Tube strike action suspended as on-going RMT fight leads to reinstatement of nearly 60% of axed jobs

Submitted by Admin on 3 February, 2017 - 17:26

TUBE UNION RMT today suspended tube stations strike action scheduled to start on Sunday following talks which mean that nearly 60% of the original job cuts planned by LU have now been reversed after three years of solid campaigning.LU, under Mayor Boris Johnson, slashed station staff numbers by 953.

RMT's campaign, involving sustained industrial action, means that 533 of those jobs will have been reinstated.RMT particularly welcomes the agreement to reopen control rooms and the guarantee of promotion into safety critical grades for Customer Service Assistants grade 2 positions.

Tube Union RMT repeats call for reversal of staffing cuts after major incident at London Bridge

Submitted by Admin on 1 February, 2017 - 17:30

Tube union RMT today re-iterated the need for a reversal to the Tube station staffing cuts in light of a major fire-related incident at London Bridge yesterday .
 
The fire , underneath an escalator  , prompted a full evacuation , and only the vigilance and professionalism of the staff at the scene prevented tragedy .
 

President Sean Hoyle

Submitted by Eamonn Lynch on 30 January, 2017 - 20:41

Following a resolution that was passed unanimously at January's LTRC, this region would like to place on record its support and solidarity with Sean with regard to his understanding and interpretation of Rule 1. 4. (b) To work for the supersession of the capitalist system by a socialistic order of society.

The recent media reports and character assassination by them of Sean are disgraceful and bear no resemblance to anything approaching fair and reasonable reporting.