A PERSONAL MESSAGE FROM THE GENERAL SECRETARY

Dear Colleague,

Here are some useful facts. Below is the actual number of trains run (bold) on all lines during the strike against the total each line would normally run.

On a normal day 522 trains are run across the combine. Taken as a percentage, and at mid peak times (0900 and 1800) the best 'service' they ran amounted to 28% on Thursday (0900). However, take away the Northern and Jubilee Lines the best 'service' they could run across the combine was 17% for Wednesday and 19% for Thursday.

Of course the 'service' they ran outside the Jubilee and Northern cannot really be called a service given it amounted to nonsense like Arnos Grove to Cockfosters or High Street Ken to Wimbledon. Even on the Victoria Line where they were desperate to get the whole line running on Thursday (and failed) they could only manage with considerable difficulty, Seven Sisters to Victoria with 10-15 minute headways and key stations like Oxford Circus, Warren St and King's Cross closed for long stretches.

Wednesday 10th June

Bakerloo: 10/32

Central: 12/76

Victoria: 10/37

Waterloo & City: 0/5

Jubilee: 20/50

Northern 46/91

Piccadilly: 3/78

Metropolitan: 12/47

Circle: 0/14

Hammersmith & City: 4/16

District: 14/77

Thursday 11 June

Bakerloo: 10/32

Central: 17/76

Victoria: 12/37

Waterloo & City: 0/5

Jubilee: 25/50

Northern 45/91

Piccadilly: 9/78

Metropolitan: 10/47

Circle: 0/14

Hammersmith & City: 4/16

District: 14/77

As you can see the strike caused massive disruption despite the attempts of the press to portray it otherwise, of course on one hand they were saying trains were running and on the other admitting that there was major disruption that was costing the capital millions of pounds. The truth is they ran a skeleton service at best -which no one used!

On another note I have received a letter of support and fraternal greetings from the General Secretary of the Underground Union in Buenos Aries, Argentina, stating threat they support us in our struggle against LUL.

It’s ironic that we get support from trade unionists across the globe but some of our sister trade unions in the underground are doing all they can to undermine the dispute. They will, of course be quite happy to benefit from any agreement we reach – sheer hypocrisy.

A meeting was held with your representatives at Unity house today and I will write to you again shortly.

Yours sincerely,

Bob Crow General Secretary