Finsbury Park Monthly News - August 2010
Submitted by plectrum on 24 August, 2010 - 02:16Click on the attachment below to read or download the August edition of Monthly News, the newsletter of Finsbury Park branch.
In this edition:
Includes all cleaners, plus London Underground station staff on the Victoria Line and from Knightsbridge eastwards on the Piccadilly Line; plus drivers at Seven Sisters and Arnos Grove depots
Click on the attachment below to read or download the August edition of Monthly News, the newsletter of Finsbury Park branch.
In this edition:
Finsbury Park branch has written an open letter to all ASLEF members working at Arnos Grove and Seven Sisters depots explaining the reasons for the RMT strike ballot and asking them to support any action which we may take in defence of jobs, health and safety, and working conditions. It is a call for shopfloor unity and solidarity at a time when it is desperately needed if we are to successfully defeat LUL's savage cost-cutting plans. Click on the attachment to download a copy.
The following resolution, submitted by Neasden branch and amended by Finsbury Park branch, was passed by the September meeting of the Regional Council ...
This Regional Council notes the introduction of mobile technology and believes it could be used to improve communication with our 80,000 strong membership.
This resolution, submitted by Stratford no.1 branch and amended by Finsbury Park branch, was passed by the August meeting of the Regional Council ...
This Regional Council believes that RMT's pay claim to London Underground for 2011 should include:
The following resolution, submitted by Finsbury Park branch, was carried unanimously by the July meeting of the Regional Council ...
This region calls on the national union to hold a conference of all grades within the LTRC to discuss significant concerns our members have regarding the reduction and quality of our operational refresher training. We believe this is an attack on the value of our jobs and on safety.
In this latest leaflet, Finsbury Park's Branch Officers and reps explain why they will be voting YES in the forthcoming ballot for industrial action against LUL's latest attempts to destroy jobs, working conditions and safety on the Underground. To read or download a copy, click on the attachment below:
More than 50 drivers at Arnos Grove on the Piccadilly line refused to drive trains during the recent strike by Tubelines staff, despite a ferocious offensive by management to bully drivers onto trains. Local reps challenged management's claims that qualified Emergency Response Unit (ERU) staff were working normally and pointed out that LUL was refusing to provide our union with details of those alleged to be working and of their competencies and qualifications.
Read the full story by clicking on the attachment below.
Click on the attachment below to download the June edition of Monthly News.
In this issue:
THE GREAT BANK ROBBERY - Why our bosses are out to crush us. Monthly News explains exactly why the government and employers everywhere are attacking our jobs, pay, working conditions and public services.
Click on the attachment to download the May edition of Monthly News.
In this edition:
9 DAYS TO LOSE YOUR JOB - how the company can now sack anyone who's had as little as 9 days sick in a year
VOTE YES - YOUR JOB DEPENDS ON IT - the 800 stations jobs cuts, the proposed attacks on safety rules, the unfair dismissals of drivers: how it all fits into the new Company Plan
DERAILED - BUT WHY? The latest derailment on the Picc raises many questions but few answers
To read or download the April 2010 edition of Monthly News, click on the attachment below.
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