As the TfL funding deal is extended to June 2022, RMT NEC rep Jared Wood talks about the attacks coming our way and tells members to get ready to fight back next week as we take strike action across London Underground on the 1st and 3rd of March.
WHY WE ARE STRIKING
Tube workers have worked throughout the pandemic to keep an essential service running. Our roles don’t allow us to work from home.
Now our employer wants to make us pay for a financial crisis we didn’t create with cuts to jobs and conditions, including pensions.
A vacancy has arisen for IR Rep at Kings Cross. Nominations MUST be received by the Branch before 1700hrs on Wednesday 2nd March 2022. This MUST now be by email on hammersmithcity@rmt.org.uk
Two nominations (and seconders) have already been received therefore there will be an election.
The election will be In-Person ONLY at the April Branch Meeting on the 6th April 2022. Please see attached poster for Branch Meeting details.
There will be no H&C Branch Meeting on the 2nd March 2022 due to the Strike Action that week. The meeting was moved forward 7 days to the 23rd February. All H&C Branch Members and senior reps were notified of this by email (where provided details exist).
The next H&C Branch Meeting will take place on the 6th April as usual. Please see the attached poster.
London Mayor blocks progress in ACAS talks
WHAT THE CURRENT DISPUTE MEANS TO YOU: PART 1 - JOB CUTS
As you know, RMT members on London Underground are striking to defend jobs, pensions and agreements. This is one of three newsletters that gives a more detailed look at how each of these issues affects station staff in particular.
Read the attached newsletter for the following info:
BREAKDOWN IN INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS, GREEN PARK & EUSTON AREAS (VICTORIA CENTRAL GROUP) LONDON UNDERGROUND (LUL/14/2)
Dear Colleagues,
DEFEND JOBS, PENSIONS AND AGREEMENTS
LONDON UNDERGROUND
STRIKE ACTION ON TUESDAY 1ST AND THURSDAY 3RD MARCH
Your RMT Lead Officer and Senior Reps from each function met Senior LUL management at ACAS today regarding this dispute which affects all RMT LUL members and is supported by a magnificent yes vote for industrial action.
I today met with senior LUL management under ACAS along with 9 senior representatives from every function on LUL representing over 10K members.
LUL called this meeting despite us writing to the Mayor of London 13th January demanding talks at his level to discuss the planned attacks on our members which resulted in a magnificent yes vote for industrial action.
REDUCED DRIVER TRAINING - LONDON UNDERGROUND (LUL/11/1)
The following resolution was recently received from Piccadilly and District West Branch:-
“This branch notes the dangerous new precedent being set by London Underground regarding training.
Despite having well thought out, agreed ways of training drivers, management are attempting to water training down beyond recognition.