Victimised driver Jayesh Patel agrees settlement at ACAS
Submitted by Joffe on 27 October, 2011 - 09:16
Young members activist and victimised driver Jayesh Patel reached a settlement with London Underground yesterday at ACAS.
RMT was in dispute with LU over the permanent downgrading of Jayesh to CSA and had served notice to ballot all train staff on London Underground. At the same time a tribunal claim had been lodged and was due to be heard that Jayesh had suffered a detriment due to his trade union activity.
A settlement was reached yesterday. The full terms of the agreement are confidential, but the RMT are pleased to report that Jayesh will be back driving trains in February next year.
Another victory for the RMT!
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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.
