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Union prepares for strike ballot as London Underground plans to scrap ‘jobs for life’ deal

Submitted by steve hedley on 19 February, 2009 - 20:24

In recent meetings with London Underground over the proposed 1,000 job cuts, it has become apparent that management is not carrying out meaningful consultation.

London Underground is trying to force through job cuts, which amount to the first stage in plans by TfL to cut its budget by £2.5 billion. TfL inherited a debt worth over £2 billion from failed privateer Metronet. Instead of cutting our senior managers’ inflated salaries, getting rid of parasitical private contractors and opening the books to public scrutiny, TfL/LUL are attempting to do away with thousands of jobs.

Valuing Time, Wasting Ours

Submitted by Clive Protheroe on 19 February, 2009 - 14:22

In these difficult times with the government intent on giving all our money to the next failed banker who turns up at 11 Downing Street with a begging bowl, it is hardly surprising that a publicly owned organisation like LUL will be looking to save a few quid. But how to go about trimming the fat? Maybe Tim O’Toole and his henchmen could take an axe to their lavish salaries? Perhaps LUL could manage without some of the tens of thousands of DSMs they employ to do nothing?

Collective Grievance: Non-Attendance to Work due to Adverse Weather Conditions

Submitted by Janine on 5 February, 2009 - 12:58

The following collective grievance will be presented to LUL management tomorrow (Friday 6 February). To add your name to it, please contact Janine Booth either by email or by text to 07748-760261 TODAY (Thursday).

COLLECTIVE GRIEVANCE - NON-ATTENDANCE TO WORK DUE TO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS

We the under-named submit this collective grievance arising from our inability to attend work on Monday 2 February due to adverse weather conditions.

LUL's Guidance on Adverse Weather

Submitted by Janine on 3 February, 2009 - 14:57

Here is LUL's guidance for staff who couldn't get to work because of the snow.

Guidance for attendance for all Operational Staff in LU following the adverse weather conditions.

Employees are required to make every effort to get to their place of work and should always be encouraged to use every reasonable means to achieve this objective. It is their responsibility to get to work.

Camden 3 branch details

Submitted by tony gandolfi on 22 January, 2009 - 11:44

Camden no.3 covers the following areas:

  • Goodge Street group
  • Camden group
  • Edgware group
  • Finchley Central group
  • Coburg Street
  • Golders Green depot
  • East Finchley depot
  • CBSO

Camden no.3 branch meets at the Exmouth Arms on the second Wednesday of each month at 17:00, all members welcome

Replying to LUL Management about Attendance

Submitted by Janine on 13 January, 2009 - 14:13

Here are my thoughts on the responses given by management to issues the union raised about attendance. In summary, I'd say that although management's responses may help us put a stop to some of the worst abuses by local managers, they staunchly defend the company's intention to treat sick staff very harshly (to say the least). We need to step up our battle to prevent our members being treated like this, and to demand rights for sick staff.

Length of warning ‘up to’ 26/52 weeks

London Underground Sickness Issues: Management's and Unions' views

Submitted by Admin on 13 January, 2009 - 13:44

RMT has raised many issues with London Underground management about the way that the company treats staff who are off sick. Several of them are listed here, with the union's view and management's response. This summary is provided by London Underground management.

Issue - Length of warning ‘up to’ 26/52 weeks

Trade Union Line - Insufficient / no discretion being applied