RMT Upfront is the newsletter for London Underground train drivers, produced by RMT activists.
In this special 'pay dispute' edition, we look at where we are now with the dispute and where we go next.
Please download the attached newsletter to read it, print it out and distribute it in your depot.
To all LUL Level 1 Representatives (including former Tube Lines)
RATES OF PAY AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE – LONDON UNDERGROUND LIMITED
Please be advised that RMT has called a mass meeting of LUL Representatives to report and receive feedback on developments concerning the 2019 claim for improvements to rates of pay and conditions of service and management’s proposed four–year deal. Myself and your National Executive Committee Representative, Jared Wood, will be in attendance.
RMT Upfront is the newsletter for tube drivers from the RMT. In this special edition we look at what the company has offered for drivers in their so called 'full and final' pay and conditions offer, and why the RMT has come to the decision that a ballot for industrial action is now required to enable us to push for a better, fairer offer.
"We instruct the General Secretary to provide all assistance in preparing a ballot matrix for a ballot of the entirety of our London Underground membership for a ballot for Industrial Action; which is to be completed with a target for the strike ballot ready to go by the end of November."
That we note the full and final offer from the company was discussed at an all LU Reps meeting last Thursday.
Jubilee South News is produced by branch activists and has all the latest news for branch members and workers across the tube.
In this edition:
Pay Claim Update, 6 days extra holiday, but pay rise offer could be below inflation
RMT Action sees track noise cut over night!
Workplace violence
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Dear RMT members,
Today myself and our reps met LUL to discuss pay 2019. The company made the offer as attached.
We immediately responded by saying that the RMT would seek to meet all our reps to discuss the offer. Therefore we cannot formally respond in this update. However, I stated that all pay deals in LUL are RPI linked in the past. Also, any banked rest days can only be taken in line with our agreements.
We still have some way to go in these pay talks.
As soon as our NEC has considered the position there will be a further update.
Thanks,
8th October 2019
Subject: RATES OF PAY & CONDITIONS OF SERVICE 2019 – LONDON UNDERGROUND
That we note and adopt the report from our Southern Sub-Committee and subsequent resolutions from our branches:
“This branch notes that, despite numerous meetings with LU over pay/conditions, we are still at an impasse, with the latest offer clearly not meeting RMT’s key demands.
This branch therefore calls on the NEC to immediately organise a ballot of all LU members for industrial action.” - Bakerloo Line Branch
RATES OF PAY & CONDITIONS OF SERVICE 2019 - LONDON UNDERGROUND (LUL/0001)
RMT representatives met London Underground management today at ACAS.
Significantly, LUL management has now agreed that they share RMT’s aspiration to reduce working hours for all LUL staff.
LUL management made a revised verbal offer, to be confirmed in writing: