TUBE UNION RMT confirmed this morning that members across London Underground have delivered a rock solid mandate for strike action and action short of a strike in a fight over planned cuts to safety-critical jobs that the union have warned would turn the network into a death trap.
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Assistant General Secretary Pat Sikorski discusses cuts to jobs at LU and changes to maintenance routines at London Underground. The interview took place whilst RMT activists were leafletting passengers at Euston station.
In the interview, conducted with Geoff Martin, Pat explains "We're telling everyone here at Euston that it's cuts in jobs in stations like this that is going to cost lives in the future....we had a fire in an escalator, the alarm failed to go off - it took alert station staff members to evacuate the station and save lives"
Are you prepared to take strike action?
Are you prepared to take industrial action short of a strike?
Attendance: Janine Booth, James Wong-McSweeney, Adrian Finney, Pat O'Brien, Carol Foster, Olly New, Frank Curtis, Gary Doyle, Dean O'Hanlon, Glenroy Watson Apologies: Adrian Rowe, Steve Hedley, Paul Rutland, Paul Jackson, Mick Crossey, Linda Wiles, Vaughan Thomas
1. RECRUITMENT AND ORGANISING
We endorsed the suggestions from the Branch Membership Secretaries' training day, listed here.
Are you prepared to take strike action?
Are you prepared to take industrial action short of a strike?
Just to say that I was saddened to hear of the proposed staff cuts on the Bakerloo line. When I last used Warwick Avenue station, the member of staff topped up my Oyster card quicker than I could have done (I was running late as usual).
I have emailed the below message to the helpandcontact page of tfl.gov.uk website and shall email the same to the Mayor. I have printed off the petition and shall collect signatures and send in also.
Good luck and best wishes, Charlotte Keech
Wednesday 11th August, Euston Station, London, 8.30am
RMT is holding a mass leaflet of the public on Wednesday morning outside Euston Station and we’d be grateful for your assistance. Wednesday is the day that the LUL ballot result will be announced.
Four weeks ago an escalator fire at Euston was identified by station staff - who might not have been present if the cuts had taken place. For details, click here.
If you can, please join us for an hour on Wednesday.
Regards, Olly New
The Transport Salaried Staffs' Association and RMT are to hold a joint meeting on the 24th August 2010 at 6pm to discuss the action against job cuts on London Underground. The venue is Friends Meeting House, Euston Road, (opposite Euston Station) in the Small Meeting Room.
RMT and TSSA are both balloting members for strike action over the cuts of up to 800 jobs.
The following people will be speaking at the meeting:
This is an open meeting and members are invited to attend for an open discussion with the union leaders on how to combat these unnecessary and dangerous cuts.