RMT official circulars

Circulars from RMT head office about issues in our region

Boxing Day Payments dispute update

strike flag

19th December 2024

Dear Colleagues,

BOXING DAY PAYMENTS, SERVICE CONTROL STAFF - LONDON UNDERGROUND (LUL/7/2)

Further to my previous Circular (IR/371/24, 13th December 2024), talks have taken place with the Company and the Lead Officer has received written confirmation and commitments from the Company that further talks will take place with a view to agreeing a resolution to this matter.

Tube pay offer update

26th November 2024

Dear RMT Member

RATES OF PAY & CONDITIONS OF SERVICE 2024 - LONDON UNDERGROUND

Your RMT Lead Officer has now met with level 2 IR Reps from each LUL function to consider the offer received in respect of the above and the clarifications recently provided by the Company. For your ease of reference, the offer is as follows:

RMT contribution rates for 2025

Dear RMT member,

RMT CONTRIBUTION RATES FOR 2025

Like most things, the cost of providing you with the benefits of RMT membership increases every year and, in most cases, will result in an increase to your contributions to help us maintain and improve those benefits and our services to members.

Noting the high rate of RPI inflation in recent years, general increases in the cost of living and the fact that many of our members had been subject to employer and government imposed pay freezes, your Union implemented the following measures to assist our members:

Vote YES: Noise dispute for Central, Jubilee and Northern Lines

Ear protectors

4th November 2024

Dear colleague,

NOISE LEVELS ON THE CENTRAL LINE, JUBILEE LINE AND NORTHERN LINE

DO NOT WASTE YOUR VOTE - VOTE 'YES' FOR STRIKE ACTION & ACTION SHORT OF A STRIKE

The closing date for the ballot is Tuesday 19th November, so if you haven’t done so already, now is the time to vote. Due to balloting laws, I cannot stress enough how important it is that you fill in your ballot paper and return it as quickly as possible.

Tube strike suspended

1 November 2024

INDUSTRIAL ACTION SUSPENDED

Dear RMT Member

RATES OF PAY & CONDITIONS OF SERVICE 2024 - LONDON UNDERGROUND

As you know, industrial action had been scheduled to take place throughout next week.

RMT members vote overwhelmingly to retain the RMT Political Fund

Dear Colleague,

RMT members vote overwhelmingly to retain the RMT Political Fund

I pleased to advise you that RMT members have voted overwhelmingly to retain the RMT Political Fund with a margin of over nine to one in favour of keeping the Fund.

RMT members voted by 21,319 votes (97.6%) to 528 votes (2.4%) to retain the RMT Political Fund. The turnout was 28.1%.

Victoria Line noise ballot succeeds

15th October 2024

Dear RMT Member,

NOISE LEVELS ON THE VICTORIA LINE – LONDON UNDERGROUND

I write to advise you that the ballot has now closed and the result is as follows:-

Are you prepared to take strike action?

Number of individuals who were entitled to vote in the ballot:             159

Number of votes cast in the ballot:                                                      102

Number of individuals answering “Yes” to the question:                       100      

Black History Month event

10th October 2024

TO: THE SECRETARY, ALL BRANCHES AND REGIONAL COUNCILS

Dear Colleague,

RMT BLACK HISTORY MONTH EVENT - FRIDAY 18 OCTOBER 2024

All RMT members are invited to the RMT Black and Ethnic Minority Members' Advisory Committee event for Black History Month - with a theme of 'Reclaiming Narratives': An Evening of Discussions.

New continuation of action named in Jobs, Pensions and Agreements dispute

Our Ref: LUL/14/2

10th October 2024

Dear RMT Member,

DEFENDING JOBS, PENSIONS AND AGREEMENTS - LONDON UNDERGROUND

I write to advise you that the ballot has now closed and the result is as follows:-

 

Are you prepared to take strike action?

Number of individuals who were entitled to vote in the ballot:             10196

Number of votes cast in the ballot:                                                      5861