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
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