SFC News: Vote Yes for Strike Action
Submitted by Jared on 5 June, 2015 - 17:01
RMT is balloting LU station members for strike action in response to LU's revised proposals for job cuts and detrimental changes to working conditions.
Our stations will be dangerously understaffed while our members rostering arrangements will be casualised leaving us with no work/life balance.
Download and distribute the attached SFC News. It contains info about LU's latest plans for stations and calls for a Yes Vote for strike action and action short of strikes.
Printed copies will be available from Unity House from Wed 10 june.
Tube Lines Pensions & Passes Dispute Update
Submitted by rmtlondon on 5 June, 2015 - 15:24Dear Colleagues,
PENSIONS AND PASSES – TUBE LINES
I refer to my previous Circular NP/002/14, 9th January 2014, as you will recall the RMT has been having a long running dispute with LUL in respect of former employees of Tube Lines being refused the same pension and travel rights as other LUL workers.
Pay & Night Tube Dispute: Acas Update
Submitted by rmtlondon on 5 June, 2015 - 15:19LUL Pay and Night Tube Negotiaions ACAS update from Regional Organiser John Leach
Dear RMT Members
Today myself and senior RMT reps from all LUL grades attended exploratory talks at ACAS to discuss the above matter. All the unions made the same point that LUL must abandon its reckless decision to break our current arrangements , and that the management must agree to negotiate changes.
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Submitted by rmtlondon on 5 June, 2015 - 15:19TfL Announces Record Use, As Reckless Cuts Go On
Submitted by rmtlondon on 4 June, 2015 - 16:32RMT responds to TFL announcement of record passenger numbers
General Secretary Mick Cash said: "These figures are no surprise. Anyone who uses transport services in London will know full well that they are at breaking point and frequently dangerously overcowded as our creaking infrastructure struggles to cope.
Thales Dispute Resolved
Submitted by rmtlondon on 4 June, 2015 - 15:40BREAKDOWN IN INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS – THALES TRANSPORT & SECURITY (GTS) (LUL/14/2)
Tubelines Night Transplant Drivers Balloted Over Compulsory Over Time
Submitted by rmtlondon on 4 June, 2015 - 15:39COMPULSORY OVERTIME, TRANSPLANT DRIVERS (RUISLIP DEPOT) – TUBE LINES (LUL/8/10)
The following resolution was received from our London Underground Fleet Branch:-
“This Branch calls on all RMT Ruislip Depot Tube Lines Night Transplant Drivers to be balloted for strike action and action short of a strike, to defend our members’ rights and to fight back against the imposition of compulsory overtime.
Tube Lines Pay Meeting Called
Submitted by rmtlondon on 4 June, 2015 - 15:38RATES OF PAY & CONDITIONS OF SERVICE 2015 – TUBE LINES (LUL/0001/TL)
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. The Company initially tabled a 0.5% pay increase which was rejected. At a further recent meeting, the Company offered a two year deal which was the same as the offer received from London Underground – a 0.75% increase in year one, an RPI increase in year two and a one-off payment in return for the introduction of Night Tube. Following our rejection of the offer, the Company advised that this was not its final offer and agreed that further meetings would take place.
DLR Dispute Sees Low Earners Offered Minimum Rise of £750 A Year
Submitted by rmtlondon on 4 June, 2015 - 15:36RATES OF PAY & CONDITIONS OF SERVICE 2015 – KEOLIS AMEY DOCKLANDS (DLR/0001/KAD)
Further to my previous Circular (IR/124/15, 14th May 2015), members are congratulated for their solidarity in returning a magnificent result in favour of taking strike action. This prompted some movement from KAD management and our RMT Reps recently attended a meeting with the Company where the following revised three year pay offer was tabled:-
Year One
A 2% pay increase, backdated to 1st January 2015 (including for allowances) and running to 31st March 2016.