TO ALL LONDON UNDERGROUND BRANCHES, AND LONDON TRANSPORT REGIONAL COUNCIL
Circular No: IR/385/19
Dear Colleagues
EXCESSIVE TRACK NOISE - LONDON UNDERGROUND (HSR/1/2)
Further to our circular No NP/141/19 16th August 2019 members were balloted for industrial action in this matter and the result was as follows: -
Are you prepared to take industrial action short of a strike?
Number of individuals who were entitled to vote in the ballot: 748
Number of votes cast in the ballot: 385
Number of individuals answering “Yes” to the question:
Number of individuals answering “No” to the question:
Number of spoiled or otherwise invalid voting papers returned: 0
Members are congratulated for the massive 96.4% vote for action over the excessive level of track noise at a number of locations across the LUL network. The issue of high track noise has been a concern for at least the last 18 months and has been generating high levels of discomfort, stress and anxiety, as well as potentially affecting train operator's hearing.
Following the ballot result your union met with London Underground and received a letter from the company outlining their approach to the issue. Unfortunately the remedial actions proposed by London Underground do not go far enough to mitigate the harm to our members and the travelling public. As a result of LUL's total failure to adequately address this issue, the NEC has decided to call members to take industrial action as outlined below: -
All Driver members on the Jubilee, Central, Victoria and Northern Lines are instructed to take continuous industrial action short of a strike with effect from 00.01 hours Thursday 10th October 2019: -
- When in Pandrol Vanguard areas you are instructed to drive trains in manual mode at an appropriate reduced speed to mitigate the creation of excessive noise and to alleviate the distraction, discomfort and anxiety caused in the affected areas. A list of these locations which we have identified is below:
Line |
Location From |
Location to |
Direction |
Central |
Holland Park |
Shepherds Bush |
WB |
Central |
Holland Park |
Notting Hill Gate |
EB |
Central |
Holland Park |
Notting Hill Gate |
EB |
Central |
Leytonstone |
Wanstead |
Inner |
Central |
Liverpool Street |
Bethnal Green |
EB |
Central |
Tottenham Court Road |
Holborn |
EB |
Central |
Wanstead |
Leytonstone |
Outer |
Central |
Wanstead |
Leytonstone |
Outer |
Jubilee |
Baker Street |
St John's Wood |
NB |
Jubilee |
Green Park |
Bond Street |
NB |
Jubilee |
St John's Wood |
Baker Street |
SB |
Northern |
Camden Town |
Euston |
SB Fast |
Northern |
Camden Town |
Kentish Town |
NB |
Northern |
Camden Town |
Euston |
SB Fast |
Northern |
Euston |
Camden Town |
NB Fast |
Northern |
Euston |
Camden Town |
NB Fast |
Northern |
Kentish Town |
Tufnell Park |
NB |
Northern |
Kentish Town |
Camden Town |
SB |
Northern |
South Wimbledon |
Morden |
SB |
Northern |
South Wimbledon |
Colliers Wood |
NB |
Victoria |
Euston |
King's Cross |
NB |
Victoria |
King's Cross |
Euston |
SB |
Victoria |
Oxford Circus |
Warren Street |
NB |
Victoria |
Oxford Circus |
Green Park |
SB |
Victoria |
Pimlico |
Victoria |
NB |
Victoria |
Stockwell |
Vauxhall |
NB |
Victoria |
Vauxhall |
Stockwell |
SB |
I urge members to stand united and protect both their own and the travelling publics' health and safety by fully supporting the industrial action called by RMT.
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