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From London Transport Region's Executive Member Janine Booth

BRANCH SPHERES OF INFLUENCE
The agreed spheres of influence are attached on a separate sheet.

Council of Executives decision, 4 September:

We note the report from our Regional Organiser regarding spheres of influence of branches within London Transport region. We endorse the report and instruct the General Secretary to ensure its implementation.

We note the final offer from Mitie Technical Facilities Management of a pay rise of 1.5% for this year. While this is a disappointing offer, we note that it is the first pay rise in several years and as a one-year offer, gives us a platform to campaign for an improved rise next year.

We note that our representatives and branch recommend accepting it on this basis, and instruct the General Secretary to advise the employer of our acceptance.

London Transport Regional Council and branches to be advised

We note the report from our Regional Organiser and correspondence from our Branch Secretary. We congratulate our members for the action they have taken so far, and instruct the General Secretary to conduct a new ballot for strike action and industrial action short of strike action, in pursuit of our demands for agreements (with implementation dates) on the issues of:

• a substantial pay rise to at least the London Living Wage
• sick pay
• overtime rate
• allocation of overtime
• days in lieu
• better roster system
• weekly working hours
• uniform issue
  

We note the report on progress in negotiations, and affirm that pursuing further talks, rather than industrial action, is the way forward on this issue.

London Transport Regional Council and LU Engineering branch to be advised.

That we note the result of the ballot for strike action is as follows:-

That we note the result of the ballot for action short of strikes is as follows:-

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That we note the result of the ballot for action short of strikes is as follows:-

That we note the result of the ballots for both strikes and action short of strikes is as follows:-

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