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Neasden Branch - Postponement of next Branch Meeting

Submitted by jubileesc on 7 March, 2023 - 06:22

Due to the RMT strike action on Wednesday 15th March, the Branch Committee have decided to postpone the next Branch Meeting.

The process for picketing for the strike is well established, so please could Picket Supervisors organise their picket lines locally. Placards and armbands etc will be availble from the Branch Secretary on 13th March, or can be collected from Unity House directly. 

H&C Branch Meeting Today @ 1500hrs

Submitted by HandC Branch on 1 March, 2023 - 11:00

You are reminded the H&C Branch Meeting will be taking place today, Wednesday 1st March 2023, as usual at 1500hrs. See the attached poster for further details.

Among important issues to discuss are:

  • The upcoming Strike Action on the 15th March
  • Stations Rostering Issues and potential to enter into Dispute
  • Locking/Opening Up of unmanned stations (particularly on the Ladbroke Grove Group)

Your Level 2 & Tier 2 reps will be available to give a report and answer any questions you may have.

All members welcome.

IMPORTANT- H&C February 2023 Branch Meeting CANCELLED

Submitted by HandC Branch on 24 January, 2023 - 10:48

IMPORTANT- The Hammersmith & City Branch Meeting is CANCELLED on the 1st February 2023.

This is due to lack of available Branch Officials. The Secretary is unavailable, and the assistant Branch Secretary has had to leave London at short notice, and also there is a National Rail Train Drivers strike on the same day.

We wouldn't usually cancel a meeting just because of a different TOC taking strike action, and this decision has not been taken lightly, but combined with the unavailability of Branch Officials we have been left with no option.

Update from RO on talks with LUL - Strike on 10th Nov 2022!

Submitted by Jared on 9 November, 2022 - 10:36

Your RMT negotiators met London Underground yesterday (8/11/22)  and offered to suspend our strike action if management agreed to:

Suspend the implementation of 600 station job cuts until the end of this year.

Make a clear statement that LUL would not agree to detrimental attacks on our pension arising out the current pension review that they are conducting with government.

Branch Meeting 27th July

Submitted by HandC Branch on 26 July, 2022 - 20:49

Your Branch Officials have made the decision to make tomorrows Branch Meeting, 27th July 2022, a Hybrid Zoom meeting. This is due to the National Rail strike affecting some TOCs.

We understand some members and reps who live outside of London would struggle to attend. Therefore we will use a laptop to make the meeting Hybrid. 

Overtime works against us

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on 4 June, 2022 - 01:57

Why working overtime works against us…

The sudden sharp increase in station closures demonstrates what we always knew; the job requires more station staff, not fewer. 

LU has made clear its intention to get shot of around 600 CSA posts. Talks between RMT and LU have gone nowhere but the strength of the strikes on 1st/3rd March forced a partial (temporary) climbdown on pensions and now LU is looking to take on a grade or a function at a time.