Circular: Every Job Matters Dispute
Submitted by Admin on 14 January, 2016 - 00:24EVERY JOB MATTERS – DEFENDING JOBS ON LONDON UNDERGROUND (LUL/14/5)
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EVERY JOB MATTERS – DEFENDING JOBS ON LONDON UNDERGROUND (LUL/14/5)
London Underground have failed to properly conduct a public consultation exercise over the closure of ticket offices on the part of the network previously run by Silverlink, now LOROL.
They have set up an online email system to try and convince the regulators they are engaging with the public.
The RMT are absolutely against the closing of ticket offices and have conducted a near 2 year campaign to keep them.
We want to encourage all our members and their friends and families to take part in the consultation exercise.
EVERY JOB MATTERS – DEFENDING JOBS ON LONDON UNDERGROUND (LUL/14/5)
Further to my previous Circular (IR/299/15, 4th December 2015) there remains a number of areas of concern over London Underground’s Fit for the Future Stations (FFFS) proposals and the Lead Officer has written to LUL seeking assurances that there will be no imposition of a new framework agreement, that staff will not be forced to sign new contracts and that rosters will not be imposed. At the time of writing we have not yet received a response from LUL.
We note the report on file from the Lead Officer and we instruct the General Secretary to instruct our Station Grades members to carry out an overtime ban from 05:30 hours on Sunday 3rd January 2016 until further notice. And to refuse (from the date of this decision) to sign any contract or letter regarding working hours or agreements ( with the exception of members on Fixed Term Contracts who should sign permanent contract) We resolve to take the struggle for every job matters into the new year until our just demands on pay and conditions are met.
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RMT member, activist and LU Station Supervisor Glen Hart is being subjected to some of the worse bullying and harassment by London Underground Management ever seen!
Glen 20 years without blemish on LU has been suspended from work with his job threatened for the last 15 months; with Management inventing one story after another to find a way to do him in
RMT demands moratorium on station job cuts as union reveals that Leytonstone will lose half its rush hour staff in February.
TUBE UNION RMT today demanded that London Underground halt its station job cuts programme as the union revealed that Leytonstone station, scene of Saturdays horrific knife attack, will lose half its rush hour staff from February under proposed new rosters. The Leytonstone cuts are part of an overall package from early next year which would strip 838 front-line, uniformed station staff out of the tube system.
Despite massive opposition from staff and passengers, London Underground has ploughed ahead with its closure programme. The attached spreadsheet, put together by an RMT activist indicates where ticket offices remain open, and their proposed closure dates. The information could be used to assist and encourage other activists to organise protests and activities to voice our opposition against these cuts.
DISMISSAL, R. GARD, CSA, BOND STREET – LONDON UNDERGROUND (LUL/4/1)
The following resolution was recently received from our Central Line West Branch:-
“This Branch notes the case of CSA Rachel Gard, from Bond Street, who was sacked for having a disability, Type 1 Diabetes. This Branch further notes the harassment Rachel has also received. This Branch calls the GGC to ballot on the following, with a view for full reinstatement.
We will not accept a new framework unless it meets our concerns.
LU suggests all station staff will be asked to sign a new employment contract
Plus detailed report on key issues at Company Council Sub-Group
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LUL Pay and Night tube update acas talks 10th November 2015 Today our delegation met the company for the first time since October 14th. No revised offer was made with regards to pay and conditions However the company have said that they are prepared to move away from the interim arrangements and revise it to the long term solution on night tube .