RMT London Calling Newsletter January 2013

Submitted by Admin on 15 January, 2013 - 02:09

33 RMT Members Sacked by Trainpeople Agency
On the 19th December 2012, all 33 Trainpeople agency staff working on the Wembley Central group received an early Christmas present. Trainpeople informed them that their contract with London Underground would be terminated on the 16th January, with no further work on the stations after that. This allowed them only four weeks to find new jobs over Christmas, some had worked on stations for over five years.

“Agency staff should be brought back in house and paid the rate for the job. It is intolerable that staff wearing LU uniform and doing the same job as other staff on the network have not got identical terms and conditions. We must rid our industry of the exploitative agency companies”. John Reid LTRC Secretary.

TfL Market Testing Explained

Submitted by rmtlondon on 14 January, 2013 - 21:55

RMT National Policy Department briefing – What is market testing?

In the early 1990s, the Conservative government introduced a policy of market testing public services in central government, testing their efficiency by exposing them to competition from external providers. It was less relevant whether the service was actually contracted to the private sector, but rather that it was subjected to competitive challenge.

However, it is typically used to open the door to privatisation.

Justice for the 33. The fight goes on. Soup kitchen outside Broadway Jan 15 0800

Submitted by Eamonn Lynch on 14 January, 2013 - 19:31

J33 Campaign

We told you we aren’t going away and we mean it
Following 3 well attended demos at Wembley Central and Broadway these last 7 days, the fight continues tomorrow, Jan 15 at 0800 where a soup kitchen will be set up outside the head offices of London Underground in Broadway SW1

Tory minister Chris Grayling offered support for our member’s at todays demo and was asked to intervene in preventing 33 workers wanting to work being sent to sign on at the jobcentre.

Bakerloo detrainment dispute - important points for drivers.

Submitted by Joffe on 14 January, 2013 - 15:49

Industrial action for a safer detrainment procedure on the Bakerloo starts Tuesday 15th of January until further notice. All trains going into sidings or depots should be physically detrained to ensure no overcarries.

Some important points to remember:

• Always be in the correct position at the correct time for your pick up.

• If you are the relieving driver, inform the driver you are relieving that you will be physically detraining as per industrial action to ensure no overcarries.

Save London Transport Museum With TSSA

Join TSSA members and supporters at a celebratory demo to commemorate 150 years of transport staff serving the people of London!

Meet at 09:30 on Sunday 13th January at Kensington Olympia Tube Station to wave off the anniversary steam locomotive run on the old Met line route.

Stop the cuts: keep it public

Hit Like to join the 'Save London Transport Museum' page on Facebook

J33 campaign - we aint going away!

55 Broadway Friday 11 January 2013 0800

The33 RMT trainpeople are taking their demo right to the heart of the company that treated them so appallingly.
These workers have been used, abused and refused.
Wembley Central on Monday was just a start. We are determined to fight until we get justice for the 33
Come down to st James Park stn and show support to our comrades.
Sack the agency, not the workers.Justice for the 33