Campaigning for better pay
RMT pledges co-ordinated campaign to defend pay as Government eyes attack on living wage
TRANSPORT UNION RMT said today that it will mount a co-ordinated campaign to defend wages and to protect the low paid as it was reported that the Government is planning to renege on commitments on the living wage.
General Secretary Mick Cash said;
TRANSPORT UNION RMT has revealed today that the Government proposes savage cuts on London Underground and Overground in spite of the high productivity levels of its workers.
The proposed cuts are part of an austerity package being demanded by the Government in exchange for a 6 month period of ‘workplace reform’ including a return to the idea of ‘driverless trains’ and an attack on workers’ pension schemes.
RATES OF PAY & CONDITIONS OF SERVICE 2020 - TFL (LUL/0001/TFL)
Further to my previous Circular (IR/339/20, 27th August 2020), the Lead Officer submitted a further report advising that TfL management intend to implement the pay offer which is based on performance pay and has been rejected by this union.
ROP & COS 2020 - ISS (DLR CONTRACT) (LUL/0001/ISS(DLR))
The Lead Officer and Reps recently met with ISS to discuss the 2020 pay review and following discussions, the final offer which was received was as follows:-
RATES OF PAY & CONDITIONS OF SERVICE 2020 - DOPPELMAYR CABLE CAR (DCC) ON EMIRATES AIR LINE CABLE CAR
In line with Union policy a pay claim for an increase in pay and improved terms and conditions has been submitted. The Regional Organiser has met with the company and the following revised offer has been tabled:-
download the attached poster. You could also print and distribute it in your depot.
Most drivers will be aware of the Boxing Day “agreement” that was hastily signed off by Aslef about 9 years ago. It was a very unsatisfactory deal because the bonus of £350 wasn’t index linked and has consequently gone down in value every year.
The NEC has taken the decision to ballot all LUL members over pay & conditions.
We will not accept an either/or offer that asks us to chose between protecting our pay or addressing fatigue and working hours.
Please circulate this new leaflet. There are printed copies available at Unity House from Thursday 5 March. Please ensure every workplace has copies in the mess rooms and on notice boards.
RMT Upfront is the newsletter for tube drivers, produced by RMT activists.
This editions focusses on the decision to ballot our 1700 tube drivers and 12,000 members across the tube.
Please download the attached newsletter, print it out and display and distribute it in your depot.
RMT moves to ballot all tube staff over failure of London Underground to come up with acceptable pay offer.
TUBE UNION RMT confirmed today this it is moving to an urgent ballot of 10,000 staff across London Underground for both strike action and action short of a strike after more than a year of negotiations have failed to produce an offer on pay that meets the very reasonable demands of the workforce.
RMT Upfront is the newsletter for London Underground train drivers, produced by RMT activists.
In this special 'pay dispute' edition, we look at where we are now with the dispute and where we go next.
Please download the attached newsletter to read it, print it out and distribute it in your depot.