News, reports and information for RMT members who work for London Underground Ltd
This action has now been suspended
LONDON FIRE BRIGADE DISPUTE SATURDAY 19-10-13
Your RMT Train’s Health and Safety Council have today, Thursday 17th, met with LU to discuss the upcoming industrial action by the London Fire Brigade and the impact that this will have on us as drivers.
This action is scheduled to commence at 18.00hrs on Saturday the 19th and end at 23.00hrs later that evening.
A derailed freight train on the London Overground at Camden station caused massive delays yesterday, which were expected to continue throughout the week .
RMT general secretary Bob Crow said.
"24 hours on from the derailment at Camden Road we are demanding some clear and consistent information from the transport authorities into a potentially life threatening incident that will leave services closed into next week.
An RMT news release sent out to today from the RMT's media department increases pressure on LU's plans to close ticket offices. A survey carried out on behalf of the union by 'Survation' clearly shows the the publics opposition to ticket office closures and fare rises. This survey underlines the importance of our union's campaign to keep ticket offices open and shows that the public supports us on this issue.
Click on the attachment to see the full report.
The RMT's press release is below:
NEWS RELEASE
October 16th 2013
Immediate
We note the resolution from our London Transport Regional Council and share its determination to resist any attempt to introduce driverless trains.
Accordingly, we instruct the General Secretary to:
We note the resolution from our Finsbury Park branch and share its concerns at London Underground Ltd's refusal to honour annual leave commitments and abide by the established procedure. Accordingly, we instruct the General Secretary to write to LUL calling on it to ensure that its local management at Arnos Grove depot grant odd days leave and agree to allow members to carry over and use annual leave accrued from previous years. The letter is also to warn LUL that failure to respond fully to our request will bring our unions into dispute with the company over this issue.
We note the correspondence from London Underground Ltd, and welcome the company's agreement to provide thermal under trousers. We believe that this is a significant victory for this union, which London Underground staff will welcome.
This has been achieved through the persistent efforts of our representatives - especially our Uniform Consultative Committee representatives and our Victoria Line North stations health and safety representative - and through demonstrating the strength of feeling of our members on this important issue of workplace comfort and safety.
The following petitions from various groups are all calling for London Underground ticket offices to be protected.
Please consider adding your signature:
Please help by downloading the poster below and displaying it in your workplace.
Please come and support rmt members who worked for over 5 years on lul but have now been dropped by after being promised permanent jobs.
WHEN - Every Monday Morning 08.30
WHERE - From London Bridge Station, Tooley Street Entrance to City Hall
USED
London Underground Management were happy to have these hardworking staff working on the Under-ground for many years
ABUSED
The original newsletter is attached below
RMT pressure gets management to back off 6 rounder turns and commit to work with us to stop abuses of policies.
Attached is the October edition of 'RMT Stratford North Greenwich News' which is complied for train drivers in these locations.