Ballot for strike action of all Victoria Line drivers to be conducted

Submitted by Admin on 9 July, 2019 - 14:18

BREAKDOWN IN INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS, TRAIN OPERATORS, VICTORIA LINE - LONDON UNDERGROUND (LUL/14/2)

Further to my previous Circular (IR/112/19, 20th March 2019), I advised the Company that a dispute situation exists over breaches of the attendance at work procedure; unlawful deduction of wages; attempts to derecognise the SSTO grade at the lowest level in the machinery; breaches of the framework agreement including enforced and imposed overtime; unacceptable noise levels on the line and undue pressure and bullying of Drivers from Service Control Management.

East Ham Branch - New Meeting Venue

Submitted by Lorna on 9 July, 2019 - 10:38

East Ham Branch have moved to a new meeting venue. Meetings will now be held in the function room of The White Swan, 21 Alie Street, E1 8DE. The nearest stations are Aldgate and Aldgate East (0.2mi) It is also close to Tower Hill, Fenchurch Street and Liverpool Street. 
Meetings are the first Thursday of the month, starting at 15:15. Please see attached poster for full details 

 

Transformation Ballot

Submitted by Lorna on 3 July, 2019 - 15:15

 

The closing date for the Transformation Ballot is Tuesday 16th July. It is very important that everyone has a vote and uses it as there are legal thresholds to achieve.

Therefore please vote YES for strike action.

Early Day Motion: restore the operational subsidy for London Underground

Submitted by Admin on 3 July, 2019 - 01:43

Support the RMT campaign to restore the operational subsidy for London Underground

The London Underground is essential to our communities, economy and environment and all the staff who work on the Tube play a vital role in keeping the network running. Shockingly the Government has withdrawn operational subsidy for Transport for London meaning that London Underground is the only Metro of its kind in the world that does not receive such subsidy.