Windrush 75th Anniversary Events

Dear Colleagues,

Windrush 75th Anniversary Events

On 22nd June it will be the 75th Anniversary of when HMT Empire Windrush arrived in Britain. There will be many events to commemorate this anniversary around the country, and I write to highlight and encourage attendance at two in London:

Sign the petition to support rail cleaners

Dear colleague,

Sign new petition to win travel facilities for rail cleaners, security guards and other outsourced workers

15th June is International Justice Day for Cleaners and Security Guards, which is held each year in memory of a group of Los Angeles janitors who were beaten up by the police during a peaceful demonstration against their contractor.

Thales pay and conditions update - referendum of offer announced

RATES OF PAY & CONDITIONS OF SERVICE 2023 - THALES GTS (LUL/0001/T(GTS)) 

Following talks with the Company, the offer which has now been received for Thales GTS Collective Staff Graded 1-7 in JF07 & 10 is as follows:

          Year One:

·A 6% increase, effective 1st January 2023

·For LR4 employees whose base salary is under £30k per annum; an enhanced offer of 8% on base salary (except apprentices who are managed outside the collective on fixed pay scales)

          Year Two:

Keolis Amey Docklands referendum

RATES OF PAY AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE 2023 - KEOLIS AMEY DOCKLANDS (DLR/0001/KAD)

Further to my previous Circular (IR/149/23, 24th May 2023), the referendum has concluded with members voting as follows:

Question: Are you prepared to accept the Company's offer?

Total Votes Cast:                                             394

Number Voting to Accept Option One:                  20

Number Voting to Accept Option Two:                  86

Number Voting to Reject Both Offers:                   288

Station overtime ban announced

Dear Colleagues,

DEFENDING JOBS, PENSIONS & AGREEMENTS - LONDON UNDERGROUND (LUL/14/2)

Further to my previous Circular (IR/148/23, 24th May 2023), I wrote to LUL seeking talks in an effort to make progress over this dispute and in particular, the new rosters and staffing cuts which have been imposed on stations leading to unprecedented levels of station closures and a deterioration of members' work life balance. The clear need for full and proper station staffing has been further highlighted by recent serious assaults on station staff.