Finsbury Park Monthly News - April 2010
Submitted by plectrum on 28 April, 2010 - 00:13
To read or download the April 2010 edition of Monthly News, click on the attachment below.
In this edition:
- HOW OUR BOSSES LIVE - Job cuts for us, jackpot pay awards for them
- EURO DEMO AGAINST RAIL LIBERALISATION - a member's personal report from Lille
- VOLCANIC ASH - staff stranded by grounded airlines told to lose pay or give up annual leave
- RMT defends agreements at Arnos Grove depot
- ASLEF claim credit for sunny weather!
- Where is our pay rise?
- LUL plans to attack safety procedures so it can slash jobs
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Latest headlines from rmt.org.uk
TUBE UNION RMT warned today London Assembly members risk unleashing the biggest wave of industrial action on London Underground in 30 years after City Hall politicians lined up this morning to attack basic tube workers' rights including pensions and passes.
TUBE UNION RMT confirmed today that driver members at a range of depots serving the Hammersmith and City, Metropolitan and Circle Lines will be taking industrial action in a dispute arising from the introduction of the new S Stock fleet.
In separate ballots conducted over the past two weeks, tube drivers, cleaners and TFL electricians and engineers have voted overwhelmingly for action in a series of disputes over attacks on agreements and working conditions, pay and threatened redundancies.
RMT General Secretary Bob Crow said:
'This is another blast of bad news to hit Jubilee Line users after the repeated problems with the fleet and the automated operating system.
TUBE UNION RMT confirmed today that electricians and engineers working for contractors Mitie on the TFL contract are to be balloted for strike action and action short of a strike in a dispute over redundancies and unilateral changes to working conditions.
