News, reports and information for RMT members who work for London Underground Ltd
RMT submitted the following comments to TfL / London Underground's consultation on its pay gap reports and plans.
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RMT comments on TfL pay gap action plan (and associated reports)
SUMMARY:
The pay gap reports show that the persistence (and in some aspects, worsening) of pay disadvantage experienced by women, black, ethnic minority and disabled workers arises from two main areas:
On the eve of the first of several proposed Night Tube strikes, Regional Organiser John Leach updates members.
In the video, John explains: "After 6 months of trying to explain and persuade London Underground management that you cannot abolish 200 positions, rip up an agreement that protects our members work life balance, and their right to not have to do these {Night Tube} duties if they can't, we have to stand up and be counted."
Read more about the dispute at www.rmtlondoncalling.org.uk/night-tube
17th July 2024
Dear RMT Member
RATES OF PAY & CONDITIONS OF SERVICE 2024 - LONDON UNDERGROUND
RMT submitted a pay claim to LUL in April and last week your Lead Officer and negotiating team attended pay talks with LUL. At the meeting, a verbal offer was made to increase rates of pay by 3%. However, pay bands would remain frozen and any member whose pay rises above the top of their band would receive only a non-consolidated payment for any salary above the band. The negotiating team unanimously found this offer to be unacceptable.
Dear Colleague,
DEFENDING JOBS, PENSIONS & AGREEMENTS - LONDON UNDERGROUND
I refer to my previous email of 24th June 2024, as previously reported due to our members resolve to fight to protect their past and future final salary pension rights, management and Government decided to delay their proposal to begin a consultation period in respect of any proposed reform the TfL Pension Fund no later than 1st July 2024.
Please find attached a leaflet regarding the detrainment reballot.
You may wish to display or distribute it in your train crew accomodation if you work on the Bakerloo, Central, District, Hammersmith & City, Jubilee or Victoria lines.
Dear Colleague,
DEFENDING JOBS, PENSIONS & AGREEMENTS - LONDON UNDERGROUND
I refer to my previous email of 26th July 2023, as previously reported due to our members resolve to fight to protect their past and future final salary pension rights, management and Government decided to delay their proposal to begin a consultation period in respect of any proposed to reform the TfL Pension Fund no later than 1st July 2024.
19th June 2024
Dear Colleague,
REMOVAL OF DETRAINMENT STAFF - LONDON UNDERGROUND
All Train Operator and Instructor Operator members on the Bakerloo Line, District Line, Central Line, Hammersmith & City Line, Jubilee Line and Victoria Line have been taking action to physically check their train before detraining. Now due to the anti-trade union laws, this ballot mandate will expire and it is necessary to ballot members again for this action to continue.
I have produced a leaflet here and would ask you to circulate the leaflet as widely as possible.
BREAKDOWN IN INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS, COCKFOSTERS & ARNOS GROVE DEPOTS - LONDON UNDERGROUND (LUL/14/2)
A resolution was recently received from our Finsbury Park Branch and a report was received from the Lead Officer regarding a range of issues affecting Train Operator members at Cockfosters and Arnos Grove Traincrew Depots. The issues raised include the following:
· Breaches of the Attendance at Work Policy and particularly the application of section 5.2 on a number of levels, causing members stress and anxiety and concerns over their job security.
22nd of May, 2024
DISMISSAL, - LONDON UNDERGROUND (LUL/4/1)
Further to my previous Circular (IR/123/24, 19th April 2024), all RMT members at Oxford Circus Area are congratulated for standing firm together against injustice during the strike action from 3rd to 4th May. Gerald's appeal hearing has now taken place but regrettably, LUL upheld the decision to dismiss him rather than taking action to rightly resolve this dispute.
Dear Colleagues,
DEFENDING JOBS, PENSIONS & AGREEMENTS - LONDON UNDERGROUND
Further to my previous Circular (IR/108/24, 3rd April 2024), the ballot has concluded with members voting as follows:
Are you prepared to take strike action?
Number of individuals who were entitled to vote in the ballot: 9782
Number of votes cast in the ballot: 5285
Number of individuals answering “Yes” to the question: 5112