Bakerloo News January 2016

Submitted by Admin on 7 January, 2016 - 01:48

Bakerloo News is the newsletter for RMT London Transport members in the Bakerloo branch.  Download it and print it out for your colleagues, or share it online.

In this edition:

  • New year, new action: overtime ban on stations - Prepare to strike!

  • Questions & Answers On The New Action

  • Taking the fight to Interserve

  • Drivers: say no to distractions in the cab

  • Keep Bakerloo Ticket Offices Open!

  • SAVE QUEEN’S PARK TICKET OFFICE

Support the RMT overtime ban

Submitted by Eamonn Lynch on 6 January, 2016 - 18:35

The General Grades Committee has noted the correspondence on file and as a result, has taken the decision to call on all RMT Station Grades to take part in the industrial action detailed below.

  • NOT TO WORK ANY OVERTIME from 05:30 hours on Sunday 3rd January 2016 until further notice.

Also, members are instructed to refuse to sign any contract or letter regarding working hours or agreements (with the exception of members on Fixed Term Contracts who should sign permanent contracts).

 

Save ticket offices on LUL - email enquiries@travelwatch.org.uk

Submitted by Eamonn Lynch on 6 January, 2016 - 16:37

London Underground have failed to properly conduct a public consultation exercise over the closure of  ticket offices on the part of the network previously run by Silverlink, now LOROL.

They have set up an online email system to try and convince the regulators they are engaging with the public.

The RMT are absolutely against the closing of ticket offices and have conducted a near 2 year campaign to keep them.

We want to encourage all our members and their friends and families to take part in the consultation exercise.

Tube cleaners fight back

Submitted by Admin on 29 December, 2015 - 02:36

Over 50 Interserve cleaners, Tube workers from other grades, and supporters held a noisy protest outside Interserve's head office on Tuesday 15 December, exposing the Scrooge-like practises of the cleaning contractor, which routinely short-pays its workers.

RMT accepts ALSTOM pay offer

Submitted by Admin on 29 December, 2015 - 02:35

RATES OF PAY & CONDITIONS OF SERVICE 2015 – ALSTOM METRO TRAINS (LUL/0001/AMT)

In line with Union policy, a claim was submitted for a substantial increase in rates of pay and improvements to conditions of service. Following discussions with the Company, the final offer which was received is as follows:-

RMT accepts Central Line TMR proposal

Submitted by Admin on 29 December, 2015 - 02:22

HEAVY OVERHAUL PROGRAMME LIFT (HOPL), CENTRAL LINE – LONDON UNDERGROUND (LUL/15/4)

A proposal was recently received from LUL which has been produced following a series of discussions and negotiations at Fleet Functional Council. It covers those members currently employed on fixed term contracts in Train Maintainer (TM) and Advanced Train Maintainer (ATM) grades on the Central Line Heavy Overhaul Programme Lift (HOPL) Project.

Tube Lines members to be balloted for strike

Submitted by Admin on 29 December, 2015 - 02:19

RATES OF PAY & CONDITIONS OF SERVICE 2015 – TUBE LINES AP JNP (LUL/0001/TL)
 
Further to my previous Circular (IR/276/15, 12th November 2015), members will recall the previous GGC Decision to obtain a report on how negotiations are proceeding and also to update the GGC and membership on what stage we are at with our dispute with Tube Lines. A number of TLL Company Council meetings have since taken place discuss Pay including PRP, Pensions and Night Tube  and the Company again presented the same offer as the one made by LUL, which is as follows:-
 

RMT announce upcoming tube overtime ban for station workers

Submitted by Admin on 29 December, 2015 - 02:08

EVERY JOB MATTERS – DEFENDING JOBS ON LONDON UNDERGROUND (LUL/14/5)
 
Further to my previous Circular (IR/299/15, 4th December 2015) there remains a number of areas of concern over London Underground’s Fit for the Future Stations (FFFS) proposals and the Lead Officer has written to LUL seeking assurances that there will be no imposition of a new framework agreement, that staff will not be forced to sign new contracts and that rosters will not be imposed. At the time of writing we have not yet received a response from LUL. 
 

Massive pay win for RMT cleaners on DLR

Submitted by Admin on 29 December, 2015 - 02:05

Transport union RMT has secured a massive pre-Christmas pay victory for key groups of staff working for outsourcing company Interserve on London’s Docklands Light Railway.

After RMT put on a package of strike action and action short of a strike further negotiations have been held with Interserve on the pay issue.

As a result of the industrial pressure the company have now agreed to a 75p per hour increase for all cleaning supervisors, travel safe and security staff, backdated to April 2015.