Defending jobs

Opposing cuts in staffing levels and jobs

Train Operators - How Have Station Staff Assisted You?

Submitted by Peter on 7 July, 2010 - 00:40

We are collecting accounts of how station staff assist train operators. This information will help the RMT's case against cuts in the number of station staff.

Perhaps you had a customer ill on a train and needed assistance, needed to detrain during the peak or where given safety critical information by a member of station staff?

You can complete the survey by clicking go to form below.

Companies and grades: 
LUL Trains

Station Staff Survey: Short-Staffing On London Underground

Submitted by Peter on 6 July, 2010 - 23:43


The RMT London Transport Region is collecting stories of working alone or with too few staff on London Underground stations. You can complete the survey by clicking go to form below.

You can leave your name and email address, which will be kept entirely confidential and will allow us to contact you for more information. You can alternatively leave these blank if you prefer.

Companies and grades: 
LUL Stations

Investigation Urged As RMT Figures Show over 500 Tube Lines Jobs Could be Under Threat

Submitted by Peter on 28 June, 2010 - 15:12

AS LONDON mayor Boris Johnson confirmed this morning that Transport for London have completed their takeover of the failed Tube Lines operation, RMT has demanded urgent intervention to resolve a dispute over jobs and working conditions as the union produced new figures showing that 535 out of 2915 Tube Lines staff posts are under threat.

Following two days of strike action last week, RMT has confirmed a further 48 hours of action on Tube Lines between 19.00 hours on Wednesday 14th July and 18.59 hours on Friday 16th July.

'RMT Platform' special issue, 22 June: Can Rostered Staff be Made to Work at Another Station?

Submitted by Admin on 25 June, 2010 - 20:21

As London Underground management move staff around like pawns to cover for their own deliberate under-staffing of stations, our new issue of 'RMT Platform' tells you exactly what your rights are, and how to stop management abusing them.

Click '1 attachment' / file name to download. Pleast distribute widely.

RMT slams 'lethal and unworkable' Tory plan to axe all tube drivers and operators in a dash for cuts

Submitted by Peter on 17 June, 2010 - 18:48

TUBE UNION RMT tonight condemned “lethal and unworkable” plans leaked to the BBC from within the GLA Tory Group to axe all train drivers and operators on London Underground and to move the entire tube system to a driverless operation.

The leaked report, confirmed as being under discussion by the GLA Tories and which London Tory Mayor Boris Johnson is aware of, recommends sacking all of the 3,525 train drivers and operators estimating that it could result in savings of £141 million per annum.

RMT Calls On Boris Johnson To “Get Out Of The Bunker” Over Tube Lines Dispute

Submitted by Peter on 16 June, 2010 - 20:07

TUBE UNION RMT today issued a renewed call for London Mayor Boris Johnson to “get out of the bunker and start talking” as the clock ticks down towards two 48 hour strikes called by the union in defence of jobs, pay and working conditions on Tube Lines starting next Wednesday.

RMT have warned that the threat to tube maintenance jobs will have serious safety consequences with the union already compiling evidence that repairs and renewals schedules are being hacked to pieces in the dash to slash budgets.

London Assembly Tories' Plan For The Tube Without Train Drivers

Submitted by Peter on 16 June, 2010 - 20:00

The Conservative group on the London Assembly have sent a memo to Mayor Boris Johnson detailing how they believe an underground system without drivers would provide a world class mass transit system.

The conservative group believe the underground would be better with an increased number of faster trains, more customers but less staff (sound familiar?). They claim that the acquisition of Tube Lines by London Underground is the perfect time to ditch drivers.

RMT Blasts Mayor’s “Transport Strategy” As A Smokescreen For Job Cuts

Submitted by Peter on 11 May, 2010 - 13:30

RMT blasts Mayor’s “transport strategy” as a smokescreen for job cuts, ticket office closures and attacks on safety standards

TUBE UNION RMT today blasted London Tory Mayor Boris Johnson for throwing up a smokescreen under the guise of a “Transport Strategy”, designed to deflect attention away from his multi-billion transport cuts package that threatens thousands of jobs, ticket office closures across the Capital and a systematic undermining of current safety standards.