- Please download the attached leaflet and display in your Mitie LUL workplace.
The RMT is responding to numerous attacks on our members on the security contract of our network. These vital workers keep our depots, sidings and buildings safe and secure. The RMT is dedicated to all of our members and this leaflet is a reminder that members are not alone. Together, we can improve working conditions.
TUBE UNION RMT confirmed today that electricians and engineers working for contractors Mitie on the TFL contract are to take strike action and action short of a strike in a dispute over redundancies and unilateral changes to working conditions.
Members are instructed as follows:
Not to book for any duties staring on or after 00:01 hours on Monday 3rd June 2013 returning to work for duties starting on or after 00:01 hours on Tuesday 4th June 2013.
Furthermore members are also instructed to take the following industrial action short of strike action as outlined below: -
CHANGES TO TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND POSSIBLE REDUNDANCIES – MITIE (TFL CONTRACT)
That we note the ballot results are as follows:-
Are you willing to take strike action?
Total votes cast ...18..............
Number voting “Yes”...16..(88.9%)..........
Number voting “No”....2.............
Spoilt Papers....0................
Are you willing to take action short of strike action?
Total votes cast...18................
Number voting “Yes”...17..(94.4%)..............
Number voting “No”....1................
Spoilt Papers....0................
We note the correspondence on file.
We regret that in recent talks, the employer did not change its unacceptable position at all, and accordingly, we instruct the General Secretary to proceed with the ballot for strike action and action short of strikes as specified in our Decision Gww 26 February 2013. The ballot is to start immediately and conclude during the week commencing Monday 6 May.
CHANGES TO TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND POSSIBLE REDUNDANCIES – MITIE (TFL CONTRACT) (LUL/14/2)
“We note the report from the Assistant General Secretary and are appalled that fraud was committed in the compilation of the business case and that this employer intends to go ahead with redundancies anyway.
We therefore instruct the General Secretary to:-