News, reports and information for RMT members who work for London Underground Ltd
TUBE AND TfL union RMT today released new information which exposes the full extent of the first wave of cuts under Boris Johnson’s £5 billion tube savings programme with 144 station ticket offices and 1200 jobs under threat of the axe.
Ballots have concluded for the Willesden Green Group, Alstom staff at Stratford Depot, EDF employees and the drivers at Hammersmith & City Depot.
Alstom, EDF and Willesden Green Group members all voted a resounding YES for both strike action and action short of a strike. The Hammersmith & City Depot dispute was resolved and therefore the ballot cancelled.
See the full article for the circular from Bob Crow, General Secretary
Following hours and hours of talks at ACAS a new offer has been received from the company. This has been placed before the General Grades Committee and has been referred to the union’s Southern sub-Committee for consideration.
In the meantime the ballot goes ahead. You should vote YES for both strike action and industrial action short of a strike on your ballot paper.
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TUBE UNION RMT today warned of serious risks to public safety as it emerged that track safety patrols are to be cut.
RMT are pointing to the move to halve safety inspections as clear evidence that claims by Mayor Boris Johnson that the £5 billion black hole facing TfL will not result in front line cuts are nonsense.
Bob Crow, RMT General Secretary, said: “We have warned all along that the multi-billion pound black hole facing TfL, and the financial chaos at Tube Lines, would result in real service cuts and would impact on safety and reliability.
I received an email today from 'Tube Worker' with a flyer attached urging ASLEF members to reject the pay deal as it stands.
The Tube Worker Leaflet is available to view or download here.
Please Find Attached, the Current issue of The Neasden Flyer
Inside this issue...
Willesden Green Group Ballot for Strike Action
Defending Jobs & Agreements Train Operators Detraining instead of CSAs
Straford Market Depot Ballot for Strike Action
UPDATE YOUR MEMBERSHIP DETAILS - VIA NICK SMITH
This is RMT's Official circular regarding LUL - IR/334/09 dated 10th of November 2009, from General Secretary Bob Crow.
You will be aware that, following consultation with our representatives, RMT previously decided not to accept LUL’s pay offer and to commence a re-ballot of its LUL Membership for industrial action. I can confirm that our stand prompted Management to arrange a meeting yesterday with all the unions at ACAS.
PLease find copied below, and attached, London Underground's proposal for medical redeployment (not a guaranteed alternative job) for drivers only (and only 25 drivers!). RMT does not accept this. The part at the end in BLOCK CAPITALS is a commitment obtained by RMT to further discussion within a week on extending this to other grades and lifting the maximum 25.
PROPOSAL FOR MEDICAL REDEPLOYMENT OF TRAIN OPERATORS
As a consequence of some appalling local management on the Finsbury Park Group, our branch has published a special edition of Monthly News to highlight what has been going on there. Click on the attachment to download a copy and read all about it.
RMT and London Underground are discussing pay at ACAS today.
RMT hopes that London Underground management take this opportunity to increase their insulting-low pay offer. Your union will ballot members for strike action should LUL's pay offer not give you a decent rise.
Check back to this website for news of what happens at the talks.