Council of Executives reports

• LU pay
  • referendum closes 27 October
• James Masango
  • remedy hearing adjourned until November
  • press release today
• Station staffing
  • Don’t send VIPs to Victoria!
  • National SOS campaign
  • action short of strikes

• PAY
  • Alstom – referendum rejected 32-17
  • LU – offer rejected; talks at ACAS tomorrow
  • EDF Powerlink – improved offer – Regional Organiser to report
  • CTS – offer improved to 3.5%
  • Initial cleaners – pay uprated in line with London Living Wage – organising campaign underway
• VICTIMISATIONS
  • Issa Kanu reinstated
  • Jayesh Patel – Directors Review offered return to driver after 12 months – meeting sought
    

• PAY
  • Alstom – referendum closes 29 September
  • LU – offer rejected; Unite referendum rejected last LU offer; meeting with the other unions this week; further discussion at GGC after Thursday’s meeting
• VICTIMISATIONS
  • Jayesh Patel, Tunde Umanah, James Masango – see decisions
• ORGANISING
  • Track contract workers’ charter – being laid out this week
  • Reduced-rate subs – Initial cleaners, Sodexho canteens
• LU UNIFORM
  

PAY

• London Underground
  • revised offer (Y1 5%, Y2-4 RPI+0.25%, Y5 RPI+0.5%) rejected by GGC
  • other unions also rejected; RMT wrote to ASLEF urging joint response: no reply
  • LU has referred the issue to ACAS
  • campaign needed in workplaces; LTRC meeting for members, 15 September
• CTS – 3% offer, feedback sought
• Alstom – revised offer: Y1 4%; Y2 4% + Olympics bonus of up to £400 – Regional Organiser recommends referendum with recommendation to reject

VICTIMISATIONS

• Tunde Umanah reinstated

• LU pay – revised offer (Y1 5%, Y2-4 RPI+0.25%, Y5 RPI+0.5%) to be discussed by GGC tomorrow (10/8) – recommendation to reject – letter to ASLEF urging joint response: no reply
• CTS pay – 3% offer, feedback sought
• Victimisations – Tunde Amanah, Jayesh Patel, Tony Rowntree – all still awaiting appeal outcome
• Review of industrial disputes, LU – verbal report on progress to be given; input needed
• LU Job Cuts – to be discussed by GGC tomorrow (10/8)
  

PAY

• London Underground – The latest offer is Y1 4.75% Y2-5 RPI+0.25%, very little on conditions; RMT rejected (see decision); other unions indicated they would reject too
• EDF Powerlink – the latest offer is Y1 4.5%, Y2-5 RPI+0.25%; RMT rejected (see decision)
• Tube Lines (Stratford Market, ex-Alstom) – accepted 2-year deal of Y1 5.6%; Y2 RPI+0.5% (min. 0.5%); changes to rosters to be subject to negotiations
  

Victimisations

• Arwyn reinstated - dispute resolved - details of settlement to be given verbally
• request for donation to LabourStart
• outstanding victimisation cases - Tony Rowntree; Jayesh Patel; Tunde Amanah
• review of industrial disputes

Pay & Conditions

• London Underground - Company Council tomorrow; cleaning vouchers
• Tube Lines (ex-Alstom) - accepted
• EDF Powerlink - rejected
• CBS Outdoor - accepted
• TfL - third year of 3-year deal
  

• Victimisations – see decision re strike dates, Arwyn; talks at ACAS tomorrow; dispute payments decision 20/21 June; publicity and workplace visits; LabourStart email campaign; preparation for all-grades ballot; Tony Rowntree CDI and appeal; other victimisations; review of industrial disputes
• LU pay – latest offer rejected; next talks 22 June
• LU stations job cuts – reps’ meeting; GGC decision; stations and revenue grades meeting, 23 June
• Track contract workers’ charter – list of contractors compiled; reduced subs to be decided 20/21 June; first draft of Charter now done
  

LU Victimisations – LU job cuts (OSP) – Tube cuts – LU machinery of negotiation - Victoria Line upgrade health & safety drivers’ dispute – Hammersmith & City Line dispute – LU ‘rainbow’ process – Signals Framework Agreement, grade progression – Northumberland Park fleet – imposition of Stations Framework Agreement – Power Control Room grade progression – DLR dispute – Regional Organiser assault conviction – Alstom Jubilee contract transferred back in-house to Tube Lines – LU uniform cleaning vouchers – LU pay – Disabled members’ advisory committee / conference – other companies – Egypt

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

COUNCIL OF EXECUTIVES MEMBER’S REPORT TO LTRC EXECUTIVE, 8/3/11

• DLR – RMT won appeal; in same Appeal Court decision, ASLEF also won similar appeal; proposal for new strikes on DLR to be discussed at GGC Wednesday; talks with management Wednesday
• LU victimisations – see decision; will be a single ballot of drivers; membership lists / database needs checking; ACAS talks Wednesday; RCI rep Tony Rowntree sent to CDI
• LU job cuts – report on Equalities review posted on website; need more reports to members on reviews; comments invited re ongoing strategy
  

• Taxis - 15-year age limit (see decision)
• LU job cuts - confidential reporting line luljobcuts@rmt.org.uk; need to update membership information following 6 February moves; appeals against displacements; Enhanced AFM Functionality; reviews ongoing; action short of strikes; recommend members' meeting w/c 14 March
• LU pay - claim submitted
• 29 April public holiday - correspondence with LU
• 26 March demonstration - please mobilise
• DLR injunction appeal - hearing has been held, decision expected around 8 March
  

• Taxis – 15-year age limits – see decision
• Thales – election of reps on LT contract
• DLR – awaiting outcome of legal appeal (held this week, but decision may not be given immediately); progress made in talks
• Olympics – Regional Organiser to report to LTRC Exec
• LU machinery of negotiation – more discussion required before accepting CMO machinery; outstanding issues on COO machinery tabled for Company Council – if no result there, then refer to ACAS
  

• 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
  

Report from Janine Booth, your Council of Executives member

• I was elected last Tuesday (4 January) - thanks for support.
• I have been appointed to the following Executive subcommittees - Equal Rights, Olympics, General Finance, Staffing, Health & Safety - disappointed not to have others eg. Publicity and Propaganda, but membership of these committees was decided before I was elected.
• RMT grades and equalities conferences will be taking place over the next few months - all branches, please send delegates and resolutions.