Campaigning for better working conditions
The RMT NEC has unanimously passed the following resoul;ution.
London Transport Regional Council submits the following resolution:
“LTRC notes the work done by the Lead Officer, Cleaning Grades Committee, The Org Unit, Branches, Reps, Activists and Members in recruiting and organising cleaners on LUL
RMT cleaners, security staff and travel safe officers on Docklands Light Railway will be taking strike action on New Year’s Eve over a comprehensive breakdown in industrial relations. The workers are employed by contractor ISS on the KAD contract.
The dispute has arisen over the failure to hold meaningful pay talks or provide a proper response to the union’s pay claim and the failure to resolve long standing issues.
RMT members working for ISS (KAD Contract) are instructed to not to book on for any turns of duty that commence between:-
Subject: BOXING DAY WORKING – LU ASSET OPERATIONS
We note the ballot result for strike action is:
We note the report from our London Transport Regional Council regarding the recently changes to the TOPRA/TOSCA agreements; which clearly amount to an attack on our more recently employed Driver Members and the introduction of a discriminatory two tier approach for addressing SPADs.
We instruct the General Secretary to run a campaign of information on this issue, additionally to call a meeting of all train representatives consulting them on all
approaches up to and including the potential of a ballot for industrial actions.
UPDATE ON LEAP-FROGGED DRIVERS DIRECTORS MEETING.
Today the RMT and ASLEF met with Management concerning the leap-frogged drivers situation.
Management put a proposal that all 23 affected leap-frogged drivers would receive a days pay for every week that they were leap-frogged.
Management said that this was a "gratis payment" as the leap-frogged drivers did not work full-time during this period and it would be unfair to pay them for work that they never did.
Movements Committee Director's Meeting Update
We note the resolution from our LU Engineering Branch regarding the appalling treatment of our members in Asset Operations when it comes to recognising the severe impact that Christmas working has on family life.
We also note that payments are available for all or part of this period in other areas such as Major Projects, Tube Lines and for Train Drivers and this NEC agree with our branches demand at least parity and recognition for working these days.
RMT Tube cleaners demonstrated outside City Hall this to protest against poor pay and conditions as a result of outsourcing.
Post-agreement Joint Initiatives Drivers’ Dispute
The RMT met with LUL at ACAS today, October 12th, to continue talks about the post-agreement joint initiatives; Aslef reps also present. This meeting concentrated on pro-rata working, and in particular an interim proposal for 4 day a week pro-rata working.
PROPOSED TUPE TRANSFER OF AP JNP FROM TUBE LINES TO LONDON UNDERGROUND LTD (formerly Termination of Amey Maintenance Contract – Tube Lines AP JNP)
We note the correspondence from the company dated 14th September 2017 and instruct the General Secretary to place a report before this NEC.
Further, we instruct the General Secretary to arrange a meeting of all infrastructure, maintenance and engineering reps from London Underground BCV, SSL and JNP AP with the Lead Officer, Senior Assistant General Secretary and NEC members.