At the meeting were Grant Davis (LCDC) and Andy Nichols (RMT) who have left Mike Brown in no doubt that this isn’t the end of our action but the beginning of our fight to reclaim all the streets, bus lanes, no right and no left turns.
He was told in no uncertain terms that, as part of Public Hire and under the terms of the Hackney Carriage acts where Buses Go, We Go.
The announcement was made at the conclusion of today’s action at the Bank Junction by Sean Paul Day, who received a massive cheer and was lifted up shoulder high by the jubilant drivers.
There is just one request and that’s for every driver and their family and friends to make sure you fill in every consultation that concerns/affects the trade.
This will come as a shock to all the knockers who said ‘Demos don’t work’.... truth is they more often than not do. And we’ve won this one hands down.
A massive thank you from the ITA, LCDC and the RMT, to all the drivers who gave up their time and money, to support their colleagues and fight for the future of the trade.
Tin hat on now, because we expect the trolls and stay at home keyboards warriors will be out in force saying it’s not enough, it’s too little or that we shouldn’t stop now.
Well we are not stopping....we are having a break till after Christmas and will be back in the new year, refreshed, fighting for every street that’s been taken away.
Remember the words of Bob Crow:
"If you fight, you may not win.
But if you don’t fight, you will definitely lose".
TAXI LEAKS EXTRA BIT:
A word from the ITA ...
YOU'VE DONE A FANTASTIC JOB 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
GO BACK TO WORK
FILL IN EVERY CONSULTATION.
AND HAVE A WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS 🎄🎁
SEE YOU ALL AT TOTTENHAM COURT ROAD IN JANUARY ✊🏼
AND BANK JUNCTION, WE'LL BE BACK - WE HAVEN'T FORGOTTEN YOU CHRIS
5 comments:
Just a thought, is this set in concrete - i.e is it in writing or just verbal? Just wondering why the consultation would still be going ahead, (unless taxis have been added to bikes & buses relating to access via the left from London Bridge, into Duke St Hill/Tooley st?)
Just another thought; will we be able to turn RIGHT also into Duke St Hill from Borough High St? Because that currently banned turn causes huge detour routes for us going east to west. I hope this is also part of the deal...
Nothing is set in stone with TfL… there It has been six years of engagement policy where no minutes were taken, so no record of what was said, or who said what. Mike Brown passed on the message that taxis would be allowed access but didn’t want it to be made public- to save face I guess. We decided to make the announcement to make it much harder for him to rescind on
Let us not be under any illusion. the ITA were not present in any dialogue but from now on the way the trade negotiates has to undergo a complete overhaul. We need to be the ones setting the agenda, we need to be the ones making demands and we need to be the ones setting the timescale for a resolution.
Up until now TfL has controlled proceedings and we’ve been grateful for a meeting with him. Forget it. The time for talking is finished. Mike Brown needs to be demonstrable in his support of the trade, and if not, we protest. And that, is non-negotionable
Well of course it isn’t but LTDA & UNITE don’t want minutes to hold TfL to account.
Why?
Is that correct that they don’t want minutes taken or just rumour? I really cannot see why, as any promises made/discussions, would be recorded & any rescinded promises by the authorities would be visibly clear. This is what is really worrying about yesterday’s announcement as there is nothing to prove that access will be granted. I think that most people assume that any meetings of this nature would be recorded & wouldn’t understand why they aren’t. For example: could anyone imagine a meeting involving large corporations/ companies & their suppliers, not being recorded when discussing contracts, etc, it would surely be unbelievable. Quite concerning if no validity is in place & a statement has been made & another party deny it! This isn’t a criticism in any way whatsoever as everyone involved this last 7 days have been great (opposed to those who weren’t) but agreements & promises must be recorded or else either party can deny them!
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