Commitments given in Piccadilly dispute
Submitted by Admin on 16 July, 2018 - 00:0016th July 2018
BREAKDOWN IN INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS, TRAIN OPERATORS, PICCADILLY LINE - LONDON UNDERGROUND (LUL/14/2)
News, reports and information for RMT members who work for London Underground Ltd
16th July 2018
BREAKDOWN IN INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS, TRAIN OPERATORS, PICCADILLY LINE - LONDON UNDERGROUND (LUL/14/2)
Subject: REMOVAL OF DETRAINMENT STAFF, WATERLOO, WATERLOO & CITY LINE – LONDON UNDERGROUND
We note the resolution from our Central Line East Branch; and that this cost cutting exercise by the company is putting passengers lives at risk and our members safety at risk.
We instruct the General Secretary to advise the company a dispute now exists between our respective organisations and to arrange a ballot for action short of a strike for all Leytonstone Depot Train Operators and Operator Instructors but excluding Night Tube Drivers.
Subject: BREAKDOWN IN INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS, TRAIN OPERATORS, PICCADILLY LINE – LONDON UNDERGROUND
LUL/14/2
We congratulate our negotiations team and Lead Officer on achieving vast movement from the company in all four items of this dispute.
None of this would have been remotely possible without the crushing pressure of the strike mandate and proposed strike dates which our Train Operator Members in both Finsbury Park and Piccadilly & District West branches delivered.
RMT demands urgent recruitment drive as internal London Underground document shows massive rise in unstaffed stations
TUBE UNION RMT this morning revealed shock new figures from an internal LUL document that expose a crisis in staffing and safety on the tube with dozens of stations now left unstaffed on a weekly basis.
The figures give more proof RMT's case that tube bosses are attempting to run the Underground on the cheap in unsafe conditions .
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Subject: STAFFING LEVELS AND WORKING PROCEDURES – ELIZABETH LINE / LUL STATIONS
We note the alarming litany of staffing and safety issues occurring around the proposed opening of the Elizabeth Line in December this year; and the actions set out
by the resolution.
We refer the matter to our Southern Sub-Committee for examination and report.
Neasden branch and the London Transport Regional Council to be advised.
Subject: RATES OF PAY & CONDITIONS OF SERVICE 2019 – LONDON UNDERGROUND
We welcome the resolution from our Finsbury Park Branch; and encourage all branches to submit similar resolutions setting out items for collation in the file and potential inclusion in our LU pay claim for 2019.
We refer the matter to our Southern Sub-Committee for examination and report.
Finsbury Park branch and the London Transport Regional Council to be advised.
BREAKDOWN IN INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS, TRAIN OPERATORS, PICCADILLY LINE - LONDON UNDERGROUND (LUL/14/2)
Further to my previous Circular (IR/246/18, 1st June 2018), the ballot concluded with members' voting as follows:-
Are you prepared to take strike action?
Number of individuals who were entitled to vote in the ballot: 420
Number of votes cast in the ballot: 298
Number of individuals answering “Yes” to the question: 285
BREAKDOWN IN INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS, TRAIN OPERATORS
PICCADILLY LINE – LONDON UNDERGROUND
Further to previous correspondence, all Piccadilly Line Driver members are congratulated for the solid yes vote for both strike action and action short of a strike in this dispute. Following special Branch meetings, the National Executive Committee has considered this matter and taken the decision to call on you and your colleagues to take strike action by not booking on for any shifts that commence between:-
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