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LONDON bus bosses were made to eat their words yesterday when a massive display of solidarity saw thousands of drivers strike in only the second capital-wide walkout since the 1980s.
Employers and publicly owned managing body Transport for London (TfL) had sought to smear the industrial action before it began with claims that only a tiny percentage of members backed it.
But on the day thousands of Unite members respected the ballot result in a clear message that bus workers intend to put an end to unfair pay.
The General Strike exposed the power of the working class — and the limits of its leadership, writes Dr DYLAN MURPHY
Megapicket to shut down Birmingham’s refuse sites
Solidarity is needed for the longest strike in NHS history, argues HENRY FOWLER of Strike Map
