Campaigning for better pay
From Steve Hedley, RMT Regional Organiser ...
I am delighted to report that in negotiations conducted today, ISS have agreed to pay the Tube Lines cleaners the London Living Wage of £7.85 for cleaners, and £9.51 for cleaning supervisors from 1 July 2010. This now brings all cleaners on the Underground up to the London Living Wage.
TUBE UNION RMT today issued a renewed call for London Mayor Boris Johnson to “get out of the bunker and start talking” as the clock ticks down towards two 48 hour strikes called by the union in defence of jobs, pay and working conditions on Tube Lines starting next Wednesday.
RMT have warned that the threat to tube maintenance jobs will have serious safety consequences with the union already compiling evidence that repairs and renewals schedules are being hacked to pieces in the dash to slash budgets.
Please Find Attached the April Edition of 'The Neasden Flyer'
Inside this issue
FEELING SHORT CHANGED?? - LU forgets to pay 'bonus and payrise'
Go Gash Go - Update on winning a CDI
Communication is Key - visit the Neasden Branch Website
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Today is London Underground pay day, and staff have been shocked to discover that their pay does include the 4.2% rise that should have applied from 1 April. After a long-running dispute last year, the pay deal was agreed in December, so London Underground has had plenty of time to arrange for the year 2 rise to be paid on time.
RMT suggests that staff may wish to submit a grievance, and recommends the following wording ...
Grievance to Employing Manager
Today’s RPI was announced as 3.7%. This will mean a pay rise of 4.2% this year. For T/Ops equals about £1710 extra per annum. We still await the CSS bonus results.
This is an official RMT circular - IR/57/10 dated 11th of February 2010, from General Secretary Bob Crow.
In this circular:
Read the full story for details.
Click '2 attachments' / file names to download this leaflet and the 'heads of agreement' on the issue that it refers to. Read the text below.
The RMT have today (03 Feb 2010) rejected the draft proposal of the Duty Manager Grade Progression.
We cannot accept that some of our members will have their pay frozen with example of how this would work based on a 3% (hopefully more) cost of living increase below. Year 1: £45,000 frozen + 3% = £1,350 paid in lump sum Year 2: £45,000 frozen + 3% cost of living rise = £1,350 paid in lump sum
Assemble outside City Hall, 110 The Queens Walk, Southwark, London SE1 2AA (nearest station London Bridge)
Our TfL members are still faced with
RMT members there have had two days of strike action & have been in dispute for some ten months now.
This is an official RMT circular - IR/32/10 dated 26th of January 2010, from General Secretary Bob Crow.
You would have heard that agreement was reached with Alstom late on 26th January which enabled the Union to call off all industrial action as previously advised. Members have been asked to now work normally.
We now have a sound pay structure that brings significant improvements in pay with immediate effect.
Strike action has been cancelled. Update here
Alstom members at Stratford Market Depot voted one hundred per cent in favour of both strike action and action short of a strike in order to attain pay harmonisation with Alstom emplyeees at other locations on LU.
The first 24 Hour Strike will now take place between 19.29 Hours on Wednesday 27th January and 19.28 hours on Thursday 28th January 2010. Until further notice strike action will continue from Sunday evening until Monday morning.
Read the full story to see the official RMT circular