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Tube strike suspended due to significant gains

Dear Colleagues,

DEFENDING JOBS, PENSIONS & AGREEMENTS - LONDON UNDERGROUND (LUL/14/2)

ALL STRIKE ACTION IS SUSPENDED

Further to my previous Circular (IR/218/23, 14th July 2023) talks have taken place at ACAS this week between the Company and the Assistant General Secretary, Relief Regional Organiser and Negotiating Team, resulting in significant progress in this dispute.

LUL has presented a set of proposals covering the following issues:

Attendance at Work Policy

Removal of detrainment staff dispute reballot

REMOVAL OF DETRAINMENT STAFF - LONDON UNDERGROUND (LUL/14/10)

Further to my previous Circular (IR/059/23, 3rd March 2023), the ballot mandate is due to expire and the National Executive Committee has taken the decision to re-ballot all Train Operator and Instructor Operator members on the Bakerloo Line, District Line, Central Line, Hammersmith & City Line and Jubilee Line, for strike action and action short of a strike in the form of Drivers to physically check their train before detraining.

Station job cuts update

A station worker assists a passenger

DEFENDING JOBS, PENSIONS & AGREEMENTS - LONDON UNDERGROUND (LUL/14/2)

Further to my previous Circular (IR/208/23, 7th July 2023), further progress has been made following talks with LUL yesterday over the station staffing review. The Lead Officer has reported that 27 positions will be restored, 27 CSA2 positions will be updated to CSA1 and 10 part time station roles will be made full time. This will have the effect of restoring the proportion of weekend rest days to the level before the 600 job cuts process was imposed.

Euston Area ballot called due to unacceptable management behaviour

BREAKDOWN IN INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS, EUSTON AREA (VICTORIA CENTRAL GROUP) - LONDON UNDERGROUND (LUL/14/2)

Since the suspension of industrial action last year (IR/115/22, 1st June 2022), industrial relations at Euston Area have deteriorated again due to an increase in management bullying and consistent mistreatment of members with disabilities or on long-term sickness.

LUL and TfL Additional Holiday Pay Agreements

Our Ref: LUL/9/8

5th July 2023

Dear RMT Member

CALCULATION OF HOLIDAY PAY

TRANSPORT FOR LONDON / LONDON UNDERGROUND

Recent discussions have taken place and an offer of agreement was received from TfL and LUL for the payment of overtime and other regular payments in holiday pay.

The National Executive Committee has taken the decision to accept the arrangement for holiday pay and I have advised the Company accordingly. A copy of the agreement is available to view here for TfL and LUL. [attached]

Tube pay offer 'nowhere near meeting the aspirations of our members'

Dear Colleagues,

RATES OF PAY & CONDITIONS OF SERVICE 2023 - LONDON UNDERGROUND (LUL/0001)

Following a series of meetings between RMT and London Underground, management tabled the following offer in respect of your union's demands for an increase in pay and substantial improvements to members' terms and conditions:

Station overtime ban announced

Dear Colleagues,

DEFENDING JOBS, PENSIONS & AGREEMENTS - LONDON UNDERGROUND (LUL/14/2)

Further to my previous Circular (IR/148/23, 24th May 2023), I wrote to LUL seeking talks in an effort to make progress over this dispute and in particular, the new rosters and staffing cuts which have been imposed on stations leading to unprecedented levels of station closures and a deterioration of members' work life balance. The clear need for full and proper station staffing has been further highlighted by recent serious assaults on station staff.

Industrial action short of strike continues following ballot success

  • Details of the continued 'action short of strike' are at the end of this circular.

24th May 2023

Circular No: IR/148/23                                               

Dear Colleagues,

DEFENDING JOBS, PENSIONS & AGREEMENTS - LONDON UNDERGROUND (LUL/14/2)

Further to my previous Circular (IR/143/23, 17th May 2023), the ballot concluded with members voting as follows:

Are you prepared to take strike action?

Number of individuals who were entitled to vote in the ballot:      9,799

Mass meeting - Defend Jobs, Pensions & Agreements

Meeting

24th May 2023

Dear Colleagues,

DEFEND JOBS, PENSIONS AND AGREEMENTS - LONDON UNDERGROUND

You are all congratulated for returning a fourth vote in this dispute and giving a magnificent mandate to continue our fight to protect your jobs, pensions and agreements.

A meeting for all LUL members has been arranged on Tuesday 30th May 2023 at the Indian YMCA, 41 Fitzroy Square, London W1T 6AQ from 15:00 to 17:00 hours to discuss our continued fight to Defend Jobs, Pensions & Agreements.

Please make every effort to attend.