At SFC today LU gave us their proposal to utilise the 325 additional jobs agreed as a result of our strike action earlier this year.
An SFC News with some initial thoughts on the proposal will be sent out soon.
We will be spending 4 weeks looking at the plans at SFC level and then rosters will be produced and looked at L1.
The next meeting of the London Transport Regional Council will be on Thursday April 27 at the Fountains Abbey PH, Praed St, London W2
Meeting will start at 1630.
Reports from John Leach RMT RO region 11
Andy Littlechild NEC member
Spokesperson from Jobstown dispute - Jobstown 18 socialists and activists facing jail in Ireland for opposing water charges and austerity cuts in general
Management continue to refuse to recognise our reps in many areas. This is a clear and obvious breach of the agreement made in March 2000 on our machinery of negotiation.
RMT will continue to elect our full entitlement of reps on stations.
Members have the right to ask for whoever they want to accompany them to LDIs, Case Conferences etc. Therefore managers cannot refused to release any rep who a member has specifically asked for.
Yesterday saw RMT's first ever Disabled Members' Conference, held in London.
Although quite small (9 delegates, plus union officials), the important thing was that it took place at all, especially as rank-and-file members had pushed for its creation against the wishes of the union's national leadership. Now it is established, it will grow from year to year, as the union's other equalities conferences have done.
TUC Disabled Workers' Committee, Conference and Manifesto
Attached is the lastest RMT London Calling newsletter.
Focusing on our 3 members at London Bridge who have been disciplined for rushing to assist a co- worker who was being assaulted. That co-worker was pregnant.
Please download, print display and distribute across your workplace.
The ballot on London Bridge and Waterloo will begin on March 30 and ballot papers must be returned by April 18.
London Underground managers have been quoted on social media and in the press as saying "Kirsty Watts was never assaulted "
I just started the petition Defend the London Bridge three and wanted to ask if you could add your name too.
This campaign means a lot to me and the more support we can get behind it, the better chance we have of succeeding. You can read more and sign the petition here:
http://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/defend-the-london-bridge-three
Thank you!
Demo to support the London Bridge 3
London Bridge Station April 3 0800 - 0930
London Underground senior managers are seeking to lie and mislead the public over the events surrounding the punitive disciplinary sanctions handed down to the London Bridge 3.
Their colleague, who was pregnant, was assaulted by a fare eveader on November 16.
She requested assistance via connect radio and this has been confirmed by the CSS who took the radio call.
London Underground are lying when they say this CSA was not assaulted.
Enough said.
That is all.
LU management have announced that they will be releasing Train Manager rosters this Sunday 26th March. It therefore remains clear to the RMT that they still have no interest in engaging in meaningful negotiations and plan to impose the new model in 28 days from release of rosters.
The following response has been sent today to Mike Smith:
The RMT are to ballot tube workers at London Bridge and Waterloo stations in the dispute that has led to Lee Cornell being sacked and 2 other workers being given punitive sanctions.
The ballot will demand the reinstatement of Lee and the withdrawal of the punitive sanctions handed down to the 2 other workers.
The balloting period will commence on March 30 with ballot papers having to be returned by April 18
All station staff at these 2 busy Central London stations are being asked to vote YES for strike and YES for action short of to defend the London Bridge 3,