SOS: Staff Our Stations campaign - update

Submitted by Janine on 10 November, 2011 - 18:00

RMT General Grades Committee decision:

That we note a further meeting has been held between ourselves and our sister union TSSA to formulate a framework for developing a joint campaign over Staff Our Stations. The meeting was very constructive and a number of issues were discussed and agreed.

It was agreed to formulate a smaller sub-group to discuss issues in more detail. We therefore appoint a member of the General Secretary’s staff from the policy department to this group along with Council of Executives members Sister Janine Booth and Brother Peter March.

Total System And Communications Failure On Jubilee Line Friday Evening Exposes Lethal Dangers Of Driverless Trains

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on 9 November, 2011 - 13:59

TUBE UNION RMT revealed today that a total communications and systems failure on the Jubilee Line for nearly an hour during the busy early evening period last Friday evening - 4th November - has exposed the lethal danger of Mayor Boris Johnson and TFL’s plans to bring in driverless trains.

Last Friday the screens in the control on the Jubilee Line went blank for 55 minutes from 18.50 hrs as main and back-up systems failed. Control did not know where units were in the deep tube system covered by the line.

Statement from Steve Hedley

Submitted by Admin on 8 November, 2011 - 20:02

Dear Colleagues,

I recently attended an RMT London Transport Regional Council meeting on the subject of Palestine and possible benefits of boycott, disinvestment and sanctions against Israel's treatment of the Palestinians and Israel's continuing breach of international law. I came to the meeting as the RMT Regional Organiser to welcome people and was not sure of the merits of the proposed policy. It soon became apparent however, that around five people in the room had come to disrupt the meeting and to prevent meaningful debate.

Rail Union Protest Over EU Privatisation Drive

RMT members will be protesting tomorrow (Tuesday November 8) at 10am outside the Department for Transport and the European Commission London Office against moves to expand its model for rail privatisation which has caused havoc in Britain and across the continent with no democratic mandate to do so.

The protest comes just days after German rail giant Deutsche Bahn took over the Grand Central franchise, paving the way for them to use the EU “open access” diktat to start running services on the East and West Coast routes.

Let Marciano Stay!

Submitted by Janine on 7 November, 2011 - 17:50

Click here and PLEASE add your name to this petition NOW. Railway cleaner and RMT member Marciano Flora faces deportation as soon as WEDNESDAY following a 'sting' by his employer (John Laing, which holds the contract for London Overground cleaning), who called him and others in to work then handed them over to immigration officers. Marciano has been in London for more than five years, lives with his family, and is settled here.

Political Report - Driverless Trains

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on 7 November, 2011 - 02:18


Everything management do now is preparation to take us on, all of us, each grade, after the Olympics. Make no mistake, no stone will be left unturned as LUL aim to transform the job root and branch. As a previous leaked document revealed, they're making no bones about using the economic crisis to launch the attack.

This political report will explain the attacks, grade by grade, over five special issues, each fortnight.

Political Report - Station Supervisors Transformed

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on 7 November, 2011 - 02:04


Everything management do now is preparation to take us on, all of us, each grade, after the Olympics. Make no mistake, no stone will be left unturned as LUL aim to transform the job root and branch. As a previous leaked document revealed, they're making no bones about using the economic crisis to launch the attack.

This political report will explain the attacks, grade by grade, over five special issues, each fortnight.

Political Report - What Tube Bosses Plans Mean for Station Staff

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on 7 November, 2011 - 01:51


Everything management do now is preparation to take us on, all of us, each grade, after the Olympics. Make no mistake, no stone will be left unturned as LUL aim to transform the job root and branch. As a previous leaked document revealed, they're making no bones about using the economic crisis to launch the attack.

This political report will explain the attacks, grade by grade, over five special issues, each fortnight.

RMT & TSSA Executive Committee Members May Meet Informally To Discuss Possible Merger

Submitted by Peter on 5 November, 2011 - 01:58

“TSSA and RMT held discussions on 4, 11 and 18 October 2011 concerning the possible merger and creation of a new union. These discussions have been wide-ranging and constructive as reported in our previous statements.

A number of differences between our two organisations have emerged as a result of these discussions and as previously reported in our last JOINT UNION STATEMENT ON RMT/TSSA TALKS – NO.6 (dated Wednesday 19 October 2011) further discussions are required.