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- a Workers' Liberty pamphlet about London Underground's Public-Private Partnership and
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How To Make A Million

Metronet

Take charge of a prized national asset. Make a pig's ear of it. Leave with a big pay-off.


Royal Visit

Bakerloo Line

You know when a member of the Royal Family opens a hospital or whatever (no such ceremony when one is closed, of course)? In preparation for the ribbon-cutting and baby-kissing, the management order the building to be cleaned more thoroughly than it has ever been cleaned before.


Would You Adam And Eve It?

Metronet

Believe it or not, Metronet's bosses get to slink away from the disaster they created with more than a million quid of public money in their already over-stuffed pockets.


In the Money

Metronet

In case you were wondering how much administrators cost, it is apparently around 750 quid per person per hour (that's their fee, rather than the amount the individuals are actually paid).


Wot No Bonus?

Pay

Our beloved leader Tim O'Toole has written to us again. Bless him for taking time out of his busy schedule to keep us informed of the state of play of our magnificent system.


We Can Work It Out

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LUL's letter to staff at home is going down like a lead balloon.


Return To Sender

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You've got to admire their cheek. LUL send a letter to every member of staff at home explaining why they won't give you a pay rise - and it's signed by a bloke on a quarter of a million quid a year!


Selling Yourself

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Tubeworker's had a great idea.


We Should Be So Lucky

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Breaking news ... Bob Kiley is leaving his post three years early, in January next year.


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