Defend Glen Hart - demo at Clapham Common Station 9/12/15 at 0800

Submitted by Eamonn Lynch on 8 December, 2015 - 16:54

 

Defend Glen Hart

 

Stop the victimisation of RMT rep/activist Glen Hart by London Underground

The RMT are demonstrating against the unfair victimisation of Glen Hart who has been targeted solely because he is a RMT activist and he loses a station during last years OT ban because he had no relief.

LUL have since tried to discipline Glen with unfounded and untrue allegations.

LUL found no charge at the first CDI - immediately they produced another set of equally flimsy charges.

This time Glen is accused of being " horrible" to a manager

RMT Regional Organiser demands tube job cuts plan be ditched following Leytonstone violent attack

Submitted by Admin on 7 December, 2015 - 19:48

RMT's London Transport Regional Organiser John Leach has written to London Underground to reiterate the unions demand that plans to cut hundreds of front line jobs be ditched following the recent violent attack at Leytonstone station.

Leytonstone station which was the scene of Saturdays horrific knife attack, will lose half its rush hour staff from February under proposed new rosters. The Leytonstone cuts are part of an overall package from early next year which would strip 838 front-line, uniformed station staff out of the tube system.

Tube Bosses plan to cut half of rush hour staff at Leytonstone station: scene of recent horrific attack

Submitted by Admin on 7 December, 2015 - 13:18

RMT demands moratorium on station job cuts as union reveals that Leytonstone will lose half its rush hour staff in February.

TUBE UNION RMT today demanded that London Underground halt its station job cuts programme as the union revealed that Leytonstone station, scene of Saturdays horrific knife attack, will lose half its rush hour staff from February under proposed new rosters. The Leytonstone cuts are part of an overall package from early next year which would strip 838 front-line, uniformed station staff out of the tube system.

RMT confirms new series of strikes on Docklands Light Railway

Submitted by Admin on 6 December, 2015 - 02:11

RAIL UNION RMT said today that staff across all grades on Keolis Amey Docklands Light Railway will strike on four occasions next year in a dispute over a range of serious unresolved issues that are wrecking industrial relations. The action follows a 48 hour strike on DLR last month which completely shut down the service for the duration.
 
The announcement of action comes after continuing talks have so far failed to make any serious progress. RMT members voted by 92% for action back in October.
 

RMT receiving regular reports of severe overcrowding on tube

Submitted by Admin on 6 December, 2015 - 00:35

RMT warns of continuing tube overcrowding danger as it emerges that Oxford Circus was closed 112 times in past year

General Secretary Mick Cash said;

"The news today that Oxford Circus has had to be closed 112 times in the past year due to severe overcrowding is the clearest warning yet that the tube netwo‎rk is bursting at the seams. It also confirms that the only buffer between that overcrowding and a major tragedy is station and platform staff taking life-or-death decisions to manage the massive pressure on the system. 

RMT Santander bike hire members accept 2.25% pay rise offer

Submitted by Admin on 5 December, 2015 - 00:24

RATES OF PAY & CONDITIONS OF SERVICE 2015 – SERCO SANTANDER BIKES (TFL/0001/SSB)

In line with Union policy a claim was submitted to the Company for a substantial increase in rates of pay and improvements to conditions of service. Following negotiations with the Company, the offer which was received was a 2.25% increase, effective 1st April 2015.

Hammersmith depot drivers in dispute with bosses

Submitted by Admin on 5 December, 2015 - 00:22

BREAKDOWN IN INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS, DRIVERS, HAMMERSMITH DEPOT – LONDON UNDERGROUND (LUL/14/2)

The following resolution was recently received from our Hammersmith & City Branch:-

“This Branch calls on the NEC to commence a ballot of our Driver membership at Hammersmith Depot for strike action and action short of strike action. This is due to a breakdown in industrial relations with the local manager and breach of LUL procedures”.

Strike ballot called over withdrawal of rest days

Submitted by Admin on 5 December, 2015 - 00:12

WITHDRAWAL OF REST DAYS, TRACK & CIVILS STAFF – TUBE LINES AP JNP (LUL/8/6)

Further to my previous Circular (IR/098/15, 10th April 2015), further discussions took place at Company Council. The Lead Officer recently submitted a report advising that since October, management has employed new entrants without the 4 rest days and anyone who transfers to a new position through promotion or different type of jobs are also not getting the 4 rest days.