Includes London Underground staff of all grades on the Bakerloo Line, plus the Special Requirements Team (SRT) and hotel staff. Branch meetings are held at The Royal Exchange PH, 26 Sale Place, Paddington, W2. (map)
Click on the attachment to download the latest Bakerloo newsletter.
Main story follows:
Shutdown the Bakerloo Line on Saturday!
The LUL media department, aka Transport for Lies, have trotted out the usual rubbish on the eve of a strike on the tube.
As we are all to only aware, truth is the first casualty of war.
IN TWO separate disputes over the victimisation of RMT London Underground activists the union today announced action in support of train operators Eamon Lynch and Arwyn Thomas.
Bakerloo Branch has produced a newsletter on upcoming strike to stop the victimisation of Eamonn Lynch. Click on the attachement to download it. Main story follows:
RMT calls strike action. Do not book on for any duty between 21:00 hours from Friday 17th of December until 20:59 Saturday 18th of December
This strike is not just about Eamonn Lynch. This is about you!
From Bob Crow, General Secretary
I write to advise branches that the ballot results have been received from the scrutineer and are detailed below for your information:-
Elephant and Castle Station
Are you prepared to take Strike Action?
Total Votes Cast 2
Number Voting ‘Yes’ 1
Number Voting ‘No’ 1
Spoilt Papers 0
Are you prepared to take industrial action short of a strike?
Total Votes Cast 2
Number Voting ‘Yes’ 2
Number Voting ‘No’ 0
London Underground's response to the RMT's ballot to reinstate victimised rep Eamonn Lynch is not the most robust of arguments.
Perhaps Mr Ramsay would like to put out a bulletin which answers the following questions:
The latest Branch newsletter features articles on the Tribunal Judge's ruling on Eamonn Lynch's sacking, the jobs and safety strike and LUL's Rainbow procedure.
Click on the attachment to download it.
This resolution, submitted by Bakerloo branch, proposed by East Ham and seconded by LU Engineering, was carried by the November meeting of the Regional Council.
The LTRC congratulates all RMT and TSSA members for their solidarity and determination to resist the attacks on our job from the tube bosses and the Tory Mayor. We also place on record our thanks and sincere appreciation to those non members who respected our picket lines.
On November 5th 2010, the RMT won a landmark case for health and safety rep Eamonn Lynch at an Interim Relief Tribunal when the Judge awarded a "continuation order". This ruling by the judge means that the view of the Tribunal was that Eamonn had been sacked and victimised by London Underground on the basis of his trade union activity.
The RMT received the following message of solidarity from French rail union SUD- RAIL for the the union's campaign to stop the victimisations on the tube:
"French union federation SUD-Rail (SUD for Solidarity, Unity and Democraty) send its full support to RMT activists sacked by London Underground :
- Bakerloo Line driver, Eamon Lynch, RMT health and safety rep,
- Morden driver, Arwyn Thomas, RMT activist.
London Underground must let them work again freely.
Download the poster advertising the Bakerloo AGM
Thursday December 2nd at 15:00 hours, upstairs in the Clachan, Kingly Street, near Oxford Circus tube station.
Speakers include General Secretary, Bob Crow