RMT: Transport Cuts Give Thugs And Racists Green Light For Violence

Submitted by rmtlondon on 20 April, 2015 - 15:31

RMT on BTP conference on violence on transport services:

General Secretary Mick Cash said.

"‎The public should be under no illusions. The whole object of policy on our transport services at the moment is to axe staff and that gives a green light to thugs, drunks and racists to indulge in their violent, abusive and anti-social behaviour.

"From chopping guards off the trains, to closing ticket offices on London Underground to cutting staff on stations and platforms the whole austerity and profit driven agenda is turning our transport system into a thugs and criminals paradise.

Tube Failures Throw Spotlight On Boris's Looming Night Tube Chaos

Submitted by rmtlondon on 20 April, 2015 - 15:18

TUBE UNION RMT today warned Londoners that this mornings disruption arising from signalling breakdowns and train failures on the Piccadilly, Bakerloo and Jubilee lines are a reminder of the serious challenges that face the overstretched tube infrastructure and fleet – challenges that are set to be deepened by the planned night running service due to be introduced later this year.

Jubilee Line M Door Dispute Continues

Submitted by rmtlondon on 19 April, 2015 - 14:58

Management are still pushing to introduced a new procedure for when a rear M door alarm activates – proceeding to the next station rather than investigating first.

We believe this is unsafe for a number of reasons. It is also an example of management’s attempts to dumb down our job by taking away the need for a train operator.

Interim Report from CCSG on Location & Review Process

Submitted by Jared on 17 April, 2015 - 16:41

Displacement Process and Review
We held further talks about the displacement process and proposed review at Company Council Sub-group today. Once again we were not satisfied with LU’s response to the issues we’ve raised and the company has agreed not to proceed with the review until they have considered their position further. They will respond on Tuesday afternoon, next week.
We will issue a Stations Functional Newsletter once the company’s position is clear. For the moment I can make a few points that I know members are asking about:

Mayday march - workers of the world unite

Meet at Clerkenwell Green at 1200 for main march. Nearest tube Farringdon Stn

RMT and supporters will also be holding a demo outside Sodexo HQ in Holborn from 1100
The main march will pass by Sodexo and the RMT contingent will join in at about 1300 hrs.

AFTER THE MARCH,RMT LONG SERVICE AWARD'S WILL BE PRESENTED BY SPECIAL GUEST, EX EC MEMBER OLLIE NEW,AT THE THEODORE BULLFROG, JOHN ADAM ST AT 1600 HRS. NEAREST STN EMBANKMENT.

MAYDAY MARCH MAY 1st 2015

Workers of the world unite

Mayday march - May 1st 2015

Submitted by Eamonn Lynch on 16 April, 2015 - 21:23

Meet at Clerkenwell Green at 1200 for main march. Nearest tube Farringdon Stn

RMT and supporters will also be holding a demo outside Sodexo HQ in Holborn from 1100
The main march will pass by Sodexo and the RMT contingent will join in at about 1300 hrs.

AFTER THE MARCH,RMT LONG SERVICE AWARD'S WILL BE PRESENTED BY SPECIAL GUEST, EX EC MEMBER OLLIE NEW,AT THE THEODORE BULLFROG, JOHN ADAM ST AT 1600 HRS. NEAREST STN EMBANKMENT.

MAYDAY MARCH MAY 1st 2015

Workers of the world unite !

please download, print and display around your workplace

Support TUSC in the Local and General Elections

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on 16 April, 2015 - 20:47

Former RMT General Secretary, the late Bob Crow, avidly championed working class politics. He became disillusioned over time by the failings of the Labour Party leadership; a party that RMT, as the Society of Railway Servants, helped found 114 years ago.

No longer, he and others felt, could it be claimed that “One Nation Labour” represented working people. It has become hardly more than a Tory second eleven.

RMT PMA Dispute Progresses Following 'Unacceptable' Tube Bosses Position

Submitted by rmtlondon on 16 April, 2015 - 16:42

REVIEW OF DISCIPLINARY AND GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE – LONDON UNDERGROUND (LUL/4/4) Further to my previous Circular (IR/432/13, 25th July 2013), this matter has been listed on the LUL Company Council agenda where we raised the issue that having the same PMA present at a CDI and any associated appeal created an unfair bias in the process. The involvement of PMAs in the disciplinary process has been disputed by RMT for some years now as we see it as an additional management resource.