RATES OF PAY & CONDITIONS OF SERVICE AND NIGHT TUBE – LONDON UNDERGROUND (LUL/0001)

Further to my previous Circular (IR/299/15, 4^th December 2015), and as members will be aware, RMT suspended industrial action in September 2015 to allow discussions at ACAS to continue. However we also strenuously reiterated the fact that the dispute situation was NOT RESOLVED and that we would reinstate industrial action if and when necessary if our just demands on pay and night tube were not met. Throughout this dispute, RMT has continuously asked for the pay discussions to be separate from the night tube discussions but the Company has always rejected this position.

The Union returned to discussions with the Company to seek improvements to the latest offer received from LUL and try to reach an agreement over night tube. Unfortunately it has now been reported that there has been a complete failure by LUL to work through the detail of implementing night tube.

This matter has been considered by the National Executive Committee, which has noted the total breakdown of negotiations over the linked issues of pay and night tube, and taken the decision to call on all LUL Members (excl. Fleet) NOT TO BOOK ON for any shifts that commence between:-

• 21:00 hours on Tuesday 26^th January 2016 and 20:59 hours on Wednesday 27^th January 2016.
• 21:00 hours on Monday 15^th February 2016 and 20:59 hours on Tuesday 16^th February 2016.
• 21:00 hours on Wednesday 17^th February 2016 and 20:59 hours on Thursday 18^th February 2016.

All LUL Fleet members NOT TO BOOK ON for any shifts that commence between:-

• 18:30 hours on Tuesday 26^th January 2016 and 18:29 hours on Wednesday 27^th January 2016.
• 18:30 hours on Monday 15^th February 2016 and 18:29 hours on Tuesday 16^th February 2016.
• 18:30 hours on Wednesday 17^th February 2016 and 18:29 hours on Thursday 18^th February 2016.

As before, this action is in conjunction with members in other Unions. We remain available for talks and I will of course keep you advised of all further developments.