RMT official circulars

Circulars from RMT head office about issues in our region

Nigh Tube dispute continues

2nd December 2021

ACTION ON CENTRAL AND VICTORIA LINES REMAINS ON

TO ALL TRAIN OPERATORS AND INSTRUCTOR OPERATORS, CENTRAL, JUBILEE, NORTHERN, PICCADILLY & VICTORIA LINES AT LONDON UNDERGROUND

Dear Colleagues

IMPOSITION OF NIGHT TUBE DUTIES, TRAIN OPERATORS - LONDON UNDERGROUND

On Tuesday at ACAS your union offered to suspend the industrial action on the Central and Victoria lines, if LUL laid out a clear road map to move back to the pre-pandemic night tube arrangements. This proposal was rejected by management in talks.

Action goes ahead over imposition of Night Tube reopening

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RMT says action goes ahead over imposition of impossible and unreasonable demands on staff in advance of Night Tube reopening

TUBE UNION RMT has confirmed that action goes ahead by members over what it describes as the imposition of unacceptable and intolerable demands on staff in advance of the Night Tube reopening which the union says will wreck work life balance by bulldozing through additional night and weekend working.

All RMT candidates win seats on TfL Pensions Consultative Committee

Dear Colleague,

IMPORTANT INFORMATION: TfL PENSIONS CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE (PCC) ELECTIONS SECTION ONE, TWO (TfL EMPLOYEES) & SECTION THREE

I refer to my previous email of 2nd November 2021, I am pleased to advise you that following the closing date for members to vote in the above elections, all four RMT candidates were successfully elected onto TfL Pension Fund PCC.

Webinars in tackling pregnancy and maternity discrimination

Dear Colleague,

WEBINARS ON TACKLING PREGNANCY AND MATERNITY DISCRIMINATION

I am pleased to inform you that the union will be facilitating three webinars on different aspects of pregnancy and maternity discrimination from the campaign and advice group Maternity Action as follows:

Wednesday 17th November, 12:00-14:00

1)    Tackling pregnancy and maternity discrimination: maternity pay for all workers

Wednesday 1st December, 12:00-14:00

Reminder: 'Cut Carbon Emissions, Not Public Transport Jobs' demo, 4th November

Dear Colleague

REMINDER - CUT CARBON EMISSIONS, NOT PUBLIC TRANSPORT JOBS - DEMO THURSDAY 4TH NOVEMBER

The UN climate summit COP26 is taking place in Glasgow from 31 October - 12 November. Climate change is increasing the risk of extreme ecological events such as flooding and heatwaves, both in the UK and globally. Climate change is not just an environmental problem, but it also a problem of social and economic justice and should be a key issue for workers and trade unions.

Join us at the RMT COP26 events

To: All RMT members

Dear Colleague

The UN climate summit COP26 is taking place in Glasgow from 31 October - 12 November. Climate change is increasing the risk of extreme ecological events such as flooding and heatwaves, both in the UK and globally. Climate change is not just an environmental problem, but it also a problem of social and economic justice and should be a key issue for workers and trade unions.

RMT oppose imposition of Night Tube duties on main rostern

27th October 2021

TO ALL LONDON UNDERGROUND TRAIN OPERATORS AND INSTRUCTOR OPERATORS

Dear Colleagues

ABOLITION OF NIGHT TUBE TRAIN OPERATOR GRADE – LONDON UNDERGROUND

I am writing further to my letter of 24th August 2021 and following notification from London Underground that they intend to resume Night Tube services on the Central Line and Victoria Line from Friday 26th November 2021.

End fire and rehire

Dear Colleague,

End “Fire and Re-Hire” for Good

1 in 10 workers have experienced “fire and re-hire”, that is they have been told to re-apply for their jobs on worse pay, terms and conditions or face the sack and now unscrupulous employers are using the Covid-19 crisis as a cover for this despicable practice.