Ballot Of LU (Metronet) Signals Staff For Action Over Imposition Of Rosters, Breaches Of Agreement And Outsourcing

Submitted by Peter on 15 January, 2010 - 00:35

TUBE UNION RMT confirmed today that it is balloting all London Underground (Metronet) members covered by the Signals Framework Agreement for strike action and action short of a strike in a dispute over the imposition of new rosters, breaches of agreements and the handing over of work to external contractors.

The ballot for action, which closes on 19th January, will involve 750 staff on the former Metronet sections of the tube network – all lines except for the Piccadilly, Northern and Jubilee.

LAST CALL: Nominations of Delegates to the 2010 Young Members Conference

Submitted by Adrian on 13 January, 2010 - 20:53

exclaim

This year has seen the biggest ever number of prospective delegates to the 2010 Young Members Conference.

BUT... There is still time for members of YOUR branch or regional council to be nominated as a delegate to the Conference, which is being held in Liverpool on the 26th and 27th February, with a social event on the 25th February 2010.

January 2010 Bakerloo News

Submitted by Joffe on 13 January, 2010 - 20:10

Please clink on the attachment to download the January 2010 edition of Bakerloo News.

The lead story follows:

  1. Bakerloo drivers take a stance on job cuts

    2. As London Underground prepare to make swingeing cuts across all operational grades, Bakerloo drivers have served notice that they are prepared to take strike action to defend their sacked workmates.

LU use recession as cover to undermine jobs and safety

Submitted by Joffe on 13 January, 2010 - 20:07

We all know that there is a recession. We have witnessed it first hand with this year’s pay cut and the sacking of our members just to reduce staffing numbers.
But not all companies necessarily view a recession as a bad thing. What LU are doing is hiding behind the recession and using it as a excuse to cut our pay, slash jobs and introduce unsafe working practices.

New Year, where's the cheer?

Submitted by Joffe on 13 January, 2010 - 20:05

SOSSo after the pay has been settled in time for Christmas we start the new year looking forward to the impending major attacks on staffing levels across all stations which will impact immensely on ours and customers safety. London Underground in an attempt to claw back money from its fatal PPP collapse is making us pay for its incompetence.

Resolution: London Underground Pay Dispute

Submitted by Admin on 13 January, 2010 - 14:32

The following resolution, submitted by Hammersmith and City branch and seconded by TfL no.1 branch, was passed at the Regional Council meeting on 28 January 2010.

This Regional Council Condemns the General Grades Committee’s decision to settle the 2009/10 pay dispute.

The membership had returned a 2-1 vote in favour of strike action and a 5-1 vote in favour of action short of a strike.

This showed that our members were not in favour of this deal and also showed members did not accept LUL management lies, intimidation and propaganda.

Bus Driver Jumps Bail to Avoid Prison Sentence

Submitted by Superman on 12 January, 2010 - 18:51

Raouf Mraidi, 29, a bus driver from Croydon is wanted for causing death by dangerous driving.

At approximately 0950 hrs on Sunday 7th September 2008, a tram was in collision with a route 468 double decker bus driven by Mraidi. He had run a red light and slammed into a tram travelling along George Street, Croydon. The collision sent the bus careering down George Street, smashing into shop fronts before it finally came to a halt when it crashed into a parked BMW car.

Massive Yes Vote to defend Fitz and Joel!

Submitted by Eamonn Lynch on 12 January, 2010 - 12:45

RMT train driver members on the Bakerloo Line have returned a massive yes vote in the fight to defend 2 of our colleagues who were recently summarily dismissed. In a 50% turnout Elephant & Castle members voted a massive 10-1 in favour of strike action to defend Bro. Chambers and Queens Park returned a handsome 4-1 majority in defence of Bro. Miah. All Bakerloo drivers are urged to support the fight to reinstate both. There is a meeting on Thursday 14th January at 16:00 hours in the Clachan: nearest tube Oxford Cicus, to discuss what action we take next.