PAY

• London Underground
  • revised offer (Y1 5%, Y2-4 RPI+0.25%, Y5 RPI+0.5%) rejected by GGC
  • other unions also rejected; RMT wrote to ASLEF urging joint response: no reply
  • LU has referred the issue to ACAS
  • campaign needed in workplaces; LTRC meeting for members, 15 September
• CTS – 3% offer, feedback sought
• Alstom – revised offer: Y1 4%; Y2 4% + Olympics bonus of up to £400 – Regional Organiser recommends referendum with recommendation to reject

VICTIMISATIONS

• Tunde Umanah reinstated
• James Masango won Employment Tribunal; unfair dismissal
• Jayesh Patel, Tony Rowntree – appeals refused
• Shaun McKenzie suspended
• Review of industrial disputes, LU – Review chair conducting interviews; please give any input to Janine or Steve – GGC agreed to raise issue of delays to CDI/appeal decisions

LONDON UNDERGROUND – OTHER ISSUES

• Stations Job Cuts
  • boycotts of Enhanced AFM Functionality and Line Reserve planned to start 1 September
  • publicity / workplace organising required
  • national campaign on station staffing - meeting in Doncaster, 19 September
• ‘Know your rights’ booklet’ – will be available next week
• Changes to T/Ops’ procedures eg. recategorisation of platforms, sensitive edge – Regional Organiser to report
• Command and Control Review – some replies received from LU, inadequate – reps’ meeting to take place (release refused so far)
• Service Control rostered rest days – outcome of Directors’ meeting: no changes to rest days

OLYMPICS – Regional Organiser to report

EQUALITIES

• Young Members’ Advisory Committee – nominations open
• sexism survey – please promote to women members
• anti-homophobia poster
• meetings of Women’s and Black and Ethnic Minority Members’ Advisory Committees next month
• RMT disability conference to be held this year
• Council of Executives Equal Rights Sub-Committee meeting next week

RMT/ TSSA MERGER

• see decision
• RMT team = Mick Cash, Alex Gordon, Malcolm Dunning, Owen Herbert (Micky Thompson reserve)

OTHER ISSUES

• Requests for reduced (£1) rates for Initial Rentokil cleaners and Sodexho canteen workers – referred to Council of Executives’ Organisation, Training & Education Sub-Committee – decision expected in early September
• LTRC resolutions (2010) on RMT website / ‘app’ – Council of Executives to discuss; see decisions
• RMT AGM decisions – most referred to sub-committees – to be discussed again by Council of Executives in September
• GLA inquiry into TfL/LU customer service information – RMT made submission after seeking input from relevant reps/members

NATIONAL RAIL ISSUES

• McNulty demonstration 25 October
• campaigns on First Transpennine Express; Amey; Jarvis; Bombardier

Janine Booth, 25 August 2001