RMT Response to London Underground Management Bulletin

Submitted by Admin on 24 December, 2010 - 12:00

From Steve Hedley, RMT Regional Organiser ...

London Underground's Director of Employee Relations has sent out a circular stating that job cuts will be implemented on 6 February and giving the impression that RMT has agreed to this. I would like to clarify that your union has most definitely NOT agreed to this. We are NOT accepting job cuts, because we know the devastating effect the de-staffing of stations will have on our members in all grades and on the travelling public, and because we know that if we back down on this wave of job cuts there will be more to follow.

RMT Objects as London Underground Claims Staff Cuts Benefit Elderly, Disabled and Other Passengers

Submitted by Janine on 23 December, 2010 - 19:27

As a public body, London Underground has to carry out an assessment of the impact of any new policy on various equality issues. The attached file is LU's Equality Impact Assessment (EQIA) for its current OSP (policy of cutting 800 mainly-stations jobs). Below is the response to this document that I have written on behalf of RMT. You will see from this that LU's EQIA falls woefully short, and ignores key equality issues.

Notes from Regional Council Executive, 14 December 2010

Submitted by Admin on 22 December, 2010 - 22:58

Attendance: Vaughan Thomas, Adrian Finney, John Reid, Pat O'Brien, Olly New, Dave Rayfield, Janine Booth

COUNCIL OF EXECUTIVES REPORT

Olly reported on:

  • TUC demo, 26 March
  • RMT education centre to expand
  • Parliamentary group report
  • DLR ballot
  • Chris Hutchinson reinstatement
  • ASLEF Boxing Day strike
  • FBU refusal to work ET claims
  • 2x cases of appeals against legal refusals supported
  • LU dispute - request for hardship payments being considered by Finance Sub-Committee
  • 4 Companies Safety Council

TfL Free Travel To Be Provided By Wonga.com - Get a Loan at 2689% APR

Submitted by Peter on 22 December, 2010 - 04:02

TfL have accepted Wonga.com as sponsors of free travel on New Year's Eve.

Wonga is a 'pay day loan' company with a typical APR of 2689%. If you were to borrow a fiver from them for one day - enough to cover a single journey on the tube, you'd owe them £10.60.

For many Londoner's, these loans may seem to be the only way to access funds, more so as decent jobs are cut and employee rights eroded following the ConDem goverments and bosses attacks on working class people - as can be seen at LU where 800 positions will be cut.

London Underground Job Cuts - the fight continues

Submitted by Admin on 21 December, 2010 - 16:50

RMT's General Grades Committee has today taken the following decision:

That we note the views of our representatives freely expressed at the meeting on 20th December in the Indian YMCA Hall.

We further note the report from our Regional Organiser.

The General Secretary is instructed to liaise with our sister union and make clear to our members and LU Management that unless real progress is achieved on this issue we may name further days of industrial action in support of a safe working system and in defence of jobs.

The General Secretary is further instructed to continue our campaign in the media and by other means to highlight the increasing risks to safety created by understaffing and at time non-staffing on stations and other jobs on the system.

Earlier this week, RMT's Council of Executives agreed to make dispute payments to members in the event of further strike action in the LU Job Cuts dispute.

JOB CUTS - LONDON UNDERGROUND

Submitted by Peter on 21 December, 2010 - 15:20

Following the meeting of reps and activists that took place on Monday 20th December planning meetings have taken place over the proposed review bodies. These reviews are now due to commence their work from 4th January 2011.

Click 'Read more' to see the full circular from General Secretary Bob Crow

Click here to read the RMT Executive's current position on futher industrial action.

TfL no.1 Branch Meetings 2011

Submitted by Admin on 21 December, 2010 - 14:13

TfL no.1 branch meetings take place on the second Monday of every month, 17:00- 18.30
Upstairs Restaurant, The Blue Eyed Maid, Borough High Street (near London Bridge or Borough Tube)

Dates for 2011 are:
10th January
14th February
14th March
11th April
9th May
13th June
11th July
8th August
12th September
10th October
14th November
12th December – Annual General Meeting

A poster advertising the meetings is attached.

TfL no.1 branch post-holders 2011

Submitted by Admin on 21 December, 2010 - 11:45
  • Branch Secretary: Linda Wiles
  • Branch Chair: Paul Rutland
  • Vice Secretary: Lindsay Rutland
  • Vice Chair: Joanne Parry
  • Membership Secretary: Duncan Delvin
  • Auditors:
    • Lindsay Rutland
    • Duncan Delvin
    • William Childs
  • Cheque signatories:
    • Linda Wiles
    • Joanne Parry
    • Maria Taylor
    • Paul Rutland
    • Roy Carey
  • Champions:
    • Age: William Childs
    • Black & Minority Ethnic: Roy Carey
    • Disability: Karen Fay
    • Environment: Dawn Smith
    • LGBT: Joanne Parry
    • Political: Sean Willis

RMT Representatives in TfL no.1 branch area, 2011

Submitted by Admin on 21 December, 2010 - 11:34

TfL Company Council Reps (Industrial Relations)

Senior IR Representatives

  • Maria Taylor (TICC, Pier Walk)
  • Karen Fay (TICC, Pier Walk)
  • Andre Ashman (Oyster, Pier Walk)
  • Mohammed Patel (TIC, Victoria)

Local IR elected Reps

  • Paul Rutland (RNC, Kings Building)
  • William Childs (CSEP, Buckingham Palace Road)

TfL Health & Safety

  • Karen Fay (Senior Rep) (TICC, Pier Walk)
  • Ingrid Rosso (TICs, Liverpool St)
  • Sarah Hicks (LTM, Covent Garden)

TfL Union Learning Reps

  • Maria Taylor (lead Rep) (TICC, Pier Walk)