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Steve Hedley, RMT Regional Organiser, writes ...
After meeting with Gerry Duffy and LU management yesterday, very little progress was made.
1 We asked for an immediate directors review for Carl Campbell which Mr Duffy turned down. We are of course still available to meet Mr Duffy up until nine o'clock tonight when the action commences to seek a resolution.
Today, Victoria Line drivers are striking. One reason for this is that London Underground will not install safety equipment that stops doors opening on the wrong side of the train.
The safety implications are obvious. How often have you or your children been on a crowded train jammed against a door? If this door opens unexpectedly, you could be seriously injured or even killed.
Members at the depot can be rightly proud of the massive YES VOTE that has been returned in order to redress some serious injustices and points of issue that management have been ignoring which affect your day to day job. This is despite a massive effort to spread false information and attempt to undermine the democratic process. Let’s remind ourselves of the issues that we are asking you to take strike action over because there is a good chance that management will put a big effort in to persuade you the issues don’t exist!
1. REINSTATE CARL CAMPBELL
BREAKDOWN IN INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS SEVEN SISTERS DEPOT - LUL
Are you prepared to take strike action?
Number Voting Yes 82 Number Voting No 17
Victoria line management sack another driver – Jamie Witchell – sacked for trying to steal a laptop and not following lost property procedures (?)
Victoria line drivers at Seven Sisters depot are to be balloted for strike action in response to the increasingly hard-line approach of management towards staff. The recent sacking of Carl Campbell for an alleged wrong-side door opening incident has pushed the members at Seven Sisters beyond endurance, coming as it did after months of increasingly draconian management practices. At a meeting of the branch, it was agreed that the ballot would focus opposition to the company over four related issues:
From RMT official circular IR/108/09, dated 2nd April 2009
I write to congratulate you on a fantastic show of unity and solidarity that has been shown by the results of the ballot for industrial action. The results are shown below;
ARNOS GROVE ________________________SHORT OF STRIKE____STRIKE ACTION NUMBER VOTING YES______84__________________81 NUMBER VOTING NO_______0___________________3 SPOILT PAPERS__________ 0___________________0 TOTAL VOTES____________84__________________84
ACTON TOWN
The new issue of the Trains Health and Safety Council Newsletter reports on the ongoing PTI fiasco,
Connect radio, 5-day block training and the current ballot for industrial action. You can email Trains Health & Safety Council RMT reps at trainsafetycouncil@rmtlondoncalling.org.uk
Click '1 attachment' / file name to download it. Read the text below.
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PTI Fiasco: How confident are you in your OPO equipment?
From RMT official circular IR/97/09, dated 19th March 2009
I received a report regarding a breakdown in industrial relations at the Seven Sisters Depot, the four main points being;
From RMT official circular IR/97/09, dated 19th March 2009
I write to confirm the final arrangements for the above ballot. The ballot papers were sent out on 19th March 2009 and the new closing date is Friday 27th March 2009.
Please note that that due to legal reasons Arnos Grove and Acton Town will be balloted separately however, it remains a single dispute
I urge RMT Drivers on the Piccadilly Line to return their ballot papers in the envelopes provided upon receiving them, to show management that the Union and our members will not be trampled on.
Yours Sincerely