RMT has reconvened at ACAS again today for a second round of talks with London Underground, London Underground has presented a document with their proposals to RMT's demands to settle the dispute.
RMT is now interrogating this document and putting forward our opinion on it.
RMT has written to TSSA asking it to confirm that it will advise members not to work striking RMT members duties.
Please find attached the latest Emergency Service Control Newsletter including advice and guidance through out the industrial dispute currently in Service Control.
Pay Negotiations 2011 – Alstom Metro Trains – Blue-Collar Group.
Summary of final offer agreed with the to the RMT Trade Union representatives on 26 October 2011.
In response to the pay claim from the trade unions, the Company has extensively listened to our staff and the RMT and this paper sets out the agreed terms
of the offer as follows;
Basic Rates of Pay
OLYMPIC RECOGNITION AND REWARD – FIRST GREAT WESTERN
I write to inform you that First Great Western has totally refused to discuss or agree at Company Council level, the working arrangements for our members during the Olympic and Paralympic periods. Therefore, the matter has been subject to recent consideration by the General Grades Committee and the following decision has been taken:
OLYMPICS 2012 – LONDON OVERGROUND
Your unions’ negotiating team has been holding talks with London Overground to discuss the proposals put forward by management with regards working and payment arrangements for our members in the run up to and during the Olympic and Paralympic Games. I can report that a final agreement has been reached.
OLYMPIC RECOGNITION & REWARD – FIRST CAPITAL CONNECT
I have now received a formal offer from First Capital Connect in respect to working during the London Olympics. The offer is as follows:
Customer Services (Stations and Revenue Protection)
OLYMPIC RECOGNITION & REWARD – C2C
I have now received a formal offer from c2c in respect to working during the London Olympics. The offer is as follows:
ON THE first full day of the RMT AGM in Torquay delegates are set to hear reports from the continuing fight for Olympics payments at three major train operators and Transport for London.
Although RMT has secured fair payments at a number of companies including Network Rail, Virgin Trains, London Overground. Heathrow Express, DLR and London Underground the union is in dispute and balloting at three key TOC's - South West Trains, Greater Anglia and First Great Western - and has announced industrial action for centrally employed TFL staff.
RMT General Secretary Bob Crow said:
If you are doing the same job as permanent staff then you have the right to join the RMT. A poster has been created by TfL branch for union noticeboards to get this message across to agency workers in the transport industry.
Reps - please print out and display on relevant noticeboards with you name and contact details.
Join the RMT and get protected.
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