The Greater London Assembly has voted to condemn LU's job cuts, as Labour, LibDems and Greens voted for a resolution opposing the cuts and urging the Mayor to rethink. Apparently the Tories managed to stay in the room this time, thus avoiding a hat-trick of walkouts and allowing themselves to be defeated.
If the GLA actually was the democratic London government that it claims to be, that would be the end of the job cuts, as the decision of London's elected representatives would trump that of unelected TfL and LU managers. But it might not be the end of it, as we can probably look forward to some hand-wringing about how the GLA is some kind of advisory body rather than one whose decisions count. We should not let the politicians get away with that, but should insist that the democratic government of London prevail and the cuts be withdrawn. The unions shuld immediately mobilise to make a big noise about this.
Whatever comes of today's vote, it is an important boost for our fight against the job cuts, which has always been a political as well as an industrial ballot. With all the bad news emanating from Parliament today, let's cheer some good news from across the river at City Hall.
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