ETF Women's Committee, March 2015: Section Reports

Submitted by Janine on 5 March, 2015 - 14:06

DOCKS / PORTS

The Social Dialogue Committee for Ports had adopted a document about women's employment, including recruitment and working conditions for women. Women's employment has increased as technology has led to much port work becoming less physical.

Now the document has been adopted, it needs to be implemented. The strategy is based on raising awareness and changing the image of port work rather than on imposing quotas. Some trade unions have objected to this initiative, as they see women as "taking men's jobs".

WEA Courses 2015

Submitted by rmtlondon on 5 March, 2015 - 13:05

Now is the time to book a course with the Workers' Education Association (WEA).

Here are some of the upcoming courses:

  • Union Representatives Stage 1
  • Health & Safety Representatives Stage 1
  • Certificate In Employment Law (stage 2 Union Reps)
  • Next Steps For Safety Representatives (stage 2 H&s Reps)
  • Union Learning Reps Stages 1 And 2
  • Diploma In Employment Law
  • Diploma In Occupational Health & Safety
  • Diploma In Equalities

LUL Pay Talks Continue With No Improvement In Inadequate Offer

Submitted by rmtlondon on 5 March, 2015 - 02:28

Today we went back to meet LUL to further discuss our claim and further expand upon our claim for a decent pay rise for our members in LUL .

After two hours of discussion LUL did not revise their inadequate below inflation offer . And the previous offer remains as I reported yesterday All parties have agreed to return to meet next Thursday 12th .

Reinstate our reps

Submitted by Eamonn Lynch on 4 March, 2015 - 20:35

Our cleaning reps are being targeted by ruthless cleaning contractors who are given contracts by LUL, part of those contracts would appear to include a clause to systematically route out troublesome RMT reps.

We have a cleaner rep at Hainult depot suspended on entirely spurious grounds.
He has been on full pay at home for months.
Who picks up that tab?
Get him back to work.
Put up or shut up.
If it takes so long to fabricate a case against our member it's likely there is nothing to it.
Even unscrupulous anti trade union managers must accept that.

ETF Women's Committee meeting, March 2015: Campaigning for Health & Safety and Against Violence

Submitted by Janine on 4 March, 2015 - 16:51

The European Transport Workers' Federation's Women's Committee meets twice per year to discuss issues facing women transport workers across Europe and to drive forward the programme of work agreed by the four-yearly ETF Women's Conference.

WOMEN'S HEALTH AND SAFETY AT WORK

Thales Waterloo & palestra Members To Be Balloted Over New Rosters

Submitted by rmtlondon on 4 March, 2015 - 01:38

A resolution has been received from our London Underground Engineering Branch concerning the above matter, which is as follows:-

“We note that Thales GTS are intent on forcing worse rosters, worse terms and conditions, less staff and more managers and compulsory redundancy on our members. Their senior management have made it clear that they have no intention of changing their organisational plans despite them having no logic and the strong counter proposals placed forward by the RMT.

We therefore ask the GGC to ballot all members at Waterloo and Palestra for both strike action and action short of strike.”

Tubelines Rest Day Withdrawal Could Lead To Industrial Action Ballot

Submitted by rmtlondon on 4 March, 2015 - 01:28

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

A resolution has been received from our London Underground Engineering Branch concerning the above matter, which is as follows:-

“The Branch has been informed that the agreement reached below represents the most that can be achieved through negotiation.

We are concerned that our members need to be fully consulted and involved in deciding whether this agreement is acceptable and our Branch therefore requests a referendum is carried out of all affected members in AP JNP Track and Civils, namely, Civils, Northern and Pic Track, Ultrasonics and the Lube Gang.

We further ask for it to be clear in the referendum that a rejection is likely to lead to a need to take industrial action and a strike ballot will likely follow.