RMT General Grades Committee decision:
We note the correspondence from London Underground following the meeting at which RMT made our objections to the planned reduction in frequency of tripcock testing.
RMT General Grades Committee decision:
We note the reports from our Regional Organiser and our representative Paul Jackson on this matter. We welcome the satisfactory resolution of this dispute and congratulate our representatives, branch and members for their hard work and determination in securing a just outcome.
RMT General Grades Committee decision:
We note the resolution from our London Transport Regional Council and share its determination to protect members’ jobs and London Underground staffing levels. London Underground has already cut staffing levels to dangerously low levels, and should be considering increasing rather than further cutting them.
We instruct the General Secretary to ensure that the points outlined in the resolution have been raised with London Underground, and to place a report in front of us of the company’s response.
RMT General Grades Committee decision:
We note the report from our Regional Organiser. We instruct the General Secretary to obtain an up-to-date report and place it in front of us.
RMT General Grades Committee decision:
We note the response from ASLEF to our letter, and are pleased that ASLEF agrees to seek a joint approach to achieving the best possible offer from London Underground for Olympic working. We instruct the General Secretary to explore the possibility of a joint meeting with ASLEF, TSSA and Unite to pursue this.
Click on the attachment to see the latest issue of RMT up front, the newsletter for drivers on London Underground. 
This issue features articles on Driverless trains. the Olympics and the Trains Functional Council.
Main stories follow:
Apart from the debate about what the Boxing Day ‘dispute’ was all about and whose idea it was, the main chat in mess rooms around the combine in the lead up to Christmas was the leaked plans which LUL have for us in the shape of driverless trains.
TUBE UNION RMT has rejected the latest Olympics pay offer from London Underground and has agreed to step up the pressure for a fair deal for all staff across the grades that properly rewards the additional work load and pressure that members will need to carry throughout the extended Olympics and Paralympics period.
The latest slightly improved offer from London Underground is made up of £100 depending on meeting ‘Customer Satisfaction Survey’ targets and £20 per shift worked during the 4 weeks of the Games only
What actions do you think would help get rid of the sexist culture in your work place?
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With 44 years service and only 13 working days until his retirement, Steve Hover, a respected and well-liked Loughton driver, was summoned to attend a Local Disciplinary Interview (LDI) for infringing LUL’s punitive sickness policy, and given a vindictive 23-week warning.
Read about the tribunal here.