Council of Executives Member's Report to Regional Council, March 2012

ENGINEERING ISSUES

  • Track contract workers charter - has been launched
  • Accord lift maintenance - dispute re recognition
  • Thales pay - offer 1% - recommend rejection and ballot - referred to national sub-committee
  • Telent/Quinns - ballot for strikes re pay/Olympics - national organising campaign
  • Tube Lines pensions and passes - strike ballot taking place

OLYMPICS

  • General - communication of developments to improve
  • RMT claims for bonuses: flat-rate cash sum for all grades
  • London Underground - back at ACAS 5/4/12
    • RMT position: no changes to Framework Agreements
    • legal advice: LU unlikely to be able to impose changes to Framework Agreements on RMT members
    • Fleet: ballot for action short
  • Tube Lines - ballot being prepared
  • TfL - refusing annual leave
    • inadequate financial offer
    • dictatorial treatment of members
    • ballot of members in departments where RMT recognised
  • Cleaners - claims put to ISS and Initial
    • if no acceptable offer, will ballot
    • deadline for responses: 30 March and 4 April
  • Taxis - not allowed to drop off in Olympic zone
    • closure/movement of ranks
    • access to Olympic lane
    • effect of road signage changes

LU OPERATIONAL ISSUES

  • OSN101 dispute - ballot all grades?
  • Stations Access
  • Station Supervisor organising campaign
  • Service control dispute

SODEXO

  • Victimisation of our rep
  • Anti-union campaign by employer
  • Recognition request submitted

CO-ORDINATION OF DISPUTES

  • Meeting to take place 4 April

EQUALITIES ISSUES

  • Membership form to include disclosure of sexuality option
  • Women's conference - all 3 resolutions from branches in our region passed
  • RMT campaigning against domestic violence
  • Anti-sexism posters
  • East End women's history walk, 23 June

TUSC

  • RMT supporting TUSC candidates for GLA

LEGAL ISSUES

  • Asbestos court ruling - Unite wins on insurance issue
  • Criminal Injuries Compensation - government consulting on changes, including disqualifying right to claim following incidents related to railway trespass/suicide
  • Questionnaire to branches re legal services

NATIONAL RAIL ISSUES

  • publication of Rail Command Paper, implementation of McNulty attacks
  • Heathrow Express - dispute settled satisfactorily