News, reports and information for London Underground train drivers
Following lengthy and ongoing discussions between RMT and LU, we have finally received confirmation that the new Piccadilly Line trains will be built with a driver’s cab, and that these cabs will remain for the entire lifespan of the trains.
- Get all the latest information on the Piccadilly Line upgrades by downloading the attached Upgrades news.
June 3rd 2020
Trains Functional Council notice: management of staff who are social distancing at home
Update 28 04 2020
The above matter has been raised by reps at a number of locations and was raised by the RMT at today’s TFC meeting. What is clear is that senior managers are keen to get drivers back to work, and are using local managers to achieve this.
Jubilee News is the newsletter produced by RMT activists for drivers on the Jubilee line. This edition has been produced on the eve of the second ACAS meeting to discuss London Underground's proposed 'Covid-19' timetables and schedules.
Please download it to read the latest news. You can also print and share it in your Jubilee Line depot too.
Bosses Plan To Impose 4 Minute Train Service
Tube bosses have announced plans to impose their bluntly named ‘Covid-19’ timetables with a four minute train frequency across the combine, from the 26th of April.
Dear colleague
IMPOSITION OF COVID-19 ROSTER – LONDON UNDERGROUND
IMPORTANT MESSAGE FOR TRAIN OPERATORS AND INSTRUCTOR OPERATORS
Your union notes with alarm London Underground’s intention to impose duty rosters at train operator depots that will provide for a significant ramping up of the current emergency level of service on the Tube.
The NEC has this evening taken a decision to go into dispute with LUL over the imposition of rosters for train operators. Our reps and RO have managed to convince LUL to delay the actual working of the rosters for a week but the company still wants to assert that they are imposed from this Sunday. From Sunday 3/5/20 LUL expects our Train Operators to book on for the new duties.
Working to these imposed rosters would make social distancing impossible to guarantee.
The full decision can be downloaded here.
Bakerloo News is thr newsletter for workers on thr Bakerloo Line.
In this edition:
- Bosses Plan To Impose a 4 Minute Train Service
- Unnecessary service level puts drivers at risk
- Protection for drivers while leaving the cab
- Remote Booking On
- Remember Ezra…
Please download and distribute in your Bakerloo Line depot.
Dear RMT members in Train grades,
Following the universal rejection of Covid 19 Emergency duty schedules and LUL's threat to impose them next Sunday,we met at Director level yesterday and informed them that these schedules were fundamentally misconceived.
The proposed timetabled service was far too intense for purpose and the schedules were fundamentally unsafe and inappropriate.