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RMT Executive decisions

Decisions of RMT's Council of Executives, and of RMT's General Grades Committee (the section of the Council of Executives which deals with industrial matters for railway and other non-shipping grades)

RMT to Improve Website and Develop App

RMT Council of Executives decision:

That the Information and Communication Technology Sub-Committee work with the Communications Department and representatives of the presentation team in order to develop the appropriate technology for developing the RMT website and app.

Regional Councils and branches to be advised.

RMT to Campaign for Taxi Scrappage Scheme

RMT General Grades Committee decision:

RMT Stands Up to Bullying at Thales

RMT General Grades Committee decision:

We note that our LU Engineering branch reports that following our decision to challenge Thales management last year about a bullying culture at Waterloo, the company took the following actions:

  • began to investigate the complaints both formally via a grievance and informally
  • implemented regular site visits by Human Resources to encourage staff to come forward with complaints etc
  • started to implement management training.

Our branch believes that this has led to a sea change and a vast improvement in treatment.

RMT to Produce 'Know Your Rights' Guide on LU Attendance Procedure

RMT General Grades Committee decision:

We note the report from our Regional Organiser. We welcome and accept his view that our concerns regarding return to work interviews and the same manager carrying out fact-finding and disciplinary interviews are now resolved.

RMT Keeps Up Pressure to Maintain Tripcock Testing Frequencies

RMT General Grades Committee decision:

We note the correspondence from London Underground following the meeting at which RMT made our objections to the planned reduction in frequency of tripcock testing.

RMT Defends London Underground Staffing Levels

RMT General Grades Committee decision:

We note the resolution from our London Transport Regional Council and share its determination to protect members’ jobs and London Underground staffing levels. London Underground has already cut staffing levels to dangerously low levels, and should be considering increasing rather than further cutting them.

We instruct the General Secretary to ensure that the points outlined in the resolution have been raised with London Underground, and to place a report in front of us of the company’s response.

RMT Reaches Agreement for £900 Olympic Reward for DLR Staff

RMT General Grades Committee decision:

We note the offer from Serco Docklands, as follows:
• £900 attendance bonus, paid at £100 per week over a 9-week period for all staff in every grade.
• Time +¾ for any hour worked on overtime throughout the 9-week period with a guaranteed minimum 5 hours per week, 45 hours over the 9 week period, for all staff in every grade.
• Any grade that does not have an Olympic impact will be given ‘first refusal’ in areas such as crowd control should they wish to carry out this work.

RMT Rejects Latest London Underground Olympics Offer

RMT General Grades Committee decision:

We note the new, slightly improved offer from London Underground of:

RMT Objects to LU's Continuing Use of Agencies to Staff Stations

RMT General Grades Committee decision:

We note the correspondence from our Bakerloo branch, and the report now received from our lead officer on talks with London Underground about the use of agency and security staff, at which our representatives pressed the company to replace the use of agency staff and security guards with permanent, directly-employed jobs on LU’s ex-Silverlink stations.

RMT to Consult on Support for TUSC in GLA Election

RMT Council of Executives decision:

That we write to all Branches and Regional Councils in the Greater London Authority election area asking if they have any objections to supporting these candidates. We make clear to Branches we are seeking views on the GLA London wide Assembly top up list election and not the GLA constituency election or Mayoral election. A copy of the Trade Union & Socialist Coalition manifesto to also be enclosed in the letter to Branches.

Branch responses to be placed before the Council of Executives on 21st March.

RMT Asks Other Union Bodies If They Will Support Alstom - Jersualem Light Railway Campaign

RMT Council of Executives decision:

That we write to the ITF, TUC, STUC, Wales TUC and ICTU to establish if they are willing to support this campaign.

Taxi Complaint Procedures

RMT General Grades Committee decision:

We note the resolution from our London Taxi branch, and the concern expressed by our members about the complaints procedure of the London Taxis and Private Hire Directorate of TfL. We instruct the General Secretary to obtain a report from the branch giving fuller details of its concerns, and once this report is received, to obtain the legal advice requested, within a reasonable timescale.

Taxi Identifier Tags

RMT General Grades Committee decision:

We note the legal opinion on this matter, which is disappointing. We note that our London Taxi branch is due to discuss this matter at its meeting this evening, and instruct the General Secretary to place this matter back in front of us once the branch has communicated its views.

RMT to Seek Agreement on LU Electronic Communications

RMT General Grades Committee decision:

We note the legal advice received.

We are disappointed with the advice that LUL can lawfully change its electronic communications policy without consultation or first seeking the consent of employees or the union. This illustrates that employees’ and trade unions’ rights under the law remain very limited and employers’ powers very great.

We further note the advice regarding disciplinary action for breach of the guidelines.

LUL Employee Helpline - No Issue

RMT General Grades Committee decision:

We note the report from our lead officer that branches, reps and members have raised no complaints about this helpline with him. Further, we note that there is no material on the file indicating any concerns from members, and that there have been no further developments on this issue since the lead officer’s report was received in March 2011.

We therefore close this file.

DLR Arrangements for Jubilee Bank Holiday

RMT General Grades Committee decision:

We note Serco Docklands’ intentions for arrangements for staff for the Diamond Jubilee bank holiday. We also note the view of our DLR branch secretary that Serco Docklands’ response follows the company’s normal practice, applying the same procedure as for additional public holidays in previous years.

London Transport Regional Council and DLR branch to be advised.

Industrial Relations: London Underground

RMT General Grades Committee decision:

We note the correspondence from London Underground inviting us to discuss Professor Goodman’s report on Industrial Relations. We further note that we are currently seeking views and comments from our Regional Organiser, branches and representatives about this report.

We are of course willing to discuss improving industrial relations on London Underground, and will consider London Underground’s invitation once we have received and discussed the responses we have sought.

Grade Progression - Signals Framework Agreement

RMT General Grades Committee decision:

We note the reports from our Regional Organiser and our representative Paul Jackson on this matter. We welcome the satisfactory resolution of this dispute and congratulate our representatives, branch and members for their hard work and determination in securing a just outcome.

Redundancies - Initial (London Underground contract)

RMT General Grades Committee decision:

We note the report from our Regional Organiser. We instruct the General Secretary to obtain an up-to-date report and place it in front of us.

Olympics Update

RMT General Grades Committee decision:

We note the response from ASLEF to our letter, and are pleased that ASLEF agrees to seek a joint approach to achieving the best possible offer from London Underground for Olympic working. We instruct the General Secretary to explore the possibility of a joint meeting with ASLEF, TSSA and Unite to pursue this.

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