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Sadiq Khan has power to reverse atrocious decision to keep tube cleaners under control of greedy multinational contractors

Submitted by Admin on 16 March, 2022 - 14:29

RMT calls on Sadiq Khan to end privatisation on London Underground following controversial announcement

The union reacted with fury to the announcement this week, by TfL Commissioner Andy Byford that outsourcing contractor ABM will continue to employ tube cleaners, leaving hundreds of RMT members in the hands of a private company.

RMT called on the Mayor of London to overturn the decision or potentially face another strike on the tube.

ABM Joint Negotiating Body Update

Submitted by Admin on 4 June, 2025 - 12:20

4th June 2025

To: All ABM (LUL Cleaning Contract)

Dear RMT Member,

On 2nd June, your RMT Reps and Lead Officer attended the ABM JNB (Joint Negotiating Body). This is a forum where your Reps can raise matters that affect all divisions with Directors and Senior ABM Management.

Your Reps discussed a number of important issues and I have outlined the outcomes reached at the meeting below.

 

Problems with getting Contractor Staff Passes renewed

ABM Pay Claim 2025

Submitted by Admin on 24 May, 2025 - 13:15

RATES OF PAY & CONDITIONS OF SERVICE 2025 - ABM (LU CLEANING CONTRACT) (LUL/0001/ABM)

In line with Union policy, a claim was submitted for a substantial increase in rates of pay and improvements to conditions of service. The Lead Officer has submitted a report, along with correspondence from ABM, stating it is unwilling to discuss our pay claim as members have already received an increase this year in line with the London Living Wage uplift.

Bakerloo News - March 2025

Submitted by Admin on 15 March, 2025 - 13:56

Bakerloo News is the newsletter for London underground workers on the Bakerloo Line. It is produced by the RMT Bakerloo branch.

 

Please download the attached document to read it. You could also print it out and distribute it in your Bakerloo Line workplace.

Show your solidarity with our cleaning grades

Submitted by Admin on 3 July, 2023 - 13:16

Dear colleague,

Show your solidarity with our cleaning grades

RMT has two petitions in circulation currently relating to campaigns being run to support our cleaning grades members. I'm asking all members to make sure they have signed - and shared - these petitions. We're an all-grades union and we look after each other. Getting involved in the campaign to win insourcing and improvements to the pay and conditions of our cleaning grades members is part of what it means to be an industrial union.

RMT demands ABM's 'Project Lean' is stopped

Submitted by Admin on 22 June, 2023 - 08:31

21st June 2023

Dear RMT Member,

CHANGES TO WORK LOCATIONS AND ADDITIONAL WORKLOADS (PROJECT LEAN) – ABM (LUL)

I have received reports from your RMT Reps that ABM are calling you into meetings where members feel pressurized into accepting more work at more locations. This is taking place as part of a review of responsibilities and work locations which the Company is calling ‘Project Lean’.

Sign the petition to support rail cleaners

Submitted by Admin on 15 June, 2023 - 00:00

Dear colleague,

Sign new petition to win travel facilities for rail cleaners, security guards and other outsourced workers

15th June is International Justice Day for Cleaners and Security Guards, which is held each year in memory of a group of Los Angeles janitors who were beaten up by the police during a peaceful demonstration against their contractor.