Ballot for strike action of all Victoria Line drivers to be conducted

BREAKDOWN IN INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS, TRAIN OPERATORS, VICTORIA LINE - LONDON UNDERGROUND (LUL/14/2)

Further to my previous Circular (IR/112/19, 20th March 2019), I advised the Company that a dispute situation exists over breaches of the attendance at work procedure; unlawful deduction of wages; attempts to derecognise the SSTO grade at the lowest level in the machinery; breaches of the framework agreement including enforced and imposed overtime; unacceptable noise levels on the line and undue pressure and bullying of Drivers from Service Control Management.

There has since been two meetings with the Company but these issues remain unresolved and following a meeting with the Lead Officer and Reps, the National Executive Committee has taken the decision to conduct a ballot for strike action of all Victoria Line Train Operators, Night Tube Train Operators and Instructor Operators. I am currently making preparations to act in accordance with this decision and will keep Branches advised of all further developments.