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It is an indication of the way things are that the most important issue in this SFC News is about something management will not discuss at Functional Council.
Once again we have asked LU to come clean and tell members what their plans are for our stations. Vauxhall has now been added to the list of stations that will be refurbished and re-opened without a ticket office. Management refuse to say which other stations, or even how many will lose their ticket offices.

From General Secretary Bob Crow

I have received the following resolution from our Finsbury Park Branch

From General Secretary Bob Crow

Further to my previous circular dated 30th April 2013 (IR/255/13), branches will recall that I wrote to TfL expressing concerns over the lack of consultation over this policy change. The above matter has now been considered by the General Grades Committee and the following decision has been taken:-

From RMT General Secretary Bob Crow

Our East Ham Branch submitted the following resolution:-

RMT steps up tube ticket office fight with focus on Whitechapel

TUBE UNION RMT today pledged to step up the fight to defend ticket offices on London Underground with an all-out battle over the threat to the service at Whitechapel in East London.

This circular is from RMT General Secretary Bob Crow

The following resolution was adopted at the 2012 National Conference of Station and Associated Grades concerning fatigue. Subsequently, the General Grades Committee adopted the following report from the GGC Health & Safety Sub-committee:

“That we note the resolution from our National Conference of Station and Associated Grades 2012.

In this edition of RMT London Calling are stories on:

• We Will Resist Job Cuts - Fight For A Fully Funded Publicly Owned Underground
• Defend Clara Osagiede
• Mobile Supervisors and ICSAs Signal the Start of Post-Olympic Cuts - We Can and Will Defend Pay, Conditions & Job Security
• APPEAL: FIGHT FOR BRIAN MUNRO’S LIFE!
• Statement from RMT LT Region on Arson Attack against Islamic centre.
• Lobby Against Taxi Deregulation
• Tubelines Pension Dispute Continues
• Save Whitechapel Ticket Office
• Pride 2013
• NSSN Conference

Sledge Hammer diplomacy on a loyal company servant. Station Supervisor Dave Issit and his family thrown to the wolves !

Station Supervisor Dave Issit attended a CDI On 19 February, where he was summarily dismissed from LUL. The company upheld this decision at an appeal on 18/03/2013.

RMT General Secretary Bob Crow, wrote to the ORR following an incident in 2011 which resulted in the sacking, and subsequent reinstatement of James, due to the strong union response.The RMT complaint regarded firstly James’ alleged responsibility for the SPAD; and secondly, that James had been compelled to drive when unfit to do so. The letter below is the response.

You can read more about the case here.

The Letter

Dear Mr Crow

JAMES MASANGO

Please take a few seconds to add your name to the petition to stop the closure of Whitechapel ticket office:
https://www.change.org/en-GB/petitions/london-underground-limited-stop-t...

With Crossrail coming to London next year, Whitechapel Underground station is undergoing a huge refurbishment, which will see the station serving thousands more customers each year. However, London Underground has announced that the completed station will have no ticket office.