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Managers Guide For Assisting Staff Whose Travel Is Affected By Snow And Other Adverse Weather

Submitted by Admin on 22 November, 2012 - 03:24

This document is a guide for managers at TfL Corporate, Surface Transport & London Rail on how to assist workers whose travel to work is affected by adverse weather such as snow.

Read it below or download the original document attached.
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Guidance note for managers
Employees affected by travel disruptions caused by snow
TfL Corporate, Surface Transport & London Rail

Report On Transfer Of Members From TFL To London Underground

Submitted by Admin on 21 November, 2012 - 01:30

We note that the two reports instructed by our two previous decisions have still not been submitted, and instruct the General Secretary to obtain these reports without any further delay.

We rename this file TRANSFER OF MEMBERS: LONDON UNDERGROUND TO TfL.

London Transport Regional Council and TfL no.1 branch to be advised.

Christmas And New Year Payment And Leave Arrangements 2012/13 – London Underground

Submitted by Admin on 21 November, 2012 - 00:47

We note the report from our Regional Organiser and the responses from our representatives, expressing dissatisfaction with the company’s position. Accordingly, we instruct the General Secretary to seek talks with London Underground Ltd on this matter, and to place any developments in front of us.

London Transport Regional Council and branches to be advised.

National Strategy For Justice For Cleaners In The Transport Industry

Submitted by Admin on 20 November, 2012 - 22:25

We note correspondence from our cleaning grade secretary requesting that following the transfer of cleaning members on London Underground to Vinci, we pursue a dispute on this contract.

We therefore instruct the General Secretary to urgently convene a meeting of our representatives on the Vinci contract to discuss how to progress this. A report of this meeting is to be placed in front of us as soon as is practical.

London Transport Regional Council and branches to be advised.

Strategy Proposal For Fighting Job Cuts And Attacks On Tube Driver Conditions

Submitted by Janine on 20 November, 2012 - 00:24

As I understand it, the main current issues facing drivers are:

  • a clampdown on discipline and attendance
  • LUL refusing to confirm that Met line T/Ops only will operate the S7 train on the Met line
  • plans to deploy I/Ops on lines other than their own and/or to cross-train other lines' T/Ops or
    I/Os as occurred on the Met line
  • new drivers being repeatedly moved from depot to depot
  • the possible development of a pool of drivers covering a larger area than just one depot, or
    even one line

RMT Rejects TFL Pay Offer For 2012:

Submitted by Admin on 16 November, 2012 - 10:48

We note the views of our TfL no.1 branch on the pay offer from Transport for London.

We affirm the branch’s view that RMT should not accept TfL's pay offer. We do not support Performance-Related Pay, and we will not endorse part of our members' pay rise in the second year of this deal being conditional on us accepting a PRP policy that we have not even seen yet.

RMT is disappointed that other unions have accepted the offer and not taken up our request to pursue our concerns.

RMT Against Boxing Day 'Annual Leave Sale' For Tube Drivers

Submitted by Admin on 16 November, 2012 - 10:43

We note the correspondence from London Underground Ltd concerning Boxing Day working arrangements for drivers. We strongly oppose the company’s position, as it seeks to establish the principle of drivers being able to, in effect, sell their annual leave entitlement.

We instruct the General Secretary to obtain a report on the views of our trains representatives concerning ASLEF’s dispute with LUL on Boxing Day working.

London Transport Regional Council and branches to be advised.

Carlisle Security Agree To Lengthen Strike Mandate As Discussion Continues

Submitted by Admin on 15 November, 2012 - 20:06

We note the report from our lead officer. The employer has indicated that it will agree to extend the deadline for calling industrial action by seven days, but has not yet sent the correct wording for this.

Should the correct wording be received from the employer, we instruct the General Secretary to place this item back in front of us within seven days, with a report of the meeting with the employer due to take place this Thursday, 15 November.

Should the correct wording not be received from the employer by Wednesday 14 November, we call industrial action as follows:

Strike Suspended As Carlisle Agrees To Extend DLR Strike Mandate By Seven Days As Talks Continue

Submitted by rmtlondon on 14 November, 2012 - 02:58

From General Secretary Bob Crow
Branches will be aware that we have been in dispute with Carlisle in our campaign to seek drastic improvements to pay and conditions of our Security and Cleaning staff working on the DLR contract. This matter has been discussed by the General Grades Committee and the following decision has been taken: -

“We note the report from our lead officer. The employer has indicated that it will agree to extend the deadline for calling industrial action by seven days, but has not yet sent the correct wording for this.