Fares Freeze?!

Posted in Tubeworker's blog on ,

BoJo and TfL's spin machine announces that fares will be 'frozen', but goes on to define this as 'on average going up by the rates of inflation'.

So, not a fares freeze then. Many working-class people have not seen their wages go up in line with inflation, so the fares rise will be an increase in real terms - as well as cash terms - for them. Moreover, when the Mayor states that the inflation-rate rise will be 'on average', we can expect that to mean that some fares will rise by more than inflation.

London Underground is already one of the most expensive metro systems in the world, and the rises will again hit passengers hard - which will mean more grief for us. No doubt our rulers hope that this will encourage passengers to support cuts in staffing, on the spurious grounds that the money saved will hold back further increases. Instead, our unions should make the case for proper public funding for the Underground so that it can be both well-staffed and affordable.

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