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Mind the Pay Gaps!

RMT submitted the following comments to TfL / London Underground's consultation on its pay gap reports and plans.

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RMT comments on TfL pay gap action plan (and associated reports)

SUMMARY:

The pay gap reports show that the persistence (and in some aspects, worsening) of pay disadvantage experienced by women, black, ethnic minority and disabled workers arises from two main areas:

LUL and TfL Additional Holiday Pay Agreements

Our Ref: LUL/9/8

5th July 2023

Dear RMT Member

CALCULATION OF HOLIDAY PAY

TRANSPORT FOR LONDON / LONDON UNDERGROUND

Recent discussions have taken place and an offer of agreement was received from TfL and LUL for the payment of overtime and other regular payments in holiday pay.

The National Executive Committee has taken the decision to accept the arrangement for holiday pay and I have advised the Company accordingly. A copy of the agreement is available to view here for TfL and LUL. [attached]

Joint Trade Union TfL Pensions Working Group (PWG) newsletter update

Dear Colleague,

TFL PENSION FUND - INDEPENDENT REVIEW

I refer to my previous email of 2nd November 2023, I can advise that a further joint Trade Union TfL Pensions Working Group (PWG) newsletter update has been prepared in respect of the independent review into the TfL Pension Fund. The newsletter can be found by clicking on the following link https://bit.ly/3pxa2hy

I will keep you advised of future developments.

Yours sincerely,

Michael Lynch
General Secretary

 

TfL funding deal ends soon

TfLs latest funding deal will end on June 24th and London Underground plotting ways to make half a billion pounds of cuts.

Read the attached newsletter to see what RMT, the only union to have taken industrial action so far, is doing in response.

Instead of a recommended approach and implementation plan, pension report is an assortment of attacks

Dear Colleague,

TFL PENSION FUND - INDEPENDENT REVIEW

I refer to my previous correspondence, 2Oth December 2021, you will be aware that Sir Brendan Barber the head of the Review Commission looking into the TfL Pension Fund submitted the final report on 28th March 2022.

RMT Strike and opposition to pension cuts have rocked management’s timetable for 'reform'

  • This text is taken from the attached newsletter. Please download, print and distribute it in your LU / TfL workplace

Strikes and opposition to pension cuts have rocked management’s timetable for so-called reform of our pensions. When Brendon Barber took on the review of the TfL pension fund the terms of reference said he would refine proposals and outline a timetable for implementation by 31 March 2022.