When negotiations fail, RMT members take action
Dear RMT members
All day today (Tuesday) myself and senior RMT reps met LUL at ACAS. We dealt with the outstanding issues for members on Every job matters /FFFS and the pay and night tube offer and it's impact on Train Operators.
TRACK PATROLLING, CLESHAR STAFF – LONDON UNDERGROUND (LUL/14/1)
Further to my previous Circular (IR/276, 12th November 2015), members will recall the decision to ballot all operational permanent way track staff for strike action and action short of a strike. This dispute is over LUL’s decision to train Cleshar’s staff to undertake track patrolling duties, which has not been agreed by RMT. It is a clear breach of our agreements, represents a casualisation of members’ jobs and is a direct attack on their job security.
Please see the attached circular from the RMT regarding the planned industrial action.
Every Job Matters /Fit for future update from RMT Regional Organiser John Leach
Dear members,
Today I met LUL with senior stations reps to discuss the above. We all know that we have been in months of talks, there have been strikes and the proposal Fit for Future: Stations has been linked to all members pay for 2015 and beyond.
We note the report on file from the Lead Officer and we instruct the General Secretary to instruct our Station Grades members to carry out an overtime ban from 05:30 hours on Sunday 3rd January 2016 until further notice. And to refuse (from the date of this decision) to sign any contract or letter regarding working hours or agreements ( with the exception of members on Fixed Term Contracts who should sign permanent contract) We resolve to take the struggle for every job matters into the new year until our just demands on pay and conditions are met.
BREAKDOWN IN INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS – KEOLIS AMEY DOCKLANDS (DLR/14/2)
General Secretary Mick Cash said; "For a second day of this dispute on Docklands Light Railway RMT members remain united, determined and rock solid in their industrial action.
"RMT members have made it crystal clear that they will not be bullied into accepting changes that undermine both their jobs and operational safety.
Strike action on the Docklands Light Railway has been rock solid today. The action made headlines across the UK as RMT members fight a range of serious unresolved issues that are wrecking industrial relations.
The Docklands Light Railway was all but shut down this morning as RMT members began 48 hours of strike action. Workers on the DLR are taking action over a number of issues including misuse of agency workers, attempts at undermining workers with casualisation, a creeping culture of bullying and intimidation of staff and the breach of agreements.
RMT General Secretary Mick Cash said:
BREAKDOWN IN INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS – KEOLIS AMEY DOCKLANDS (DLR/14/2)
Further to my previous Circular (IR/256/15, 22nd October 2015), and following the magnificent ballot result in favour of taking industrial action, the General Grades Committee has considered this matter and taken the decision to instruct all Docklands Light Railway members NOT TO BOOK ON FOR SHIFTS THAT COMMENCE BETWEEN:-