News, reports and information for London Transport cleaners
SUBJECT: STAFFING LEVELS – ABM (LONDON UNDERGROUND CONTRACT)
That we note the report from our Lead Officer that the union is in receipt of a letter from ABM that now clarifies the headcount on the LUL contract; stating that the headcount is 2650, on top of their assurances that there will be no redundancies or job cuts.
Dear Colleague
CANCELLED: CLEANERS DEMONSTRATION 29TH JANUARY
We have been advised by our parliamentary group that due to the likelihood of a series of Brexit votes on 29th January it will be extremely difficult to hold an effective the demo and rally because of large amount of activity outside parliament on that date and also our rally taking place at the same time as Brexit votes taking place.
Dear Colleagues,
RMT Secures 550 Jobs
I am pleased to announce that RMT have secured 550 cleaner jobs on ABM the chosen London Underground cleaning contract supplier.
This is an important victory in the fight for jobs and workplace justice for London Underground cleaners as the TFL contractors ABM were forced by a sustained campaign of union pressure to reinstate 550 posts into their headcount.
RMT warns of loss of 1000 cleaning jobs on London Underground and confirms lobby of Parliament
TUBE UNION RMT today warned of a thousand cleaning job losses on London Underground and announced that it will be lobbying Parliament on the 29th of January in support of decent jobs, on decent pay and conditions provided in house and with the cuts axe lifted from above the heads of the cleaning workforce.
In 2017 London Underground again outsourced Tube cleaning; this time on a five year contract to Global Corporation ABM.
The National Industrial Organising Conference of Transport Cleaning Workers conference takes place on the 11th of May 2019. If you would like further information please speak to you branch secretary for more information.
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National Industrial Organising Conference of Transport Cleaning Workers 2019
Our Ref: BR1/28/1
7th January 2019
Dear Colleague
National Industrial Organising Conference of Transport Cleaning Workers 2019
Solidarity with our Tube Cleaners
RMT Parliamentary rally and demonstration
TUESDAY 29th JANUARY 2019
London Underground cleaners have been invited to come to the Houses of Parliament on Tuesday 29th January to meet with some MPs. The MPs want to hear from cleaners about their issues. The best people to talk to the MPs are the cleaners themselves.
Dear Colleague
Solidarity with our Tube Cleaners: RMT Parliamentary demonstration & rally
Tuesday 29th January 2019
5.00pm: (sharp) Demonstration opposite Parliament (Old Palace Yard, SW1P 3JY)
6.30pm: Rally in the Houses of Parliament
Subject: NON-PAYMENT OF WAGES – PREMIER WORK SUPPORT (ABM CONTRACT)
That we note the completely unacceptable treatment of our cleaner members; getting paid on time for work done is one requirement that is sacrosanct to all our members, and we will not allow this non-payment of wages to continue or responsibility for this to be avoided by Premier Work Support or ABM via some paper-thin manoeuvre, where each blame the other and our members rights fall down between the two!
Subject: STAFFING LEVELS – ABM (LONDON UNDERGROUND CONTRACT)
Threats from ABM Regarding Alleged “Defamation”!
That we note a letter has been received from the Company, that while not directly refuting our position that ABM are seeking to reduce the workforce by almost a third, makes the direct threat “to take further action” against the union if we address this issue in a publication ever again!
Subject: STAFFING LEVELS – ABM (LONDON UNDERGROUND CONTRACT)
That we note the report from the Lead Officer that ABM are to shed hundreds and hundreds of jobs and are seeking to reduce the work force by almost a third.