News, reports and information for RMT members who work for London Underground Ltd
Currently, our trains are “prepped” (i.e., have basic safety checks performed) every 24 hours. LU now wants to extend that schedule to every 96 hours, or even more.
On some lines their proposals suggest that trains will only be fully prepped every 82 days.
Bakerloo News has all the latest updates from the RMT Bakerloo branch.
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Please download the newsletter and distribute it in your Bakerloo Line workplace and share it online too.
RMT LONDON TRANSPORT REGION STATION AND REVENUE GRADES COMMITTEE
Annual General Meeting
All stations and revenue members welcome
Meet 1400 Thursday 21st February
As this is our AGM, we will be electing officers and making a plan for the year, please try to attend if you can
Bread and Roses at The Chapel 308-312 Grays Inn Road Kings Cross London WC1X 8DP
- Meet reps across the network
- Discuss issues from your workplace
- Find out what's going on across the region
Subject: DUTIES / SHIFT COVERAGE – LONDON UNDERGROUND
That we note the report from the Lead Officer regarding the outcome of the reps meeting this week; and agree that the company’s understaffing of stations is a
welfare, employment and safety matter across the tube combine affecting the travelling public and our members alike; and as such needs to be dealt with across
the combine.
We therefore instruct the General Secretary to prepare a ballot matrix of our entire stations’ membership for industrial action.
That we note the resolution from our London Transport Regional Council and understand clearly that the introduction of red tabards across London Underground
stations and the ill-conceived and imposed manner in which this was done is solely driven by the intentional lack of staff on our stations calculated as a cost cutting
exercise.
Subject: TRAIN OPERATOR RECRUITMENT & ALLOCATION TO DEPOTS (2009 AGREEMENT) – LONDON UNDERGROUND
That we note the resolution from London Transport Regional Council relating to the London Underground 2009 Agreement RMT was not party to on train operator headcount; and the detrimental effect it is increasingly having on our members in terms of their ability to take leave, family friendly & flexible arrangements, medically necessary reasonable adjustments, Training, secondments, career development, representation at management meetings including disciplinaries.
Stations Functional Council News has the latest information for London underground station workers from the RMT.
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The following motion, raising members' concerns about potentially harmful tunnel dust on London Underground has been unanimously passed by the London Transport Regional Council.
Jubilee South Branch is incredibly concerned about the potential health risks to members from the very high dust levels on London Underground.
At a recent branch meeting we heard reports from both stations and train members about the issues they have faced and health concerns they have:
Subject: REMOVAL OF DETRAINMENT STAFF, WATERLOO, WATERLOO & CITY LINE – LONDON UNDERGROUND
We congratulate our members on the increased re-ballot turnout and magnificent yes vote which clearly demonstrates once again their deep concerns over the imposition of this unsafe practice.
We note that the ballot result for action short of strike is as follows:-
Number of members balloted: 68
Total votes cast 57 (83.8%)
Number voting “Yes” 57 (100%)
Number voting “No” 0
Subject: IMPOSITION OF ROSTER, ACTON TOWN PICCADILLY LINE TRAINCREW DEPOT – LONDON UNDERGROUND
That we note the report from the Lead Officer; that in light of us moving toward a dispute, and in the face of our representative’s determination and strong arguments the company have decided to adhere to procedure, have meaningful talks on any roster changes and to return to the status quo in the meantime.
We commend our members, local representatives and Piccadilly & District West Branch.