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London Underground Management Want To Choose Your Rep
Submitted by Admin on 1 September, 2012 - 11:34It appears that LUL have now decided that they will choose who can and can not be a local rep. Management have refused to recognise Industrial Relations rep Jason Moriarty. An email was sent to Management at Stratford from Employee relations stating "I am of the view that he can not be rep again" and "There is no recognition rights for RMT at north Greenwich."
This is of course nonsense as there has been an RMT IR rep at North Greenwich since it opened and the collective bargaining agreement is very clear about who can be a rep.
London Underground Casualisation Leafter For Tube passengers
Submitted by Admin on 31 August, 2012 - 16:12An important message from RMT to London Underground passengers.
During the Olympics London Underground has been counting volunteers among the number of safety-trained staff needed legally to keep Tube stations open, putting everyone concerned at risk. See overleaf to see how YOU can help us to stop this abuse.
During the Olympics, London Underground has been using volunteers to help out with the additional crowds using the Tube.
LUL’S Olympic Legacy: Setting A Train Back By Up To One Car
Submitted by Admin on 31 August, 2012 - 15:45As part of the Operational Effectiveness programme LUL have introduced a number of changes to Rules. These changes were discussed through the machinery until finally being exhausted at Safety Forum level. LUL chose to push through the majority of these changes.
These Rules were introduced as OSN101 in September 2011 in a booklet titled ‘Getting ready for the Olympics’. Among these changes was an instruction which allows for a Train Operator to set their train back by one car or less after a platform overrun or in the event of a SPAD.
LUL’S Olympic Legacy: Platform re-categorisation
Submitted by Admin on 31 August, 2012 - 15:42As part of the Operational Effectiveness programme LUL introduced a number of changes to Rules. These changes were discussed through the machinery until finally being exhausted at Safety Forum level. LUL chose to push through the majority of these changes.
These Rules were introduced as OSN101 in September 2011 in a booklet titled ‘Getting ready for the Olympics’. One of these is a change to Rulebook 8 Section 2.1 which determines how a platform is given an ‘A’ Category.
LUL's Olympic Legacy: Carrying Customers Over Shunt Signals
Submitted by Admin on 31 August, 2012 - 00:21As part of the Operational Effectiveness programme LUL introduced a number of changes to Rules. These changes were discussed through the machinery until finally being exhausted at Safety Forum level. LUL chose to push through the majority of these changes. These Rules were introduced as OSN101 in September 2011 in a booklet titled ‘Getting ready for the Olympics’.
Guidance For Train Operators On The Use Of ICSAs For SATs Duties
Submitted by Admin on 30 August, 2012 - 01:15Leaflets have been created to give advice to London Underground drivers on what actions to take when Incident Customer Service Assistants (ICSAs) are working on platforms carrying out SATs.
RMT believes that ICSAs are not adequately trained to carry out this safety related role. Their deployment on the paid side of stations also breaches a casualisation agreement reached between the RMT and LUL in 2008.
You can download the leaflet below. Local Reps should also have copies to distribute. For more information speak with a local rep or get in touch with us.
Disability Discrimination Tribunal 2010 - London Underground v Vuoto
Submitted by Admin on 27 August, 2012 - 13:57This article is about an important Employment Tribunal decision regarding a claim of disability related discrimination. The claimant, a London Underground ticket office worker, won the tribunal and following appeal.
"Appeal by Respondents against ET's findings on disability related discrimination, reasonable adjustments and unfair dismissal. No error of law found in ET's reasoning or decisions on these claims. Given their findings of fact, they were held to be entitled to find in the Claimant's favour and their judgment was held to be sufficiently reasoned. Appeal dismissed."
Continue reading to see the case in full.
The Goodman Report
Submitted by rmtlondon on 24 August, 2012 - 23:49The Goodman Report is a Review of the Industrial Relationship in the context
of the Industrial Disputes between RMT and London Underground between 1 June 2010 – 31 May 2011.
It is attached below.
Casualisation Dispute Industrial Action
Submitted by Admin on 16 August, 2012 - 16:00Industrial action changed - London Underground’s breaches of casualisation dispute settlement
Further to my previous correspondence with regards our Casualisation dispute, your General Grades Committee has reviewed the situation and decided to amend the industrial action. The below action is now CANCELLED:-
Train Operators will not stop at stations which do not have the minimum number of station staff on duty.