Circulars from RMT head office about issues in our region
27th March 2026
Dear RMT Member,
Rates of Pay & Conditions of Service 2025 - London Underground
The second year of the pay deal is a 3.6% increase (based on the February 2026 RPI rate), effective from 1st April 2026. However, your Lead Officer was advised late on Tuesday, by LUL, that this increase is not expected to be paid to members until late July.
Dear RMT Member,
4-DAY WORKING WEEK & TRAINS FUNCTIONAL COUNCIL REPRESENTATION LONDON UNDERGROUND
STRIKE ACTION DATES SUSPENDED
BOOK ON FOR ALL SHIFTS ON TUESDAY 24TH MARCH, WEDNESDAY 25TH MARCH, THURSDAY 26TH MARCH AND FRIDAY 27TH MARCH
Dear Colleagues,
4-DAY WORKING WEEK & TRAINS FUNCTIONAL COUNCIL REPRESENTATION - LONDON UNDERGROUND (LUL/0004)
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Dear RMT Member
I have today advised LUL that a dispute situation exists and that RMT will be balloting all Train Operator and Instructor Operator members for strike action and action short of a strike. The issues which remain unresolved and form this dispute are:
Dear RMT member,
RMT CONTRIBUTION RATES FOR 2026
Like most things, the cost of providing you with the benefits of RMT membership increases every year and, in most cases, will result in an increase in your contributions to help us maintain and improve those benefits and our services to members.
With the announcement of the September 2025 RPI (4.5%), having considered the Union's income, expenditure, and membership levels, the full contribution rate will increase by 26p per week (4.5%) to £5.97 per week.
Dear colleagues
Last week Transport for London announced that more than 2,000 cleaners working mainly on the Tube will work for outsourcing giant Mitie for the next five years, in spite of the Mayor saying he was in favour of insourcing them.
NON-PAYMENT OF WAGES DURING LU INDUSTRIAL ACTION, CLEANERS - ABM (LU CONTRACT) (LUL/9/18)
The following resolution has been received from the London Transport Regional Council:
“This branch notes: - on the week of 7th to 11th September when the LU strikes were on, ABM cleaners were not able to work at their designated stations - as a result our managers decided to list us as absent and not pay us.
This branch believes: - this is totally unfair and cleaners should've been paid - if there's not work out there for them it's not their fault.
DEFENDING JOBS & AGREEMENTS - LONDON UNDERGROUND (LUL/14/2)
All LUL members have solidly supported the long-running dispute to ensure that jobs are protected by demanding that LUL provide assurances that there will be no reduction in headcount, no changes to terms and conditions or to the employer without agreement and that all vacancies are filled immediately.
Dear Colleagues,
RATES OF PAY & CONDITIONS OF SERVICE 2025 - LONDON UNDERGROUND (LUL/0001)
Further to my previous Circular (IR/375/25, 20th October 2025), the meeting between all LUL IR Reps, the Lead Officer, National Executive Committee and Senior Assistant General Secretary took place to discuss the final offer received from LUL, in bold below: