• Union willing to discuss any proposals to extend services.
• TfL press statement untrue

We note and adopt the report of our Southern Sub-Committee.

Further, we note the press statement by Transport for London dated 26 November, stating that our industrial action ballot is ‘in response to plans unveiled last week to run parts of the Tube for 24 hours at weekends during 2015, and to make staff more visible at stations’.

This is untrue: our ballot is in response to London Underground Ltd’s plans to close all its ticket offices and remove nearly 1,000 staff posts from stations and threats to jobs in other grades. We instruct the General Secretary to issue a counter-statement to the press, and to demand that TfL retract its untrue statement.

This union is willing to discuss any proposals to extend the services offered to our passengers – including all-night running – so long as these are done safely and do not involve loss of jobs or worsening of working conditions for our members.

Further, we note that the proposed London Underground cuts announced on 21 November would make only 6% of the savings that TfL claims that it needs to make. We therefore instruct the General Secretary to write to TfL and to all companies in its chain of ownership, contracting and franchising, requesting all information about plans for cuts arising from TfL’s financial situation. Replies are to be placed in front of us.

All reports and developments are to be placed in front of us. Regional Councils and branches to be advised.