TO ALL LONDON UNDERGROUND MEMBERS (excl. Train Operators & Instructor Operators)
Dear Colleague,
RATES OF PAY & CONDITIONS OF SERVICE 2015 AND NIGHT RUNNING
LONDON UNDERGROUND
When RMT entered the London Underground pay talks, one of our original demands was a 4 day, 32 hour week with no loss of earnings. LUL has dismissed this. A counter proposal came from staff side for a 4 day 36 hour week. LUL said that this could only be achieved if the same amount of handle turning time is completed over 4 days as it was over five. This will inevitably involve changing the Trains Framework Agreement. Simple arithmetic shows working that four eight-hour shifts is never going to equal a 36 hour week.
TUBE UNION RMT confirmed today that train operators across the Piccadilly Line have voted overwhelmingly for both strike action and action short of a strike over a comprehensive breakdown in industrial relations combining a range of issues. Over 70% voted to strike with an even larger majority for action short. The result will now be considered by the union’s executive.
The next meeting of the LT Regional Council is on 29 October 2015 at the 12 Pins Finsbury Park.
The meeting will start on time at 1630 so please arrive in good time.
RMT's Central Line East and West branches are campaigning as part of the Right to Strike campaigning against the Trade Union Bill.
Attached to this post are:
#TubeStrike solidarity with #JuniorContract struggle
Transport workers' statement of support for junior doctors and health workers' fight for decent contracts and the future of the NHS:
Stratford & North Greenwich Train Drivers' News is the regular newsletter for train drivers based at Stratford and North Greenwich on the Jubilee Line.
In this edition:
Taxi Union RMT on High Court Ruling on Need for Statutory Definition of Plying for Hire
Taxi union RMT said today that while it notes the decision of the High Court on whether the Uber app involves the use of a taxi meter, this was always a peripheral issue as the focus of RMT’s campaign has been and remains the need for a statutory definition of who can and what precisely is “plying for hire”.
RMT London Transport Region young members' education event
IT'S YOUR UNION
Wednesday 11 November, 10:00-17:00, Maritime House, Clapham Old Town, SW4 0JW
Are you an RMT aged 30 or under who wants to learn more about how your union works, how you can get involved in it, and how we can fight for more rights and power at work?
If so, this is the event for you. Organised by the RMT London Transport Region Young Members' Officer in conjunction with the RMT National Education Department, this event will:
