LU has announced plans to have Supervisors covering several stations from 7am to 11pm only. These stations would be opened and closed by security guards.

These plans relate to stations transferred from Silverlink, but RMT believes they are a precursor to wider de-staffing of London Underground stations.

The General Grades Committee has made the following decision:

This is totally unacceptable, and clearly forms part of the employer’s agenda to cut station staff jobs and worsen their working conditions.

We note that this issue has been referred to ACAS, and instruct the General Secretary to arrange for this to take place as soon as possible

We note that London Underground has presented a staffing arrangement for the stations transferred from Silverlink in 2007, which attacks job, conditions, standards and safety, and contradicts the settlement reached by this union and TSSA with London Underground management in 2008.

London Underground’s proposal includes:

• 'Mobile supervision’, with Station Supervisors covering multiple stations at the same time
• Supervision of stations only between 0700 and 2300, not for full traffic hours, let alone the 24/7 supervision enjoyed by all other London Underground stations
• Security guards opening and closing stations and booking contractors on and off duty

This is totally unacceptable, and clearly forms part of the employer’s agenda to cut station staff jobs and worsen their working conditions.

We note that this issue has been referred to ACAS, and instruct the General Secretary to arrange for this to take place as soon as possible.

We further instruct the General Secretary to:

• Write to all our London Underground station staff members, outlining the company’s plans and this union’s stance on this and other current stations issues, urging them to get active in the union, including information about our Regional Council’s Station
  and Revenue Grades Committee, and enclosing a membership form;
• Offer the Secretary and Chair of our Regional Council’s Station and Revenue Grades Committee the resources and support they need in campaigning in workplaces about this and other stations issues.

London Transport Regional Council and branches to be advised.