RMT to ballot for strike over safety critical job cuts

Submitted by Admin on 3 October, 2016 - 13:24

London Underground is facing renewed industrial action on its stations, tube union RMT confirmed today.

Station staff members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers Unions (RMT) will be balloted for strike action and action short of strike action in an on-going battle over job numbers, the critical safety role of control rooms, forced displacement of staff, grading and a crisis resulting from London Undergrounds closure of ticket offices.

Bakerloo News October 2016

Submitted by Admin on 2 October, 2016 - 19:31

Bakerloo News is the newsletter for workers on the Bakerloo Line, produced by the RMT bakerloo line branch.  In this edition:

  • Prepare for action!
    • Your union is preparing to launch a new dispute on stations, including a ballot for industrial action, over the consequences of “Fit for the Future”.

  • Ticket offices: use the review

  • SRT: Defend the Framework

  • JUSTICE FOR CLEANERS

  • Elephant depot vacancies filled, but fight continues

  • Oxo toilet refurb

Neasden Branch Meeting change of dates for November and December.

Submitted by jubileesc on 1 October, 2016 - 19:38

Due to Tottenham Hotspur playing their Champions League games at Wembley Stadium the following Neasden branch meetings have been rescheduled.

The November Branch meeting which was scheduled for Wednesday 2nd will now take place on Thursday 3rd.

The December (Christmas) Branch Meeting which was scheduled for Wednesday 7th will now take place on Friday 9th.

These meetings will take place at the usual venue - The Torch Pub in Wembley Park.

Apologies for any inconvenience.

The truth: RMT position on Night Tube drivers New Years' Eve working

Submitted by Admin on 30 September, 2016 - 13:41

NEW YEARS’ EVE WORKING 2016 - An update

Dear Colleagues It has been brought to my attention that Aslef has been making wildly inaccurate claims about this Union’s position on NYE payments for drivers. It saddens me to have to refute statements from another union, because I believe we should always strive to work together, but I cannot allow falsehoods to go unchallenged.

Disability Officer's report to September Regional Council meeting

Submitted by Janine on 29 September, 2016 - 16:06

Contact me: j.booth@rmt.org.uk

1. Disabled People Against Cuts held a week of action to coincide with the Paralympic Games. During the week, DPAC attended our Southern Rail picket line. Disabled campaigners have compiled a report alleging that Southern's plans to remove guards breach the Equality Act in making its services less accessible to disabled passengers.

2. I have spoken about disability issues at several branch meetings, in our region and beyond, and am happy to speak at more.