Includes London Underground staff of all grades on the Hammersmith and City Line
An RMT London Busworkers Committee meeting will take place on Monday 14th December 2009, from 4-6pm at The Exmouth Arms, 1, Starcross Street, Euston, London, NW1 2HR. The nearest tube stations are Euston and Euston Square. For a map click here
Ballots have concluded for the Willesden Green Group, Alstom staff at Stratford Depot, EDF employees and the drivers at Hammersmith & City Depot.
Alstom, EDF and Willesden Green Group members all voted a resounding YES for both strike action and action short of a strike. The Hammersmith & City Depot dispute was resolved and therefore the ballot cancelled.
See the full article for the circular from Bob Crow, General Secretary
A Morden & Oval Busworkers section meeting will take place on Wednesday 25th November 2009 at 4pm at Ruskin Hall, Coombe Road, Croydon.
NSL Challenger has been bought by Transdev, which owns London United and London Sovereign. NSL Challenger operates from two garages and has seven routes. Routes 272, 283, 440 and E11 from Park Royal and routes 33, 419 and 493 from Twickenham.
The transfer took place on Friday 13th November 2009 and the company will be operated by London Sovereign.
NSL Challenger has 281 employees who are currently employed in the business. They were transferred to London Sovereign under TUPE on their current terms of employment and their period of continuous employment is preserved.
The new 2009 - 2010 pay deal was accepted by drivers at London United on the recommendation of a sister union. The vote was 523 in favour and 234 against.The hourly rates are as follows:
Established Drivers (ED) pay goes up by 46 pence from £11.54 to £12.00
Probationary Drivers (PD) pay goes up 24p from £10.38 to £10.62
ED pay goes up 24p from £11.79 to £12.03
PD pay goes up 24p from £10.38 to £10.62
Police officers called to an alleged assault on a member of staff by an angry lady customer at a bakery in Morden, south-west London on saturday 24th october rushed to the scene - by hopping on a bus. Rather than see officers pull up in a police car, the stunned manager watched as a team of officers arrived by public transport. The woman apparently fled the scene, also by bus, before the police arrived.
An RMT London Busworkers Committee meeting will take place from 5pm -7pm at the Bulstrode pub, Lampton Road, Hounslow, TW3 1SG. The pub is situated next door to Hounslow Central tube station. Buses 120 and H20 stop outside. Click here for a map.
All members are welcome to attend.
A Busworkers' meeting will take place at The Hope Bar, 8, Heather Close, SW8. The venue is 5 minutes walk from Battersea Bus Depot. The nearest station is Clapham Junction. Bus 156 from the station goes to the bus depot, walk past the depot and it's down the road on the left hand side. The meeting is from 7pm - 10pm on Thursday 29th October 2009. A buffet will be provided.
A man who was abusive and attacked a bus driver outside Northolt Tube Station has received a 12-week suspended sentence and has been tagged for three months. Scott Rogers, 37, boarded an N7 night bus in Ealing on april 11th where he was abusive and had problems paying the full fare before his friend helped him out. The bus travelled to Northolt tube station where it then terminated and once the passengers alighted, Rogers confronted the driver before attacking him.
Following the recent introduction of Fixed Penalty Notices and Financial Deposit Notices issued by VOSA, there was a meeting of the Fines Pool administrators in which this issue was discussed.
It was agreed that if any case arises as a result of these penalties, and which would be outside of the normal remit of Fines Pool payments (fines committed under the Road Traffic Act) each case would be looked at individually and a decision made whether to pay the fine.