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As London Underground bosses plan to impose Night Tube on Jubilee Line drivers, this newsletter explains what it will mean for work life balance, and how RMT are organising to respond.
REDUCED DRIVER TRAINING - LONDON UNDERGROUND (LUL/11/1)
Further to my previous Circular (IR/048/22), dated 11th February 2022, the Piccadilly and District West RMT Branch submitted a resolution regarding the unacceptable imposition of poor-quality training on the Piccadilly Line.
This matter has been considered by the National Executive Committee which took the decision to enter a dispute with London Underground and to ballot all Piccadilly Line Train Operators for industrial action to demand that training standards are maintained.
BREAKDOWN IN INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS, GREEN PARK & EUSTON AREAS (VICTORIA CENTRAL GROUP) LONDON UNDERGROUND (LUL/14/2)
REDUCED DRIVER TRAINING - LONDON UNDERGROUND (LUL/11/1)
The following resolution was recently received from Piccadilly and District West Branch:-
“This branch notes the dangerous new precedent being set by London Underground regarding training.
Despite having well thought out, agreed ways of training drivers, management are attempting to water training down beyond recognition.
IMPOSITION OF ROSTERS, TRAINS OPERATORS, NEASDEN TRAINCREW DEPOT (METROPOLITAN LINE) - LONDON UNDERGROUND (LUL/8/2)
Further to my previous Circular (IR/017/22, 19th January 2022), Branches are aware that progress has been made on the key issues in this dispute with the following commitments received from the Company:
RMT Upfront is the newsletter for London Underground train operators from the RMT Trains Functional Council.
This edition looks at the reasons RMT has called industrial action in our dispute over jobs, pensions and agreements.
Please download the attached newsletter to read more. You can also print it out and distribute it in your train crew accomodation.
Ahead of further strike action, RMT seeks urgent clarification on Deputy Mayor’s claim that “It is not the case that drivers will have to work a night shift”
TUBE UNION RMT has today written to London Mayor Sadiq Khan seeking urgent clarification of comments made by Deputy Mayor Seb Dance on Monday in which he clearly stated that “It is not the case that drivers will have to work a night shift” and that “where a [Night Tube] driver wants to swap a night shift for a day shift that will be possible”.
Next phase of Night Tube strike action goes ahead as LU block progress at ACAS this week
LONDON TRANSPORT UNION RMT said today that the next phase of Night Tube strike action goes ahead from the evening through to the early hours of Sunday after LU bosses blocked an attempt by RMT negotiators to make progress in ACAS talks this week.
RMT Upfront is the newsletter for RMT train drivers on London Underground.
This edition looks at the cuts and attacks that management may attempt, and how we are ready collectively to fight back for our jobs, pensions and agreements.