Decisions of RMT's Council of Executives, and of RMT's General Grades Committee (the section of the Council of Executives which deals with industrial matters for railway and other non-shipping grades)
TO ALL RMT TRAIN OPERATORS AND INSTRUCTOR OPERATORS AT ELEPHANT AND CASTLE AND QUEENS PARK TRAINCREW DEPOTS
Dear Colleagues,
DISMISSAL – EAMONN LYNCH – TRAIN OPERATOR - LUL
I write to you with further clarification in this matter and below you will find the latest General Grades Committee decision: -
RMT General Grades Committee decision, 10 February:
That we welcome the reinstatement on appeal of Brother Hartshorn. We congratulate Peter, his representative, his workmates, his branch, and all others who supported him in his successful fight for reinstatement.
RMT General Grades Committee decision, 10 February:
That we note the referendum result for Power Control Room is as follows:-
Total votes cast: 4
Number voting “Yes”: 0
Number voting “No”: 4
Spoilt Papers: 0
That we note the referendum result for TAC is as follows:-
Total votes cast: 3
Number voting “Yes”: 1
Number voting “No”: 2
Spoilt Papers: 0
RMT's General Grades Committee has taken the following decisions to call further strikes:
Dismissal of Eamonn Lynch
In line with the request of our Bakerloo Line branch, all members at Queen’s Park and Elephant & Castle traincrew depots are instructed not to book on for any duty that commences between 21:00 hours on Sunday 20 February and 20:59 hours on Monday 21 February.
This date to remain confidential until notice is served.
That we seek talks with the employer under the auspices of ACAS with the aim of resolving this dispute.
*** Please note that RMT has not yet been able to officially declare the boycott referred to in this decision. ***
RMT General Grades Committee decision, 10 February:
RMT's General Grades Committee took the following decision:
That we welcome the Senior AGS’s report that Thales has agreed to hold the election for the vacant reps’ position within 2-3 weeks. Should there be any indication that this timetable may slip, this matter to be placed back in front of us.
We refer this matter to our Southern Sub-Committee for further examination and report.
RMT General Grades Committee decision:
That we note the resolution received from our London Taxis branch.
That we believe that measures should be taken to reduce pollution and improve air quality in London and elsewhere, but that these should if possible avoid penalising working people. We share the concerns of our branch about the Mayor of London’s proposed 15-year age limit on taxis; we believe that there may be better ways of reducing pollution from taxis eg. the scrappage scheme suggested by our branch; and we are appalled at the lack of consultation with our members.
RMT General Grades Committee decision:
That we welcome the Senior AGS's report that Thales has agreed to hold the election for the vacant reps' position within 2-3 weeks. Should there be any indication that this timetable may slip, this matter to be placed back in front of us.
We refer this matter to our Southern Sub-Committee for further examination and report.
RMT General Grades Committee decision ...
That we welcome the decision of the Employment Tribunal to award Interim Relief to Brother Thomas, which reaffirms this union’s belief that London Underground dismissed him because of his trade union activities. Given LU’s dismissals of Eamonn Lynch – who also won his Interim Relief application – and Peter Hartshorn, we can see a concerted anti-union campaign by the employer that must be met by a concerted campaign in defence of our union and its representatives and activists.
RMT General Grades Committee decision:
That we note that London Underground has issued notices displacing full-time staff only within the group of stations in which they currently work, but has issued notices displacing part-time staff to locations beyond their current group of stations, in some cases some distance away. It also intends to alter the working hours of some part-time staff in a way that is detrimental to them. The company has also failed to adequately consider part-time workers in its Equality Impact Assessment. We believe that London Underground may be acting in breach of the Part-time Workers (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment) Regulations.