Regional Council Executive Report March 2013

The London Transport Region's Executive Member has given a report to the London Transport region at the recent Regional Council.

For full details all RMT members are invited to come to the meeting.

Regional Council meetings are held at the Exmouth Arms near Euston Station at 1630 on the last Thursday of the month, except June and December.

SODEXO
Recognition agreement signed
Pay and conditions claim to be drafted

REGIONAL COUNCIL RESOLUTIONS
RMT complaints policy
Bob Carnegie
International solidarity conference in Paris

London Underground 'Business Update' Meetings

We note the report and materials from the ‘Business Update’ meeting with the Managing Director of London Underground Ltd.

We also note that our agreed machinery of negotiation with LUL includes in paragraph 5 the provision that ‘a London Underground Briefing Forum will meet as and when appropriate to provide a forum for consultation on strategic issues relating to the performance, plans and objectives of London Underground’.

Jubilee Line Strike Suspended Following Progress At ACAS Talks

We note the report from our lead officer, and welcome the progress made at ACAS talks.

Accordingly, we instruct the General Secretary to suspend our strike action beginning at 00:01 on Tuesday 2 April.

A report is to be placed in front of us as to whether the dispute is fully resolved within time to allow strike action to be called should it not be resolved.

ISS Annual Leave Purchase Plan Would Leave Some Workers Earning Less than Minimum Wage

We note the report from our lead officer, that ISS has still not responded to our request for a meeting to discuss this issue. We instruct the General Secretary to pursue this, and should such a meeting not have been scheduled within 14 days, to place this matter back in front of us.