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Lew Adams O.B.E.

Lew Adams O.B.E. UK Trade & Investment (Rail) Ex General Secretary ASLEF Board Member SRA. 6 November 2003. Trade Union’s Concerns. Opposition to privatisation of public sector (utilities) Job losses Worsening conditions Fear for pension funds Safety. Rail Privatisation.

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Lew Adams O.B.E.

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  1. Lew Adams O.B.E. UK Trade & Investment (Rail) Ex General Secretary ASLEF Board Member SRA 6 November 2003

  2. Trade Union’s Concerns • Opposition to privatisation of public sector (utilities) • Job losses • Worsening conditions • Fear for pension funds • Safety

  3. Rail Privatisation • Rail privatisation can come in many forms - Letting operating concessions - Sale of specific assets (Rolling stock) - Sale of businesses (eg Infrastructure) - Competitive tendering for management contracts • Most of the above do not actually privatise the railway - but they do introduce private sector skills and capital.

  4. Rail Privatisation Objectives • To improve value for money/level of service - Introduces innovation - Addresses key weaknesses eg. Project management - Funds new investment - Reduces government borrowing and subsidy • Some of the methods of privatisation achieve some of these

  5. PPP’s • An alternative to privatisation • What is a PPP? • Comparisons with privatisation • PPP contractual structure

  6. The Honest Approach • Consult workforce and their representatives • Need for explanation (reasons why) • Need for strategy (way forward) • Need for planning (how to achieve) • Need for productivity (redundancy)

  7. What Trade Unions require Job security (no redundancy) Protection of conditions (holiday, pension etc) Safety procedures Uniform principles apply to all (UK T.U.P.E)

  8. Conclusion Win Win Aspiration • Deliver PPP + P (Private Public Partnership + People) • More Business = more jobs • More profit = more pay • Real partnership can deliver Win Win

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