Council of Executives Report to LTRC Executive, 13 September
  • PAY
    • Alstom – referendum closes 29 September
    • LU – offer rejected; Unite referendum rejected last LU offer; meeting with the other unions this week; further discussion at GGC after Thursday’s meeting
  • VICTIMISATIONS
    • Jayesh Patel, Tunde Umanah, James Masango – see decisions
  • ORGANISING
    • Track contract workers’ charter – being laid out this week
    • Reduced-rate subs – Initial cleaners, Sodexho canteens
  • LU UNIFORM
    • letter from LU appears to suggest withdrawal of previous pledge to restore cleaning vouchers, and that RMT has three reps on the Unform Consultative Committee
  • COMMAND AND CONTROL REVIEW
    • still collecting information and attempting to organise reps’ meeting
    • to be discussed at functional councils this month
  • YOUNG MEMBERS’ ADVISORY COMMITTEE
    • nomination forms sent out to branches by email
    • deadline 23 September
  • LU / POLICE ESCORT FOR EDL
    • safety reps gathering information and reports
    • RO requested meeting with LU
    • not discussed by GGC
  • LU HARASSMENT AND BULLYING REPS – please nominate
  • OLYMPICS
    • LU: ASLEF agreed deal to alter Framework
    • DLR: negotiations to start
    • more co-ordination between grades/companies
  • RMT/TSSA merger – next meeting this week
  • LU STATIONS – still awaiting ‘know your rights’ guide
  • LABOURSTART CONFERENCE
    • ‘From social networks to social revolution’, November 18-20
  • POLITICAL ISSUES
    • added members of Parliamentary group
    • supporting Andrew Dismore (Labour) for GLA
    • Regional Council resolution on PTUC-BDS – noted union policy
    • People’s Pledge campaign
    • 75th anniversary of Cable Street
  • EQUALITIES
    • maximum delegation to TUC Black Workers Conference
    • Haiti
    • women: sexism survey; domestic violence; women and cuts
    • LGBT history
    • RMT disability conference
    • Women's and Black & Ethnic Minority Advisory Committees this month
  • ISSUES AT GGC TOMORROW
    • Route locking, Jubilee line
    • Signal framework agreement
    • Tier 2 reps competence assessments, LU
    • Finsbury Park community wardens
    • Track contractors’ charter
    • Proposed transfer activities to TfL

    Janine Booth, 13/9/11