Job Cuts: What's Happening Where You Work?

Submitted by Admin on 24 January, 2013 - 00:58

This is the first part of a two part article taken from our newsletter on fighting job cuts. You can download it from here or request copies here

LUL management’s actions are creating problems for staff in all functions. RMT will be producing a series of leaflets giving detail, information and advice for members in each area. Here is a summary:

Stations
Station staff have been hammered since OSP slashed staffing level. Even if some posts are restored, management’s plan is to stretch us further and work us even harder.
To prepare for this, management are leaving duties uncovered, vacancies unfilled and station unstaffed, and repeatedly try to get staff to work outside the rules.

Justice for the 33 the fight goes on- Demo outside Windsor Hse HQ of TfL 24 Jan 0800

Submitted by Eamonn Lynch on 23 January, 2013 - 07:54

On 19 December 2012 London Underground sacked 33 agency workers who had been employed on LUL contracts for the past 5 years. They were denied applying for jobs that were available on LUL despite the agency workers regs expressly forbidding this.

Practical Details for RMT Young Members (under 30) Conference 2013

Submitted by jayeshjpatel on 23 January, 2013 - 04:45

The facebook event= https://www.facebook.com/#!/groups/54143590884/events/

-Accommodation-
Please try and book yourself in at the venue, this is where most delegates will be staying. The union have negotiated an 'upper limit' of rates; with hotels the closer you get to the day the higher the rates.
Therefore for 2 nights from the 21st- a small single room will cost no more than £158; for 2 people sharing no more than £86.50 each. - must book by calling 0191 232 0781 and hitting option 2 (conference booking)

Help Defend London Transport Museum

Submitted by Admin on 23 January, 2013 - 04:13

London Transport Museum staff - RMT and TSSA members, are expecting news of redundancies any day now. We and calling for support at two City Hall lobbies to ask TfL to restore the £1.5 million cut from the museum!

Passenger hell as Bakerloo detrainment action continues

Submitted by Joffe on 22 January, 2013 - 23:03

Tube drivers on the Bakerloo Line enter second week of industrial action for safety.

Angry Bakerloo passengers have tweeted:

“Bakerloo line has been just an appalling service all week. I leave my house earlier and earlier each day and appear to get to work later!!”

“I would rather hop everywhere than have to get on the Bakerloo Line again.”

“Is there any refund procedure for continuous delays to your service? Bakerloo line is an absolute joke at the moment.”

With over 3000 passenger overcarries into the Queens Park sidings last year, culminating in the near fatality of a 12 year old boy in October, drivers are physically checking that trains are empty of passengers before moving trains into sidings.

Know Your Rights - Use Them Or Lose Them

Submitted by Admin on 22 January, 2013 - 18:22

KNOW YOU RIGHTS – USE THEM OR LOSE THEM!

It may not feel like it at times, but you have rights at work! Some are set down in law, some are company policies and agreements fought for by RMT.

These laws and rights cover issues such as:

  • working hours
  • breaks while you are at work
  • rest periods between duties
  • where you work
  • minimum staffing levels
  • time off for leave, sickness, caring responsibilities and other reasons
  • health and safety – including your right to refuse to work on the grounds of health and safety concerns