Council of Executives Member's Report to Regional Council Executive
Submitted by admin on 12 April, 2011 - 17:43
Victimisation of RMT reps
- ballot now running
- strike committee; - lots of publicity materials / organising work
- Eamonn's tribunal decision made, but not delivered yet
- research into public money spent
- members' meeting 27 April to discuss action before making decision
- coordinate with other unions
- strike pay?
- Tony Rowntree CDI
Regional Organiser
- Steve now banned by LUL and TfL
- see decision
Stations job cuts
- various incidents eg. Putney Bridge - getting reports to press
- Reviews not yet producing results, dragging out, time to assess progress
- need to review our industrial action - amend 'action short', consider new strikes
- more work needed to update stations membership database
- more publicity materials needed around stations and other workplaces
Power Control Room / TACs
- 100% Yes vote for strikes
- -> new offer agreeing to all our demands but to be introduced over three years
LU: Withdrawal of Uniform Cleaning Vouchers
- produced figures proving financial detriment
- on agenda for Company Council, Thursday
LU Pay
- LU to make offer at Company Council on Thursday
- need publicity materials around workplace
- should meet other unions again to discuss united approach
LU Service control
- Management attempting to impose roster changes
DLR
- referendum result due tomorrow
LU Victoria Line drivers’ dispute
- ballot result due tomorrow
- branch to advise on action short
Station staff reps’ numbers
- need to table our own proposals; will then meet management
Stations Framework Agreement
- Version 22a applies; ‘know your rights’ guide to be produced
OCP (Organisational Change Process)
- TfL/LU want to change OCP to get rid of redeployment pool and make it easier and quicker to make redundancies
Thales
- job cuts announced
Alstom
- 'salary sacrifice' pension
TfL
- issues with new TIC rosters
Equalities
- Equality Act briefing
- new regulations on retirement age
- consultation with branches and regional councils on Disabled Members' Advisory Committee / Conference
- increased delegation to TUC Black Workers' Conference
- LGBT Conference, 13 May - deadline for delegates/resolutions extended to 29 April
Hammersmith & City
- have asked for ballot of drivers re loss of posts at Hammersmith
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.
