LU Fleet branch

Includes fleet maintenance staff employed by Metronet and TubeLines

RMT London Calling newsletter - Defend the London Bridge 3 special

Submitted by Eamonn Lynch on 28 March, 2017 - 19:47

 

Attached is the lastest RMT London Calling newsletter.

Focusing on our 3 members at London Bridge who have been disciplined for rushing to assist a co- worker who was being assaulted. That co-worker was pregnant.

Please download, print display and distribute across your workplace.

The ballot on London Bridge and Waterloo will begin on March 30 and ballot papers must be returned by April 18.

London Underground managers have been quoted on social media and in the press as saying "Kirsty Watts was never assaulted " 

Fleet industrial action begins

Submitted by Admin on 7 March, 2017 - 16:50

Tube fleet maintenance action begins today in dispute over wholesale breakdown in industrial relations

RMT London Underground Fleet members will begin a campaign of  industrial action from today following numerous unresolved breaches of agreed machineries and agreements by LU management.
 
RMT’s executive has instructed all Fleet Grades members to undertake the following industrial action from today, Tuesday 7th March 2017, until further notice:-

Fleet industrial action announced over appalling 'ignorance of long-standing policies and procedures by London Underground'

Submitted by Admin on 6 March, 2017 - 14:00

Tube fleet maintenance to take action in dispute over wholesale breakdown in industrial relations
TUBE UNION RMT confirmed today that London Underground Fleet members will be taking industrial action from next Tuesday following numerous unresolved breaches of agreed machineries and agreements by LU management. In a recent ballot 67% of members voted for strike action with 88% voting to endorse action short of a strike.
 

Fleet ballot result

Submitted by Admin on 25 February, 2017 - 17:10

BREAKDOWN IN INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS – LONDON UNDERGROUND (FLEET GRADES) (LUL/14/2)

Further to my previous Circular (IR/39/17, 31st January 2017), the ballot has concluded with members voting as follows:-

 

Question: Are you prepared to take strike action?

Total Votes Cast…              323

Number Voting ‘Yes’…         219

Number Voting ‘No’…          102

Spoilt Papers…                   2

 

Question: Are you prepared to take industrial action short of a strike?

Fleet Branch calls for industrial action over breaches of agreements

Submitted by Admin on 25 January, 2017 - 23:00

Due to a breakdown in industrial relations with management and the ongoing attacks at various levels. This branch call on the General secretary to advise LUL that we are now in dispute and instruct the NEC TO Ballot “ALL” LUL fleet members for strike action and action short of strike.

This action has been called due to management breaching the agreed machineries, our Main agreement, and long standing local agreements, namely