers and the travelling public has neen acleved and moral t higher than ever belore. • We's done what was needed this time ned we'll do i gain when the time comber — as surely i will.
• Platform can de connorind a 2 Ascol Terrace, Laeir S CORRECTION We would like to correct an erro witch noreated in our repon the Right to Work Campaign tw weeks ago. We incorrectly stated that Bernard Regan and Social Teachers Alliance SHE DEICE *sistance to the RTW campaige Ir should have said that the Eas London Teachers Association (of which Regon is President bad offered support.
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