What is a National Executive Committee decision?

This article is an 'executive decision' which has been written by the RMT National Executive Committee. The National Executive is the union's governing body in between AGMs. Its decisions set out what the union will do on a particular issue.

These decisions can often be brief, and may be one of several passed over a period of time. To get a better understanding or find out more information about what the RMT is doing, speak to your rep or attend your branch or Regional Council meeting.

All fleet maintenance to be balloted over proposed safety cuts

Subject: TRAIN PREPARATION SCHEDULE – LONDON UNDERGROUND

That we note that the company are intent on a wholesale watering down of train inspection frequencies beyond all recognition across the LUL network; thereby introducing significant risks to the travelling public and our members of various grades.

Now that the ballot matrix is now up to date; and in the absence of any requested assurances from the company around this dispute relating to safety consultation and the removal of safety critical roles; we instruct the General Secretary to ballot all members in Fleet maintenance for industrial action in the form of:

Strike Action & Actions Short of a Strike namely:

• Overtime Ban
• Refusal of Rest Day working
• No working without a valid Risk Assessment
• Refusal to changing or swapping of shifts
• No lone working
• No working without a LU qualified First Aider at Work on site
• No task to be carried out, without a valid and up-to-date VMI, QP or WI
• No training for tasks that are not part of your substantive role, or training of staff to do tasks that are not their substantive role
• No working at any other location then your home location or associated sidings and callpoints
• No higher duty working
• No working without a valid license
• No working without a Fire Warden on site

Members to be advised by email & text.

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

What is a National Executive Committee decision?

This article is an 'executive decision' which has been written by the RMT National Executive Committee. The National Executive is the union's governing body in between AGMs. Its decisions set out what the union will do on a particular issue.

These decisions can often be brief, and may be one of several passed over a period of time. To get a better understanding or find out more information about what the RMT is doing, speak to your rep or attend your branch or Regional Council meeting.