Maintenance

subject: PAY PARITY, TRANSPLANT MAINTENANCE/STORES STAFF – LONDON UNDERGROUND (ex-AP JNP)

We note the report from our Lead Officer that this dispute remains unresolved and the ballot mandate expires on 6th June 2018.

We therefore instruct the General Secretary to advise the company we remain in dispute and immediately re-ballot the following Transplant Members for Industrial Actions:

Maintenance Members

Performance Managers, Technical Managers, Maintenance Duty Managers, Team Leader, Advanced Train Maintainers, Train Maintainers.

Stores Members

Subject: TRAIN PREPARATION PAYMENTS, TRANSPLANT MAINTENANCE STAFF – LONDON UNDERGROUND (ex-AP JNP)

We note the report from our Lead Officer that this dispute remains unresolved and the ballot mandate expires on 6th June 2018.

We therefore instruct the General Secretary to advise the company we remain in dispute and immediately re-ballot the following Transplant Members for Industrial Actions:

Maintenance Duty Managers, Team leaders, Advanced Train Maintainers.

The Industrial Action to be in the form of:

TRAIN PREPARATION SCHEDULE - LONDON UNDERGROUND (LUL/14/10)

The following resolution has been received from our East Ham Branch:-

“This branch notes the very dangerous intention by LU to change the train preparation schedule from every 24 hours to every 96 hours. London Underground are saying that this is as safe as 24 hours. No safety related submission has been provided to back this up. The company will effectively be running a train service with a large percentage of its train service unchecked for four days at a time.

TRAIN PREPARATION SCHEDULE – LONDON UNDERGROUND

We note the resolution from our East Ham Branch and the concerns held by them and many others regarding the company’s proposed move to extend the prep of train
units by our Fleet Train Maintainers from 24hrs to 96hrs!

We also note the upcoming joint Tier 2 meeting on 18 th May between our Fleet and Trains Health & Safety Reps with management.

Subject: TRAIN PREPARATION PAYMENTS, TRANSPLANT MAINTENANCE STAFF – LONDON UNDERGROUND (EX-AP JNP)

We note the report from our Lead Officer who has consulted directly with our members and representative; that the talks with the company have not reached a satisfactory outcome.

PAY PARITY, TRANSPLANT MAINTENANCE & STORES STAFF – LONDON UNDERGROUND (EX-AP JNP) 

We note the report from our Lead Officer who has consulted directly with our members and representative; that the talks with the company have not reached a satisfactory outcome. WeWinstruct our member to take the following Industrial Action Short of a Strike commencing at 00:01 on Wednesday 14th February 2018 in the form of:

Subject: redundancies, lul contract – balfour beatty

We note the correspondence on file and the serious threats to our members from redundancy and refer this matter into our Southern Sub Committee for examination and report.

LU Engineering Branch and the London Transport Regional Council to be advised.

Subject: BOXING DAY WORKING – LU ASSET OPERATIONS

We note the ballot result for strike action is:

Subject: TRAIN PREPARATION PAYMENTS, TRANSPLANT MAINTENANCE STAFF – LONDON UNDERGROUND (ex-AP JNP)

We note the letter from the company.

We instruct the General Secretary to suspend all industrial action in light of scheduled talks in the new year.

Further, we instruct the General Secretary to place a report back on progress in scheduled talks in front of this NEC no later than the third week in January 2018.

Members to be advised by email and text.

LU Fleet Branch and the London Transport Regional Council to be advised.

Subject: PAY PARITY, TRANSPLANT MAINTENANCE/STORES STAFF – LONDON UNDERGROUND (ex-AP JNP)

We note the letter from the company.

We instruct the General Secretary to suspend all industrial action in light of progress made in negotiations.

Further, we instruct the General Secretary to place a report back on progress in scheduled talks in front of this NEC no latter than the third week in January 2018.

Members to be advised by email and text.

LU Fleet Branch and the London Transport Regional Council to be advised.