Fare Free London wins union support
Fare Free London (FFL), the new campaign demanding free public transport in the capital, took a modest but important step forward recently when it was backed by the London Transport Regional Council of the RMT union, following a motion I moved through my own branch, RMT Bakerloo line. The London Transport Region represents around 13,000 workers across Transport for London, including London Underground and the Docklands Light Railway. In promoting the campaign in union meetings, and discussing the idea of free public transport with workmates, I sometimes encounter the argument that our unions...