From General Secretary Bob Crow
Cut crimes against transport workers, not our compensation. Demonstrate outside Parliament at Old Palace Yard.
I am urging you to attend a demonstration called to protest at the Government’s decision to attack the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme. Your Union has just learned that the Government may try and force through these changes on Monday 12th November.
Yesterday Labour secured an Opposition Day Debate opposing the Government’s attack on the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme. An Opposition Day Debate is an allocated time when the official opposition can put a motion for debate and vote on an issue of its choosing. The debate was also attended by members of the RMT Parliamentary Group.
Following the debate the Government won the vote and there was no sign of any rebellion.
You can sign this very important petition here.
From General Secretary Bob Crow
Despite the successful efforts of the Union and the RMT Parliamentary Group in blocking the government’s previous attack on the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme, as suspected, the Tory millionaires and Lib Dem lickspittles have re-submitted plans to cut a quarter - £50 000 000 - from the CICS budget.
Anticipating the imminent reintroduction of government proposals to cut entitlement to claim Criminal Injuries Compensation, we instruct the General Secretary to immediately: