Service Control Functional Council Bulletin – May 2011

Submitted by Admin on 28 May, 2011 - 13:26

Joint bulletin from RMT, TSSA and ASLEF - read the text below; click '1 attachment' / file name to download as PDF:

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Duty Manager (DRM) Transfer & Vacancy proposals

Management outlined their proposals for the above as follows:

For a period of 3 years from 14/11/10, any vacant positions of TOSM, DRM or DSM will be advertised in the first instance to Duty Managers whom were subject to the OSP process and notified of their role prior to September 10th.

Victimisation Dispute: Latest GGC Decision

Submitted by Admin on 23 May, 2011 - 18:00

That we refer this matter back to our Southern Sub Committee for further examination and report and direct the Southern Sub Committee to trigger action in order to maintain the ballot for industrial action mandate and also positively explore the possibility of laying down industrial action on 30 June 2011 that runs in parallel with the day of action being planned by some other public sector Unions – this decision to support the clearly stated intention of this Union to attempt to co-ordinate industrial action for the maximum effect.

LU Organisational Strategic Plan (OSP) Equality Review

Submitted by Janine on 23 May, 2011 - 15:56

Report to RMT stations representatives from Janine Booth

Summary:

  • London Underground does not consider the needs of equalities groups when calculating its station staffing levels.
  • LU's methods for collecting information, categorising passenger journeys and assessing data are deeply flawed and fail to account for equality issues.
  • LU did not carry out an adequate Equality Impact Assessment before going ahead with the OSP, despite being obliged by law to do so. The revisions it has made to the EqIA since then are minor and wholly inadequate.

RMT Rejects Latest LU Pay Offer

Submitted by Admin on 20 May, 2011 - 16:31

RMT General Grades Committee decision:

We note the revised offer from London Underground. Whilst it shows a slight improvement, this offer is still below inflation, does not adequately address our claims for improved conditions, and remains a five-year offer. It therefore falls well short of settlements we have achieved on some other companies, and of our claim for a one-year deal of a substantial increase in pay and improved conditions. We also note that London Underground has confirmed that this is not its final offer.

DLR: Bike Storage and Showers

Submitted by Admin on 20 May, 2011 - 16:28

RMT General Grades Committee decision:

That we note the response from Serco Docklands [telling us what facilities they have for bike storage and showers]. We instruct the General Secretary to write to our branch asking whether members believe that these provisions are adequate. The response to be placed in front of us.

London Underground Refuses to Reinstate Arwyn Thomas: RMT to Step Up Action

Submitted by Admin on 20 May, 2011 - 15:46

RMT General Grades Committee decision:

That we are appalled that following the agreement we reached with London Underground last week, LU has instructed its lawyers not to discuss re-employing Arwyn Thomas, and instead to discuss only a financial settlement.

This is despite an Employment Tribunal having awarded Arwyn interim relief, finding that he was unfairly dismissed due to his trade union activities and asking LU to reinstate him. The only way to put right the injustice of Arwyn's dismissal is to reverse it, by Arwyn returning to work as a London Underground driver.

Industrial Relations-Regional Council 26th May

Submitted by 1913 Lockout on 20 May, 2011 - 13:27

The following Emergency Resolution submitted by Stratford No 1 branch was carried at the Regional council meeting on 26th May.

In the light of the recently expressed intentions of the government to turn back the clock on Industrial Relations to the nineteenth century introducing new anti-strike laws and weakening workers rights still further, we request the regional Secretary to convene an open meeting to discuss with other trade unions a unified response to these threat.