Council of Executives report, 27 January
Submitted by Janine on 27 January, 2011 - 00:00
- I have been appointed to the following Executive subcommittees - Equal Rights, Olympics, General Finance, Staffing, Health & Safety
- RMT grades and equalities conferences will be taking place over the next few months - all branches, please send delegates and resolutions
- Black & Ethnic Minority Members Advisory Committee has agreed to organise an anti-slavery event in September - series of talks on various aspects of past and modern slavery, followed by evening concert
- Met with cleaners’ reps in Initial to agree strategy for ensuring machinery of negotiation is implemented; GGC has adopted a detailed organising plan for Carlisle cleaning and support services, which holds the cleaning contract for DLR
- Power Control Room / TACs – LU offer on grade progression is unacceptable – referenda recommending rejection
- Victoria Line drivers sensitive edge dispute – ballot for action short of strikes is currently being prepared
- London Underground pay – claim has been drafted, and will be submitted tomorrow – final comments and ideas can be given at Regional Council meeting – RMT has written to other unions suggesting a common approach
- Pointless meeting held with LU about the machinery of negotiation – will pursue our outstanding disagreements with the draft
- The union is involved in several other disputes and campaigns around the country - if you would like to know more, please check the RMT website or email me j.booth@rmt.org.uk
- Please attend the TUC march against cuts on 26 March, and encourage all your workmates, friends and family to do so too
- RMT is taking legal advice about the feeder rank system for taxis at Heathrow airport
- Asbestos on Central Line (east end) – see decisions folder
- Meeting to take place with LU about the Olympics; Regional Council Executive agreed to set up LTRC Olympics sub-committee
- London Overground – offer accepted giving pay rise, hours cut and replacing agency staff with permanent posts
- London Underground job cuts – good media coverage of short staffing of stations – on industrial action, I proposed the decisions agreed by GGC on 7/1/11 and 11/1/11; on 19/1/11 GGC decided against naming further strikes at present – ‘action short’ continues – RMT/TSSA taking part in reviews at ACAS – legal action being prepared over discrimination against part-time workers
- Campaigns against victimisation - Peter Hartshorn sacked; has appeal tomorrow; ballot being prepared - Arwyn Thomas won Interim Relief – Eamonn Lynch won Interim Relief; Directors Review rejected – second 24 hour strikes on Bakerloo and at Morden on 14/15 January – GGC now agreed detailed campaign – views sought from branches and LTRC for further action
- Docklands Light Railway - industrial action ballot result very good majority – strike called 20-21 January – injuncted by High Court – RMT to appeal and reballot if appeal fails
Branch meetings I have attended this month: Neasden, Morden & Oval, Bakerloo, Finsbury Park, LU Engineering, Stratford no.1, LU Fleet
Janine Booth, 27/1/11
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.
