RATES OF PAY & CONDITIONS OF SERVICE 2014 – ALSTOM METRO TRAINS (LUL/0001/AMT)
Further to my previous circular (IR/267/14, 10th October 2014), an improved offer has been received from the company, as follows:-
RE-GRADING OF WATERLOO & CITY LINE SERVICE CONTROL STAFF – LONDON UNDERGROUND (LUL/2/2)
The Union has been in talks with the Company at ACAS over the on-going dispute where Waterloo & City Line Service Control Staff have been taking industrial action short of strike action to demand re-grading (Circular No. IR/89/14, 25th March 2014). As a result of these discussions, the proposed resolution which has now been received from management is as follows:-
CHRISTMAS & NEW YEAR LEAVE AND PAYMENT ARRANGEMENTS 2014/2015
TUBELINES (LUL/7/2)
I have received correspondence regarding the Christmas & New Year leave and payment arrangements for Tube Lines which are the same as last year. A copy of the arrangements is attached for your information. Following consultation with our Company Council Representatives, the General Grades Committee has taken the decision to inform the Company of our acceptance of the arrangements.
There is a flyer attached to this post, please distribute it amongst colleagues.
Over the last festive period Piccadilly trains ran a service down to Ealing Broadway. This was on the understanding from management it was one off and to help with the engineering works.
Why management are doing this
Management have produced the Xmas duties for this year and, again, it shows duties going to Ealing Broadway. Our union believes this is a management ploy to establish the principle of cross-line working.
No genuine reason
CALLING ALL TRAIN OPERATORS
Do you suffer from any of the following? Bad back, neck, shoulders, wrists, arms, elbows, hands or knees. If the answer is YES to any then please go to the following link below and complete the survey.
In 2013, I undertook the largest survey on the Victoria Line (attached below) with 70% of the Train Operators (both Aslef & RMT members) completing the survey. This was to establish the truth regarding this particular ill-health.
The RMT will be protesting outside the Kyrgyzstan embassy over the governments proposal for an anti-gay law based on a similarly homophobic Russian law.
The protest takes place on Monday 3rd November from 1130 am. We will also hand a letter to embassy officials from RMT General Secretary Mick Cash.
All members are invited to join us.
The RMT will be protesting outside the Kyrgyzstan embassy over the governments proposal for a n anti-gay law based on a Russian law which bans so called gay propaganda.
The protest takes place on Monday 3rd November from 1130 am. We will also hand a letter to embassy officials from RMT General Secretary Mick Cash.
Comrades
The Train's Safety Council will be meeting with LU management tomorrow to review the 'Workplace Risk Assessments' and Change Assurance Plans' pertaining to the weekend 96 hour FBU dispute over pensions.
In normal operation, there are 160 fire fighting units covering the London area. During recent disputes there have been 27 units covering 32 London boroughs. You do not have to be Einstein to calculate the discrepancy!
Paul Murphy has just been elected as TD (MP in the Irish Parliament) for Dublin South West. Paul stood as a candidate for the Anti-Austerity Alliance and defeated all the main parties, gooing from odds of 16:1 to win!
This meeting will discuss how new parties have won elections against all the odds in Ireland and in the USA, where Kshama Sawant won an incredible victory in Seattle.
Paul will be speaking at our meeting, which is at 17:00hrs on 10 Nov at The Exmouth Arms, Starcross St, Nr Euston station.
All welcome.