ACAS Talks Update
Submitted by Janine on 1 November, 2010 - 17:57
RMT functional and safety council reps attended ACAS last week to take part in talks with London Underground management about the company's planned cuts to jobs.
Tube staff to strike again to defend safety and jobs
Submitted by Admin on 1 November, 2010 - 14:00Suspend cuts and we will halt strikes, say RMT and TSSA
STRIKE ACTION by more than 11,000 members of RMT and TSSA, the two biggest unions on London Underground, will go ahead tomorrow evening after Tube bosses again failed to suspend their “dangerous and unnecessary” plan to axe 800 safety critical station staff.
Engineering staff will start their third 24-hour strike at 19.00 tomorrow (November 2), while operational staff will not book on for shifts scheduled to start from 21.00. A fourth 24-hour stoppage is scheduled for November 28 and 29.
ISS & ICSA Volunteers: Do The Right Thing - Don't Help London Underground Steal Our Jobs!
Submitted by Janine on 1 November, 2010 - 13:53An appeal from RMT and TSSA to admin and other staff who have volunteered as 'Incident' CSAs/SSs: read the text below or click '2 attachments' / file names to download a leaflet and poster.
We are facing a massive attack on public transport in London.
The 800 operational job cuts at London Underground are just the tip of the iceberg - thousands more jobs are at risk across TfL.
And we all know that cutting jobs means cutting services and compromising on safety.
Minutes: Regional Council meeting, 28 October 2010
Submitted by Admin on 31 October, 2010 - 20:44ATTENDANCE
- Bakerloo branch – Malcolm Taylor, Jim McDaid
- Camden No.3 branch – Geoff Palmer, John Reid
- Central Line West branch – Stefan Melnyk
- DLR – Chris Ives
- East Ham – Chris Baillie, Unjum Mirza, Andy Izard
- Finsbury Park branch – Dean O'Hanlon, Richard Crane
- Hammersmith & City branch – Mac McKenna
- Jubilee South & East London Line branch – Jane Gwynn
- London Taxis branch –
- LU Engineering branch – Lewis Peacock (meeting chair), Jackie Darby
- LU Fleet branch –
- Morden & Oval branch – Arwyn Thomas
RMT welcomes MPs’ call to reverse Tube staff cuts
Submitted by Peter on 31 October, 2010 - 20:10THE TUBE’S biggest union, RMT, today welcomed condemnation of the London Mayor’s plans to cut 2,000 Underground jobs, put down in parliament by London MPs.
A motion tabled by John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington) and Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North), calls on the mayor to drop proposals that have already been denounced by the Greater London Assembly and have raised “severe concerns” from London TravelWatch.
November Bakerloo Branch newsletter
Submitted by Joffe on 31 October, 2010 - 14:31
Click on the link to see a copy of the November edition of Bakerloo News.
Main story follows:
Next strike day - November 3rd! Together we will win!
The 2nd day of combine wide industrial action by RMT and TSSA members was a resounding success. Even the most begrudging naysayer would have to agree. By the morning peak on Monday 4th October even LU had to admit that the second day of strike action for jobs was having an even greater impact than the first.
Minutes of Train Grades Meeting, 30 September 2010
Submitted by Admin on 31 October, 2010 - 11:06Meeting opened at 1445
Present: D O’Hanlon, F Curtis, D O’Hare, G Pugh, V Thomas, G Williams, B McMunn, A Thomas, U Mirza, W Reid, B O’Dowd, D Rayfield, A Leach, N Hodgson and R Marshall
Apologies: G Watson, G Doyle, J T – Pinnock, J McDaid and N Eivers
Amendments to the minutes
None
Agreement of Minutes
Moved and agreed
Matters arising from the minutes
None
Membership report
Resolution to Regional Council: Escalation of Industrial Action
Submitted by Admin on 29 October, 2010 - 14:46This resolution, submitted by East Ham branch and seconded by Camden 3 branch, was carried at to the October meeting of the Regional Council:
This Regional Council notes:
The 24hr strikes and the action short of strike on London Underground have been a very successful in shifting the dynamic between the workforce and LU management.
The co-ordinated action between the RMT and TSSA has been both industrially successful and politically significant in boosting morale and organisation of the rank and file across all sectors.
Alstom pay and conditions referendum result
Submitted by Admin on 28 October, 2010 - 14:00The referendum for Alstom Metro Trains Rates of Pay & Conditions of Service has now concluded, the matter has now been considered by the General Grades Committee and the following decision has been taken:-
“That we note the result of the referendum ballot as follows Total Votes Cast 73 Number Voting Yes 46 Number Voting No 27 Spoilt 0
Cleaners: organising plan
Submitted by Admin on 28 October, 2010 - 13:28Our cleaning grade vice-chair has drafted the following proposal for an organising strategy for cleaners. It will be discussed in detail at the Regional Council Executive meeting on 9 November.
1. Let cleaners know what is happening with ISS & Initial
2. Go out any recruit cleaners from all shifts and both companies
3.Explain what we can do for cleaners
4. Get cleaners to stand for reps as we are short of them
5. Tell cleaners what both companies are doing to the grade and the union