Stations' Functional Council News coronavirus crisis update
Submitted by Admin on 1 April, 2020 - 01:4327th of March 2020
Campaigning for better working conditions
27th of March 2020
RMT welcomes news that privatised tube cleaners are to get full sick pay after union campaign
RMT Upfront is the newsletter for tube drivers, produced by RMT activists.
This editions focusses on the decision to ballot our 1700 tube drivers and 12,000 members across the tube.
Please download the attached newsletter, print it out and display and distribute it in your depot.
RMT moves to ballot all tube staff over failure of London Underground to come up with acceptable pay offer.
TUBE UNION RMT confirmed today this it is moving to an urgent ballot of 10,000 staff across London Underground for both strike action and action short of a strike after more than a year of negotiations have failed to produce an offer on pay that meets the very reasonable demands of the workforce.
After two meetings with senior Bakerloo managers and
three meetings at the Arbitration and Conciliation Service
(Acas), we are no further forward in our efforts to resolve
our dispute with LU over our shambles of a timetable.
JUSTICE FOR STATION AND REVENUE STAFF (LUL/14/2)
I previously advised you that RMT has launched a campaign for Justice for Station and Revenue Staff (Ref: IR/023/20, 15th January 2020, with the immediate instruction from your National Executive Committee being that I commence a ballot of Revenue Control Inspectors.
RMT Tube cleaners’ report released today outside Parliament reveals fears that cleaning contractor is putting profits before passengers
A new report by Tube union RMT released today at a demonstration outside Parliament, with the support of MPs, shows London Underground cleaning staff believe US owned corporate giant ABM, which is responsible for cleaning the Tube, is putting profits before passengers and is engaged in widespread discrimination against cleaning workers.
Dear colleagues,
REMINDER: Demonstration in support of London Underground and Overground cleaners - 29 January, 1-2pm, opposite Old Palace Yard, Houses of Parliament SW1A 2BE
STAFFING LEVELS, REVENUE CONTROL INSPECTORS - LONDON UNDERGROUND (LUL/14/5)
TERMS AND CONDITIONS, STATION STAFF - LONDON UNDERGROUND (LUL/14/2)
Subject: WORKING CONDITIONS, HAMMERSMITH SERVICE CONTROL CENTRE – LONDON UNDERGROUND
That we note the resolution from our London Transport Regional Council regarding the appalling conditions of work at Hammersmith Service Control Centre.
Accordingly, we instruct the Generally Secretary to arrange an urgent meeting of our Local Tier 1 and Tier 2 Service Control H&S representatives, the Lead Officer, Senior
Assistant General Secretary with members of the NEC in attendance.
Members to be advised by email & text.