Fund Transport for London

• Strike action goes ahead on tube tomorrow as planned as RMT accuses Mayor of trying to blame workers for TFL financial crisis.

RMT accused Mayor Sadiq Khan of playing to the gallery, instead of pressuring ministers to deliver a long-term funding deal for TfL, ahead of another 24-hour stoppage on the tube network tomorrow which goes ahead as planned.

Speaking to the media yesterday (Tuesday), Mayor Khan told striking workers to "wake up and smell the coffee" and that industrial action would not make securing a deal with the government any easier.

No cuts to Tube jobs and pensions

10,000 tube workers are taking strike action today, (Tuesday) after London Underground bosses refused to rule out job cuts and detrimental changes to pensions. RMT said that pickets are out in force at all key locations and that the action ‎is being solidly supported the length and breadth of the tube network.

Regional Organiser John Leach gives an update on the 'Defending Pensions, jobs and Agreements' dispute on the eve of the first of two 24 hour Tube strikes.

Please download the attached leaflet to read more. You can also print and distribute it at your London Underground workplace..

As the TfL funding deal is extended to June 2022, RMT NEC rep Jared Wood talks about the attacks coming our way and tells members to get ready to fight back next week as we take strike action across London Underground on the 1st and 3rd of March.

• Picketers may wish to use the attached leaflet to explain to passengers why we are striking.

WHY WE ARE STRIKING

Tube workers have worked throughout the pandemic to keep an essential service running. Our roles don’t allow us to work from home.

Now our employer wants to make us pay for a financial crisis we didn’t create with cuts to jobs and conditions, including pensions.
 

London Mayor blocks progress in ACAS talks

WHAT THE CURRENT DISPUTE MEANS TO YOU: PART 1 - JOB CUTS

As you know, RMT members on London Underground are striking to defend jobs, pensions and agreements. This is one of three newsletters that gives a more detailed look at how each of these issues affects station staff in particular.

Read the attached newsletter for the following info:

Dear Colleagues,

DEFEND JOBS, PENSIONS AND AGREEMENTS

LONDON UNDERGROUND

STRIKE ACTION ON TUESDAY 1ST AND THURSDAY 3RD MARCH

 Your RMT Lead Officer and Senior Reps from each function met Senior LUL management at ACAS today regarding this dispute which affects all RMT LUL members and is supported by a magnificent yes vote for industrial action.

I today met with senior LUL management under ACAS along with 9 senior representatives from every function on LUL representing over 10K  members.

LUL called this meeting despite us writing to the Mayor of London 13th January demanding talks at his level to discuss the planned attacks on our members which resulted in a magnificent yes vote for industrial action.