RMT General Grades Committee decision:
The General Secretary is instructed to get a report from the Regional Organiser on the up to date position on the negotiations on LUL/TFL and all other companies working under auspices of TFL.
We change the file to now read TFL instead of LUL and we put Serco Docklands file on this main file.
Please Find Attached a Leaflet for the Mass Meeting on Pay & Olympic Reward claims and the Regional Social Night at the 12 Pins Public House.
Venue:
12 Pins Public House,
263 Seven Sisters Road
Finsbury Park
Mass Meeting-1730-1930
From 1930 til late, there will be a Regional Social to celebrate RMT's victory in the Victimisation disputes within our Region. There will be a Buffet & Music and a chance for activists & members to get together and have some fun.
RMT General Grades Committee decision:
We note the revised offer from London Underground. The only difference between this and the previous offer is that it includes a minimum pay rise of 2% for years 2 to 5. Although this is welcome, and addresses one of our grounds for rejecting the previous offer, it does not address our other objections, which are as follows:
• The offer of 5% for this year is still below the February RPI figure of 5.5% and is thus a real-terms pay cut.
RMT General Grades Committee decision:
We note the resolution from our LU Fleet branch and share the branch’s concerns about the unjust way in which our member is being treated. We further note the branch’s view that members have no trust in the disciplinary procedure being applied fairly, and wish to take industrial action to ensure justice for their workmate.
General Grades Committee decision:
We note the latest offer from Alstom Metro Trains:
• year 1: 4% increase on basic pay
• year 2: 4% increase on basic pay
• up to £400 Olympic bonus
• proposals on travel costs and appraisal interviews
We note that this offer does not meet our claim or our members’ aspirations, as it:
• is below RPI for this year
• may well be below RPI for next year
• compares badly to other pay awards in the region
General Grades Committee decision:
We note that the Employment Tribunal found on 17 August that London Underground dismissed Victoria line driver James Masango unfairly, that London Underground unreasonably required him to drive a train when he was not fit to do so, and that James made no contribution to his dismissal. This is a shocking case, in which LU management’s determination to force its employees to work whether or not they are fit to do so has resulted not only in an unfair dismissal but in putting the travelling public in danger.
General Grades Committee decision:
We note the report from our Regional Organiser. We also note that our LU Fleet branch is dissatisfied with levels of representation and wishes the union to continue to pursue this issue.
We instruct the General Secretary to obtain from LU Fleet branch a report of its outstanding concerns following its next branch meeting on 21 September.
General Grades Committee decision:
We note the correspondence from London Underground. We now have a little more information on this matter than previously, and note that the physical moves of the affected functions will not now commence until after the 2012 Olympic Games.
We note that discussion will take place at Service Control Functional and Health & Safety Councils this month. We instruct the General Secretary to:
General Grades Committee decision:
We note the report from our Bakerloo branch with concern.
We do not accept the removal of station staff detrainment jobs as a result of the introduction of ‘inner car barriers’ on trains. We instruct the General Secretary to obtain a detailed report from our representatives on the current position in discussions with the company about this.
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Following London Underground’s decision to uphold the downgrading of Bro Jayesh Patel to CSA the Bakerloo Branch has requested a ballot for strike action of all driver members on the line.
Jayesh was reduced in grade for an incident that occurred on February 12th 2011.