ABM Cleaners

RMT Campaign Achieves Major Pay Victory For OCS Eurostar Cleaners

Submitted by Peter on 9 February, 2012 - 11:38

RAIL UNION RMT today announced the end a pay dispute involving OCS cleaners working on the Eurostar contract after a new deal secured the union’s interim objective of getting all staff onto a minimum rate of £8 per hour by the autumn of this year.

A series of incremental increases under the package will say the minimum rate of pay rise from £7.40 an hour to £8.00 per hour by November - an increase of around 8% on the basic.

Olympic Deals At TfL

Submitted by Peter on 2 February, 2012 - 00:25

Click read more for an overview of all completed and on going Olympic offers at TfL.

Redundancies - Initial (London Underground contract)

Submitted by Janine on 31 January, 2012 - 16:01

RMT General Grades Committee decision:

We note the report from our Regional Organiser. We instruct the General Secretary to obtain an up-to-date report and place it in front of us.

Stations and Revenue Control Safety Council Staff Side January 2012 Meeting Download

Submitted by Peter on 27 January, 2012 - 15:03

Download the full minutes of the 'Stations and Revenue Control Safety Council Staff Side' meeting for January 2012 here.

RMT Demands Fresh Pay Talks As Eurostar Cleaners Vote To Strike

Submitted by Peter on 27 January, 2012 - 14:51

STRIKES BY some 150 cleaners on three contracts across the Channel tunnel network have come a step closer after RMT members voted by overwhelming margins for industrial action in a bid to raise appallingly low pay levels.

The union has demanded fresh talks with subcontracting employers OCS and Initial after workers on the OCS Eurostar contract and Initial’s Eurostar and the Network Rail Channel tunnel rail link contracts endorsed action with only two votes cast against.

RMT general secretary Bob Crow said:

Stations and Revenue Control Safety Council Staff Side

Submitted by Peter on 27 January, 2012 - 14:47

Stations and Revenue Control Safety Council
Staff side

General Update

Jan 2012

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General Update

Aftermath of Person under train incidents-storage of bodies.

Following on from consultation on this matter, we attended a meeting on 12th Jan.

RMT Demands Decent Olympics Deal for Cleaners

Submitted by Janine on 17 January, 2012 - 14:06

RMT General Grades Committee decision:

We instruct the General Secretary to place in front of us a report on the status of claims and offers in respect of cleaner members in the London Transport region as soon as practical.

London Transport Regional Council and branches to be advised.

RMT Sets Reduced-Rate Subscription for Initial Cleaners and Sodexho Canteen Staff

Submitted by Janine on 14 January, 2012 - 17:01

Canteen rep Petrit Mihaj

RMT has agreed reduced-rate subscriptions of £1 per week for workers at Initial Cleaners and Sodexho canteens in London Transport. This reduced rate is part of our organising campaign to achieve recognition in these two companies, and will be reviewed in 12 months' time.

Cleaners Demonstration At City Hall

Cleaning industry Bosses at Initial, one of the biggest companies on London Underground are asking low paid Cleaners to pay for the London Living Wage (LLW) with the removal of promotional opportunities by trying to get rid of the Supervisor Grades this way ensuring Cleaners cannot get any improvement in their conditions by having some hope of moving from the lowest grade in our industry.

Cleaners Demonstration At TfL Head Office

Cleaning industry Bosses at Initial, one of the biggest companies on London Underground are asking low paid Cleaners to pay for the London Living Wage (LLW) with the removal of promotional opportunities by trying to get rid of the Supervisor Grades this way ensuring Cleaners cannot get any improvement in their conditions by having some hope of moving from the lowest grade in our industry.