London Underground Ltd

TUBE UNION RMT says that while strikes loom on London Underground middle managers have asked LUL Chief Operating Officer “How am I supposed to convince staff to break a strike/OT ban when I completely agree with many of the issues raised by the RMT?”
 
A leaked record of an “Area Managers Briefing” where senior Tube bosses met with area and line managers has exposed the chaos at London Underground stations following over 800 job cuts as part of LULs ‘Fit for the Future’ reorganisation that resulted in the closure of ticket offices on every station on the tube network.

STATION STAFFING & SAFETY ARRANGEMENTS, POST-IMPLEMENTATION OF FIT FOR THE FUTURE – LONDON UNDERGROUND (LUL/14/5)

Further to my previous Circular (IR/386/16) 9^th December 2016 on the above matter, the overtime ban remains on and has been well supported by our members, who should be congratulated for taking action.

STATION STAFFING & SAFETY ARRANGEMENTS, POST-IMPLEMENTATION OF FIT FOR THE FUTURE – LONDON UNDERGROUND (LUL/14/5)

Further to my previous Circular (IR/386/16) 9^th December 2016 on the above matter, the overtime ban remains on and has been well supported by our members, who should be congratulated for taking action.

DISMISSAL, D. STOREY, TRAIN OPERATOR, WEST RUISLIP – LONDON UNDERGROUND (LUL/4/1)

Further to my previous Circular (IR/377/16, 6th December 2016), the ballots have concluded with members voting as follows:-

WEST RUISLIP TRAINCREW DEPOT

Are you prepared to take strike action?

Total Votes Cast                17

Number Voting ‘Yes’           14

Number Voting ‘No’            3

Spoilt Papers                     0

Are you prepared to take industrial action short of a strike?

Total Votes Cast                17

DRIVERLESS TESTING, JUBILEE LINE – LONDON UNDERGROUND (LUL/14/10)

Further to my Circular No IR/345/16 17^th November 2016, I have been in correspondence with our sister union ASLEF with a view to working together on this matter. In addition a reply has been received from London Underground stating that the tests were at “the feasibility stage, assessment of the range of potential options to increase the service is not finalised and that this isn’t to fully automate the line”.

DISPLACEMENT – TRAIN OPERATORS – CENTRAL LINE – LONDON UNDERGROUND (LUL/16/4)

CHRISTMAS & NEW YEAR’S WORKING ARRANGEMENTS, TRAIN OPERATORS, HAMMERSMITH & CITY LINE AND DISTRICT LINE – LONDON UNDERGROUND (LUL/7/2)

Further to my previous Circular (IR/377/16, 6th December 2016), the ballot has concluded with members voting as follows:-

Are you prepared to take strike action?

Total Votes Cast                69

Number Voting ‘Yes’           58

Number Voting ‘No’            11

Spoilt Papers                     0

Are you prepared to take industrial action short of a strike?

Following the recent ballot result in favour of taking strike action and action short of a strike in protest against the unfair dismissal of your RMT colleague Brother Dean Storey, your Reps met yesterday to discuss the matter. As a result and having noted the views from this meeting, the National Executive Committee has taken the decision to call on all affected members at West Ruislip Traincrew Depot and White City Traincrew Depot NOT TO BOOK ON for any shifts that commence between:-

Today myself and senior RMT Stations reps along with the TSSA met LUL at ACAS to discuss the crisis and issues of dispute caused by Fit for the Future Stations.

We were meeting face to face with LUL Directors for the first time since having had seven days of intensive talks.

- Incident follows tube bosses broken pledge that all stations will be staffed when passenger trains run.
- 800 job cuts have seen numerous safety incidents on unstaffed or understaffed stations.
- Tube bosses now offering strikebreakers three times the pay of some station staff in an attempt to prop up failed 'Fit for the Future’ stations operation model.

RMT General Secretary, Mick Cash, has slammed London Underground management for allowing London’s tube stations to descend into chaos as a result of unjustified job cuts.