News, reports and information for London Transport cleaners
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FAO all outsourced cleaning, security, catering and stations grades
'Our Work Matters' - Opportunity to get trained and lobby politicians directly, London, June 15th, 9.30am-3.30pm
RMT has been working with the TUC in developing a new campaign - 'Our Work Matters - Justice for outsourced facilities workers'.
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RMT's victory on TfL travel passes for sub-contracted cleaners - passes issued from now
As I have reported before, RMT's campaigning has won a major concession for sub-contracted cleaners working at Transport for London. Cleaners who work at TfL will now receive an Oystercard for travel on TfL's network. I'm writing now with more details about the eligibility and process for getting this travel pass.
Dear colleague,
RMT wins free travel for 5,800 TfL cleaners
After years of campaigning, RMT has won free travel facilities for 5,800 cleaners sub-contracted by Transport for London.
Last weekend, at an RMT fringe during London Labour conference, I reiterated our union's case for the Mayor to do more for TfL's outsourced cleaners, including extending the free travel benefit, improving other employment conditions and ending the scourge of outsourcing by bringing them into direct employment.
Dear colleague,
RMT campaign wins cleaners free travel
On Sunday the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan announced that from April next year ABM cleaners will be given the same free travel as other directly employed TfL staff. The Mayor also announced that he will instruct TfL to look at ensuring cleaners get sick pay and will review again the outsourcing contract with ABM in April 2023.
RMT today welcomed the news that heroic cleaners on London’s Underground network will receive free travel on Transport for London services as of the new financial year.
Following a long campaign fought by the union, the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has today announced that the cleaners, who are outsourced to US company ABM, will finally get the free travel given to directly employed TfL staff. The Mayor has also asked TfL to look into making sure the cleaners get sick pay and to assess whether they can finally be brought in-house in April 2023.
The RMT London Transport Region is organising a campaign launch event as London Transport cleaners working for ABM on the Tube and ISS on the Docklands Light Railway ramp up their right for a fair deal.
To attend the event, which will take place on 25th of August, and to confirms times, please speak to a local rep or branch official.
The event will take place all day at the Indian YMCA, 42 Fitzroy Square, W1T 6AQ.
Dear colleague,
RATES OF PAY & CONDITIONS OF SERVICE 2022 - ABM (LUL CONTRACT) (LUL/0001/ABM)
Further to my previous Circular (IR/135/22, 28th June 2022), this matter has been considered by the National Executive Committee and in line with its decision, I have advised the Company that unless the following demands are met, a dispute situation will exist between us and this Union will not hesitate to initiate a ballot for strike action:-
RMT declares dispute over outsourced Underground cleaners following ‘stitch up’ review.
RMT has warned London mayor Sadiq Khan that it would be declaring another dispute on the Underground and balloting for strike action after it emerged that heroic Tube cleaners have been condemned to three more years of outsourcing following what the union described as “a stitch up behind closed doors”.
Senior London Labour politicians have today made the case for the full public ownership and control of London Transport cleaning services on grounds of safety and efficiency.
Please find attached a newsletter for ABM cleaners on London Underground, produced by the RMT for Bulgarian speakers.