LUL/TfL: Paying Out to Aggrieved Employees

Submitted by Admin on 19 June, 2009 - 09:39

The shocking figures below show Transport for London (TfL) and London Underground Ltd (LUL)'s total spend fighting employee Employment Tribunal claims from August 2004 to the end of 2008 (not including cost of staff and management time and TfL/LUL operational resources).

These illustrate two things:

  • Firstly, the extent of employee grievances against their employers, vindicating RMT's allegations of systematic mistreatment of staff, on of the three issues in our current dispute with LUL.

Strike Impact

Submitted by Admin on 19 June, 2009 - 09:39

The truth of the success of the 48 hour strike last week is starting to get through. Tonight’s Standard, the paper at the forefront of hostility to RMT, reports that:

“There was widespread disruption across the capital. Although London Underground was able to operate some trains, on most lines this was often limited to shuttle services.”

RoadTransport.com reported that:

Talks Latest ...

Submitted by Admin on 18 June, 2009 - 11:13

Talks will reconvene at ACAS on Friday afternoon.

This will mainly consist of exchanging of documents, and will therefore may not result in immediate concrete progress. Further talks will take place next week.

RMT wants to see progress in talks and would prefer to see an agreement reached that avoids the need for further strikes. However, the union will call more action should management refuse to address our members' concerns about jobs, pay and justice.

RMT Tube Message is Getting Through

Submitted by Admin on 16 June, 2009 - 14:24

Dear Colleague,

Following a barrage of relentless media attacks on RMT last week, much of which was based on distortions and downright lies, there are signs that our message is starting to get through.

In tonight’s Standard, the paper at the forefront of hostility to RMT, their columnist Simon Jenkins has written a piece titled “Blame Greedy Bosses For The Great Tube Mess”. While we would dispute much of Jenkins’ analysis, he has picked up on at least some of the messages that RMT has been pumping out.

On senior tube bosses pay:

Tube workers take protests to Boris Johnson at City Hall over broken promises on cleaners' living wage and snow day pay

Submitted by Admin on 16 June, 2009 - 13:55

RMT tube workers will be taking a protest to Mayor Boris Johnson’s question time this Wednesday – 17th June – over his broken promises on the London Living Wage for some tube cleaners and over the docking of pay for staff who could not get into work on the snow day in February.

LUL Claim They Ran a Good Service - Well Guess What? They Didn't

Submitted by Joffe on 16 June, 2009 - 10:54

A PERSONAL MESSAGE FROM THE GENERAL SECRETARY

Dear Colleague,

Here are some useful facts. Below is the actual number of trains run (bold) on all lines during the strike against the total each line would normally run.

On a normal day 522 trains are run across the combine. Taken as a percentage, and at mid peak times (0900 and 1800) the best 'service' they ran amounted to 28% on Thursday (0900). However, take away the Northern and Jubilee Lines the best 'service' they could run across the combine was 17% for Wednesday and 19% for Thursday.

LUL Claim They Ran a Good Service - Well Guess What? They Didn't

Submitted by Admin on 15 June, 2009 - 23:00

A PERSONAL MESSAGE FROM THE GENERAL SECRETARY

Dear Colleague,

Here are some useful facts. Below is the actual number of trains run (bold) on all lines during the strike against the total each line would normally run.

On a normal day 522 trains are run across the combine. Taken as a percentage, and at mid peak times (0900 and 1800) the best 'service' they ran amounted to 28% on Thursday (0900). However, take away the Northern and Jubilee Lines the best 'service' they could run across the combine was 17% for Wednesday and 19% for Thursday.