Please Find Attached the May/June 2011 Edition of 'The Neasden Flyer'
Inside this issue
Goodbye Barry, Hello Barry changes in the branch top table
Have you met? Les Bruty- Branch Secretary
Have you met? Your Learning Reps (Updated Details)
First RMT briefing on the McNulty Review of the Railways, 27 May 2011
Background
The McNulty review Realising the Potential of GB Rail; Report of the Rail Value for Money Study was published on 19th May 2011. The review was commissioned by the last Government and continued by the current Government to “improve value for money to passengers and the taxpayer.”
Privatisation has resulted in a massive increase in costs
Three times as expensive
Joint bulletin from RMT, TSSA and ASLEF - read the text below; click '1 attachment' / file name to download as PDF:
Latest Updates
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.
The RMT's London Transport Region sent delegates to Egypt to "make contact with trade unionists across industries, to learn about their struggles and their progress in forming and building new Independent Trade Unions."
Click 'Read more' to read the delegates report, or download the attachment to see it in full.
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.
Report to RMT stations representatives from Janine Booth
Summary:
RMT's London Transport Regional Council meets on the last Thursday of every month (except December and June) between 4.30 and 6.30pm at the St. Aloysius Social Club on the corner or Phoenix Road and Eversholt Street, near Euston station.
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.
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.
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.