21st January 2016
Dear Colleague,
RATES OF PAY & CONDITIONS OF SERVICE AND NIGHT RUNNING
EVERY JOB MATTERS – DEFENDING JOBS ON
LONDON UNDERGROUND
IMPORTANT UPDATE ON TALKS – REVISED OFFER RECEIVED FROM LUL
A new offer from London Underground was recieved today (Thursday, 21st) at ACAS negotiations for the Pay, Night Tube and Every Job Matters (Fit for the Future: Stations) dispute. You can read it in full below. A meeting has been called to discuss the offer - details to be comfirmed.
Dear RMT members
Today myself with senior RMT reps met LUL at acas for the second day in this week's talks
A new proposal for Train Operators ref Night tube working / reduced hours /pilot for 4 day 36 hour week / Freeze on weekends working was placed on the table.
Stations.... a lengthy discussion also took place on outstanding issues on FFFS. Some new proposals were made and we have made some progress on these matters, but serious issues on rosters remain.
We further discussed Service Control outstanding matters relating to work life balance.
Upfront is the newsletter for train drivers on London Underground. In this edition:
STRIKES ON AS ACAS TALKS CONTINUE
Pay & Night Tube Dispute Strike dates
Defend Glen Hart
Working Over 8 Hours?
Filming in cabs
Casualisation Of Track Work Is A Risk To Us All
Join Us At 'Trains Grades'
No Time For Team Talk
You can download the newsletter here, or print it out and distribute amongst your colleagues in your depot.
Further Incidents:
Less than 24 hours after talks broke down with LUL regarding Section 15 Possessions, there have been two further incidents underlining the warnings that the RMT gave that the whole process has casualised safe track access to such a point that serious injury or death was becoming inevitable.
Please download, print and distribute around your workplace
Strike dates named - more to come !
Station grades over time ban to continue
Ballot for Glen Hart
Engineering branch ballot over S.15 possessions
Tube lines to ballot over pay/ NT
Chaos on Pic line after doors open between stations
RIP Geoff Revell
Dear RMT members
All day today (Tuesday) myself and senior RMT reps met LUL at ACAS. We dealt with the outstanding issues for members on Every job matters /FFFS and the pay and night tube offer and it's impact on Train Operators.
An RMT spokesperson said; "Late last night RMT reps received a guarantee from the LU chief rolling stock engineer that the root cause of the fault on the Piccadilly Line doors has been identified and tests to assure the safety of the fleet by the appropriate specialists have been carried out.
"An enhanced system check for door engine failures will be introduced with immediate effect . RMT reps will continue to take part in additional investigations on the failure this morning.
DISCIPLINARY, GLEN HART – LONDON UNDERGROUND (LUL/4/4)
Further to my previous Circular (IR/261, 29th October 2015), the National Executive Committee has considered a report from the Lead Officer and also noted from the LTRC that there is strong support for Glen from our members across all London Underground grades and taken the decision to conduct a ballot for strike action and action short of a strike.
TRACK PATROLLING, CLESHAR STAFF – LONDON UNDERGROUND (LUL/14/1)
Further to my previous Circular (IR/276, 12th November 2015), members will recall the decision to ballot all operational permanent way track staff for strike action and action short of a strike. This dispute is over LUL’s decision to train Cleshar’s staff to undertake track patrolling duties, which has not been agreed by RMT. It is a clear breach of our agreements, represents a casualisation of members’ jobs and is a direct attack on their job security.