RMT Continues Ballot Plans At APD and TfL and Encourages ACAS Talks With LU To Reconvene As Soon As Practical
Submitted by admin on 27 April, 2012 - 00:46
We note the resolution from LU Engineering branch and the report regarding our ballot of APD Fleet members.
We instruct the General Secretary to place this matter back in front of us as soon as practical after our Regional Council has debated this resolution at its meeting today.
Further, we instruct the General Secretary to ensure as a matter of urgency that:
- our industrial action ballot of TfL members (decision G300, 23 February 2012) is
carried out without further delay - talks at ACAS with London Underground about the Olympics are reconvened as soon
as possible
London Transport Regional Council and branches to be advised.
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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.
S Stock tube drivers on Hammersmith and City, Metropolitan and Circle lines to be balloted for action over attack on working conditions
