Campaigning for higher health and safety standards at work, and opposing the employers' shortcuts
LONDON UNDERGROUND intends to halve the frequency of maintenance on trains on the Metropolitan Line despite a manufacturer’s report which reveals that the safety implications of doing so have not been considered, the Tube’s biggest union reveals today.
Please Find Attached 'The Neasden Flyer' giving instructions of the recent work to rule
Inside this issue
Reversing a train blind No!
Platform Category A or B?
Passengers over shunt signals No!
Sensitive Edge Visual Overide No!
RMT TUBE drivers are to refuse to follow what the union considers to be dangerous new instructions from London Underground after voting by a margin of four to one for industrial action over train safety.
from RMT General Secretary Bob Crow
I write to advise you that following the magnificent 80% vote in favour of action, the General Grades Committee has decided to call the below action short of a strike in the above dispute.
Make no mistake, the Confidential Report exposed by RMT is the result of months, if not years, of management preparations to transform our job, root and branch, and bust the trade unions along with it.
The results will be massive job losses across all grades.
Bob Crow, RMT General Secretary, said “This document tells us everything we need to know about the operational strategy of London Underground - massive increase in fares alongside an unprecedented attack on jobs and safety. “Every single ticket office would be closed, stations left unstaffed and drivers would be thrown out of their cabs without a single thought for passenger safety.
TUBE UNION RMT today released a confidential “Operational Strategy” paper from London Underground which the union says is “a blueprint for jobs and safety carnage.”
TUBE UNION RMT confirmed this morning that tube driver members have voted overwhelmingly by a margin of four to one for action short of a strike in a dispute over safety.
The ballot was over four particular aspects of London Undergrounds Operational Effectiveness Programme which RMT says are unacceptable and potentially dangerous.
RMT General Grades Committee decision:
That we note the result of our ballot of our London Underground train driver members is as follows:-
RMT General Grades Committee decision:
That we note our success in achieving press coverage of London Underground’s appalling plans to reduce the frequency of tripcock testing. We further note that London Underground has now agreed to meet with us to discuss this issue, on 4 November.
At this meeting, we will press for London Underground to fully withdraw these plans. Any other outcome will lead to this union campaigning vigorously to defend our safety standards, and considering any appropriate and effective form of action.
From General Secretary Bob Crow
I write to advise you that the ballot for industrial action short of a strike has now closed and the result is as follows: -
Are you prepared to take industrial action short of a strike?
This result is being considered by the General Grades Committee and I shall be in touch with you again shortly.