TOPRA - Train Operators Professional Agreement
Submitted by rmtlondon on 1 February, 2014 - 04:30Attached is TOPRA - Train Operators Professional Agreement, dated May 2013.
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Attached is TOPRA - Train Operators Professional Agreement, dated May 2013.
Dear RMT members
Today Friday 31st January ,We attended the 4th day of exploratory talks this week with LUL,called by ACAS . It's clear that now after all this time LUL understand that we will only discuss/consult or negotiate change in LUL for Fit for the Future Stations or for that matter anything else whilst the management are not imposing those same changes at the same time.
We have proof that they have done so by issuing the form HR1 on the union , by activating the severance trawl , by starting E learning on the LUL intranet .By imposing the changes by the back door.
Mad dogs and GSMs -don’t work Sundays
The OT ban is having a big impact on stations across the combine. LUL are struggling to keep stations open and are running at minimum numbers almost all day, every day
The effort our members are putting in is hugely appreciated and causing managers big headaches.
Local managers,under pressure from on high,are trying to interpret the framework agreement in a way that they say we have to move our shift, rest days or start finish times to help them out
The irony of their request for our goodwill assistance is lost on them.
Please print and distribute the guide attached
Dear RMT Service Control Comrades,
We have put together a guide for staff during the up and coming strike specifically for Service Control Staff.
A reminder that the times and instructions have changed to not to book on for any duty after 21.00 on Tuesday 4th February.
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In other news a successful vote was reached to take the first steps towards creating a Service Control branch, more news on this and other
Service Control matters will be in the newsletter next week.
27 January 2014
RMT
RMT representatives met under the auspices of ACAS last Monday and Friday.
An email has been sent out to via internal email to London Underground station staff regarding workplace violence and staff assaults.
We hope that the results of this survey may lead to creating a better environment for you to work in and helping to eradicate the risk of violence towards staff working on stations.
Please be as honest with your answers as possible. Although the survey asks for your grade it is completely anonymous and will not be used to identify staff in any way.
The second edition of 'Fit for the Fightback: Trains' is here. This newsletter, is written by train driver activists and is specifically aimed at the grade. These wil lalso be sent out to train reps, but please feel feel to print them out nd distribute in your depot.
In this edition:
Jubilee South and Morden & Oval branch are holding a joint meeting on Wednesday 29th of January, 1530 in the Blue Eyed Maid, Borough High Street.
We will be discussing the 'Evey Job Matters' dispute, The recently rumoured 'Fit for the futures: trains' meeting, and the outcome of a members disciplinary interview.
All members welcome.
What do London Underground's planned cuts mean to you?
How will the they affect the Central Line?
What are the RMT going to do to try and stop them?
Read the attached newsletter to find out. Please print and distribute in your Central Line workplace too.
Download here.
Due to the massive response to, and the damning results of, my survey last year, London Underground were shamed into taking our Thermal Comfort seriously.
Unfortunately, they haven’t taken it seriously enough – as you are about to discover.
LU recently employed various people and/or departments to look at ‘The Thermal Comfort of Operational Staff Who Work Outside’. During this exercise our uniform was tested to determine its TOG rating.
Here’s what a London Underground HSE advisor said.