News, reports and information for RMT members who work for London Underground Ltd
Bakerloo News is the Newsletter for workers on the Bakerloo Line. Please share it online and print and distribute it in your workplace.
In this edition:
Subject: STAFFING LEVELS AND WORKING PROCEDURES – ELIZABETH LINE / LUL STATIONS
We note the alarming litany of staffing and safety issues occurring around the proposed opening of the Elizabeth Line in December this year; and the actions set out
by the resolution.
We refer the matter to our Southern Sub-Committee for examination and report.
Neasden branch and the London Transport Regional Council to be advised.
Subject: RATES OF PAY & CONDITIONS OF SERVICE 2019 – LONDON UNDERGROUND
We welcome the resolution from our Finsbury Park Branch; and encourage all branches to submit similar resolutions setting out items for collation in the file and potential inclusion in our LU pay claim for 2019.
We refer the matter to our Southern Sub-Committee for examination and report.
Finsbury Park branch and the London Transport Regional Council to be advised.
BREAKDOWN IN INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS, TRAIN OPERATORS, PICCADILLY LINE - LONDON UNDERGROUND (LUL/14/2)
Further to my previous Circular (IR/246/18, 1st June 2018), 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: 420
Number of votes cast in the ballot: 298
Number of individuals answering “Yes” to the question: 285
BREAKDOWN IN INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS, TRAIN OPERATORS
PICCADILLY LINE – LONDON UNDERGROUND
Further to previous correspondence, all Piccadilly Line Driver members are congratulated for the solid yes vote for both strike action and action short of a strike in this dispute. Following special Branch meetings, the National Executive Committee has considered this matter and taken the decision to call on you and your colleagues to take strike action by not booking on for any shifts that commence between:-
Jubilee South Branch News is the newsletter for workers on the Jubilee line, including station workers between Westminster and Stratford, train drivers at North Greenwich and Stratford, cleaners and caterers and controllers at SMD.
In this edition:
RMT secures extra weekend rest days
Got a meeting with your manager? Take your rep
8 days a week
Code 36 spells danger
Detrainment staff critical
Data protection - know your rights
Yesterday evening , in what appears to be a power tool battery explosion, a major incident unfolded at Southgate station on the London Underground network.
The union understands that members of the public were hospitalised and we wish them a speedy recovery.
Station staff were once again fantastic in dealing with the initial incident and getting people to safety whilst undertaking a full speedy evacuation in very difficult circumstances.
Edgware Road Safety News has the latest important issues from your RMT H&S rep.
In this edition:
The newsletter is attached for you to download.
The June 2018 edition of Stations & Revenue News, focuses on the Elizabeth Line and the increase in workload and detrimental impact on work life balance it will bring if LU's plans to staff it are not improved.
Please download and distribute the newsletter in your wokplace and share it online.
We note the report from the Lead Officer regarding the proposal from management.
We congratulate our Members, Negotiations Team, Lead Officer and both Jubilee Line Branches on fighting for and achieving this proposal from the company that addresses the issues of the dispute by returning the rest days management took away as a consequence of their imposed roster which will now be returned under our current agreements.
Further, we instruct the General Secretary to write to the company advising them of our acceptance of the proposal and that we are no longer in dispute.