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Strike again on October 4th!
Overtime ban causes havoc - keep it going!

The last strike and the continuing overtime ban has shocked LU management.
They assumed that the months of brain washing - the job cuts are necessary and inevitable - would convince ordinary tube workers not to take action. This has backfired on them big time.
The support from RMT, TSSA and some ASLEF members has been overwhelming.
The biggest shock to management has been the effectiveness of the overtime ban. Daily, tube stations are forced to close because of “staff shortages” and huge engineering projects have had to be cancelled costing the company millions of pounds.
Management are also keeping stations open even when the numbers are below the minimum staffing levels in breach of safety standards.
All major engineering works scheduled for the weekend of 25/26th of October had to be cancelled. Works hit by the overtime ban included major re-railing between White City and Marble Arch, as well as all work on signalling systems.
The union has calculated that the cost to LU of the cancellations is already at least £15 million, cancelling out the saving the company claims it will make by removing 800 front-line staff.
It has also come to light that LUL are running trains that have not been inspected within strict time-limits and was continuing to open under-staffed stations, in breach of safety rules and increasing risk to passengers and Tube staff.
The RMT has proof that train brake blocks, cab equipment, chassis brackets and other critical equipment, supposed to be inspected at 14-day intervals have not been inspected for at least 22 days. Yet these trains have not been taken out of service as operating rules require. It is ironic that at a time when LUL bosses are sacking operational staff for minor infringements of company policy, they themselves are putting the lives of passengers and staff at risk by ripping up core safety rules.
As always RMT and TSSA have been willing to suspend the industrial action if management show that they are prepared to negotiate seriously. Unfortunately, management have been more interested in playing politics and making up stories for the press rather than resolving the dispute. However, last week management did call the unions to talks at ACAS which suggests that the strength of the strike is giving them second thoughts about their cuts.
Everybody out on October the 4th! Keep the overtime ban going!
All members are instructed not to book on for any shifts commencing between 18.29 hours on Sunday 3rd October until 18.28 hours on Monday 4th October