Includes London Underground staff of all grades on the Bakerloo Line, plus the Special Requirements Team (SRT) and hotel staff. Branch meetings are held at The Royal Exchange PH, 26 Sale Place, Paddington, W2. (map)
Meeting for all drivers and station staff
REINSTATE EAMONN LYNCH
STOP THE VICTIMISATIONS OF ARWYN THOMAS AND PETER HARTSHORN
Speakers: PAT SIKORSKI (RMT Assistant General Secretary), reps and activists from Bakerloo, Northern and Piccadilly Lines
MONDAY November 22nd at 15:00 hrs THE CLACHAN, KINGLY STREET, NEAR OXFORD CICUS TUBE
Click on the attachment to download poster
Click on the link to download the latest newsletter from the Bakerloo Branch. Main story follows...
Employment tribunal judge says Eamonn Lynch was victimised by LUL
Management refuse to give result of Appeal hearing
RMT to ballot members for strike action
On the 5th of November 2010 a historic tribunal victory was won by Eamonn Lynch and RMT.
RMT health & safety rep, Eamonn Lynch was sacked by London Underground following an operational error on Network Rail in early August. Eamonn has an unblemished 15 year record and yet was summarily dismissed for making one mistake. It was the RMT’s contention that the real reason Eamonn was sacked was because he is an effective trade unionist and safety representative.
The support for the joint RMT and TSSA strike against the job cuts on November 3rd was immense.
The Bakerloo Branch would like to congratulate all members for their solidarity and determination to resist the attacks on our job from the tube bosses. Once again management were stretched in their attempts to run a service. During the whole of the day and even during the peak hours only a pathetic shuttle service ran between Elephant & Castle and Queens Park. The most remarkable point to note is that during the peak Bakerloo trains were only stopping at 5 stations - Elephant & Castle, Waterloo, Oxford Circus, Baker Street and Queens Park, this when we should be providing a service to 26 stations across the whole of the line.
Click on the link to see a copy of the November edition of Bakerloo News.
Main story follows:
Next strike day - November 3rd! Together we will win!
The 2nd day of combine wide industrial action by RMT and TSSA members was a resounding success. Even the most begrudging naysayer would have to agree. By the morning peak on Monday 4th October even LU had to admit that the second day of strike action for jobs was having an even greater impact than the first.
Eamonn Lynch's Appeal was heard yesterday 25th of October. He was represented by Assistant General Secretary Pat Sikorski. Pat and Eamonn were informed by the Appeal Chairman that they would be informed on Friday of the decision.
RMT health and safety rep, Eamonn Lynch was sacked by London Underground yesterday 13th of October.
Eamonn was sacked for making an error while driving a train on Network Rail. But Eamonn's error was to follow instructions from the Network Rail signaller and the Bakerloo Line Control room. Indeed, the sacking panel said he should have refused those instruction. So Eamonn was sacked for not refusing to work on the grounds of health and safety! Despite his representative, Regional Organiser Brian Whitehead ripping the charges to shreds, Eamonn was summarily dismissed.
To start the strike off there will be a picket at Elephant & Castle from 18:00 hours on Sunday 3rd of October. The BBC and ITV are due to be there.
Meet outside the Bakerloo exit on London Road.
Join us to get the strike started!!!
The following letter was put on the noticeboards at Elephant & Castle by, Brian Munro, newly appointed and co-opted health and safety rep:
To: All drivers, Elephant & Castle Dear Brother / Sister HEALTH & SAFETY REP - ELEPHANT & CASTLE
Following the suspension of Eamonn Lynch from London Underground premises the Bakerloo Branch agreed that I would stand in as the health & safety rep on an interim basis. RMT head office duly informed LUL on September 2nd. Unfortunately management refused to recognize the RMT’s appointment.
Click on the link to see the latest Bakerloo Branch newsletter.
Main story follows:
Strike again on October 4th!
Overtime ban causes havoc - keep it going!
The last strike and the continuing overtime ban has shocked LU management. They assumed that the months of brain washing - the job cuts are necessary and inevitable - would convince ordinary tube workers not to take action. This has backfired on them big time.