Friday 23rd of April 1pm (1300hrs) at Liverpool Street Station outside McDonald's
We will be gathering to leaflet the public with news about the planned jobs cull and invite them to sign the petition.
Please come along to show your support for the cause and make an impact!
A flyer to advertise the day is attached.
London Underground management stated today that they are not prepared to negotiate with the trade unions about its plan to cut 800 jobs, mainly on stations. The unions have insisted that we have the right to negotiate on this issue, to argue against the job cuts, and have referred the issue to ACAS.
LU management say that they are only prepared to 'consult' the unions about the cuts, and to 'negotiate' only about their impact eg. new rosters. The difference is important:
This resolution, submitted by Stratford no.1 and seconded by TfL no.1 branch, was carried by the April meeting of the Regional Council ...
This Regional Council appeals against the Council of Executives' decision to reject our unanimously-agreed request for support for Jill Mountford, Workers' Liberty candidate for the Camberwell and Peckham constituency in the General Election.
This resolution, submitted by Finsbury Park and seconded by Stratford no.1, was carried unanimously by the April meeting of the Regional Council ...
A dozen RMT reps and activists leafleted passengers coming in and out of Bank station yesterday, Monday 12 April. They dished out hundreds of leaflets and invited people to sign RMT's petition against the job cuts. After just an hour, several sheets of the petition were full of names.
RMT will be appearing outside various stations over the coming weeks, giving out leaflets and collecting signatures. Keep checking back to this website for dates and details - and join us if you can!
The RMT held a public meeting on the 31st March to start the fight to save our stations from London undergrounds 800 Job Cuts. TSSA also spoke at the meeting.
TSSA and RMT announced at the meeting that they will ballot at the same time over the job cuts at LUL.
A video has been released of what was said at that meeting. Click 'read more' to watch the video; or see it on RMT's YouTube page here.
Click '1 attachment' / file name to download a petition against the job cuts. Get your friends, workmates and family to sign it, stand outside your station and collect signatures, knock on doors in your neighbourhood ... and once it is filled in, send it in, print off another one and start all over again!
Agenda: 1. Minutes from previous meeting 3rd March 2010 2. Standing Orders 3. Election of third contact for Staff our Stations Campaign 4. Membership lists (change to agenda agreed by members present) 5. Recruitment and retention Plan 6. Standing Items: Stations & Revenue Council Report, Local Reports, Stations and Revenue H&SReport.
Venue: Exmouth Arms, Star Cross Street, near Euston
All workers have the legal right to refuse to work in unsafe conditions. By using this right, we can protect ourselves and force employers to provide a safer workplace for us, our workmates and our passengers. With employers under increasing pressure to cut corners in order to save money, this issue is more important than ever.
The workshop will ensure that you understand your legal rights and how to use them.
This training workshop will look at:
Paul Jackson, LU Engineering branch secretary writes ...
I had an incident at my local station on Thursday that may be indicative of LUL's future.