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TUBE UNION RMT today repeated the demand for an end to the London Underground cuts programme as the system grinds towards the end of a week of chaos that has seen repeated failures on the Jubilee, Metropolitan, Central and Victoria Line’s as a combination of cuts, infrastructure failures and mismanagement from the top conspire to drag the network into a spiral of failure.

This morning the Jubilee Line went down due to fleet and signal failures and there was further disruption on the Metropolitan Line after it totally closed in yesterday evenings rush hour through the City.

Peter Hartshorn, RMT rep on Green Park group, has been reinstated on appeal, with his dismissal suspended for 52 weeks. Well done to Peter and his RMT representative, and thanks to everyone from Peter's branch and the region who supported him through this difficult time.

TUBE UNION RMT today called for a full ORR investigation into breaches of safety on London Underground after the union’s safety reps revealed that stations along the Central Line were left unstaffed last night due to cuts-led staff shortages.

The news, coming just a week after a brutal assault at unstaffed West Finchey station, nails the lie, repeated by Mayor Boris Johnson and his senior officials on a regular basis that “no station will be left unstaffed at any time” as a result of their cuts.

RMT has achieved significant press coverage of London Underground's plans to leave nearly one-third of stations unstaffed for part of the day. After RMT issued this press release, several newspapers reported on the issue, and items were broadcast on TV and radio news bulletins. Here are some web links to media coverage:

• London Tube documents 'show station staffing cuts' - BBC London News, 6 January

Click the following links for important information about the current OSP (job-cutting process)

• Problems with your Displacement Letter?
• Current Group or Future Group? Where Reserve Staff Should Work
• OSP Roster Grievances: What reps should do now
• Why RMT and TSSA have Suspended the Overtime Ban for New Year's Eve/Day
• OSP Safety Review - Important Notice for all T1 Safety Reps
• Imposition of Stations Framework Agreement
• Visually Impaired Passengers Need Station Staff

The following have been elected to serve as functional council representatives, January 2011 to December 2013

• Trains Council: Glenroy Watson (Finsbury Park branch)
• Stations and Revenue Council: Mac McKenna (Hammersmith & City branch) & John Reid (Camden 3 branch)
• Service Control Council (SO 4 seat): Michael Livingstone (Piccadilly & District West)

From Bob Crow, General Secretary

I write to update Branches that a resolution was received from our Central Line West Branch alleging unfair and discriminatory practices against members at Shepherds Bush. I am pleased to advise branches that the matter is now been resolved and the General Grades Committee has decided to close the file.

• Boris Expects Us to Issue Tickets from a Closed Ticket Office!
• Revealed: LU's Flawed 'Justification' for Ticket Office Cuts (log in to read)
• Your right to boycott the £5 minimum policy
• Local Roster Safety Validation

Click these links for the latest reports over on our 'RMT Platform' website for London Underground station and revenue staff: