RMT Warns Of Social Breakdown And Further Riots As Government Plans Budget Cuts To Top Tax While Hammering Public Services
TRANSPORT UNION RMT today warned of social breakdown and further riots as the ConDem coalition Government of public school-educated millionaires prepares to widen the gap between rich and poor by handing out tax cuts to the rich while hammering jobs, wages and services in the country’s public sector.
RMT General Grades Committee decision:
We note that a well-attended meeting of our London Underground representatives unanimously recommended rejection of London Underground’s Olympics offer, taking the firm view that any offer should be for all grades and that there should not be any changes to the rules governing working conditions set out in the Framework Agreements. We therefore reject London Underground’s offer.
This is the excerpt from the 2011 London Underground pay settlement relating to drivers working on a bank holiday:
The latest RPI figures are now out and can be found by clicking the link http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17442343
Headline figure of 3.7% means a pay rise for London Underground staff of 4.2% for 2012
A rough guide to work out your pay rise this year is to multiply your salary by 1.042.
Meet Euston Stn 1030
Exmouth Arms 1430 - 1600
From RMT London Transport Regional Organiser Steve Hedley
We wil be organising a day of action against the McNulty report on Wednesday 21st March 2012 and I call on all our members in London transport region to support our brothers and sisters on the mainline who are fighting for their jobs and conditions and against savage proposals contained in McNulty.
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A recent cleaners protest, photo by Mark King |
“Greedy Money Grabbing Cleaners” Demand Olympics Bonus
If only this were true! Whilst the debate continues about the financial rewards being offered to most LU staff across the combine for the Olympic Games, please spare a thought for our often downtrodden cleaning colleagues who are employed by the notorious Cleaning Companies.
Please download and distribute the attached poster.
The RMT Executive through the General Grades Committee has issued the following statement and poster for notice boards to reiterate and clarify the RMT's position on members entitlements for the Olympic period.
“We reiterate our stance that all grades of transport employees are entitled to a decent financial reward for their efforts transporting huge numbers of passengers during the Olympics and are entitled to take leave during the summer, and that working conditions and important agreements should not and need not be attacked in order to facilitate Olympic running.”
TUBE UNION RMT today confirmed the timetable on a ballot for strike action and action short of a strike on Tube Lines.
Ballot papers will be sent out to RMT members at Tube Lines, including ex-Alstom Stratford Market depot staff, on the 20th March with the ballot closing on the 16th April. RMT is calling for a massive yes vote for industrial action to back the union’s demand for equal pension and travel-pass rights.