From General Secretary Bob Crow

The following resolution was passed by London Transport Regional Council;

“That our Union supports the continuing use of boarding ramps to enable access for mobility impaired passengers to London Undergrounds trains. We insist that this is properly risk assessed and that there are always adequate numbers of staff on every station to facilitate use of the ramps.”

The General Grades Committee met to consider the matter and made the following decision;

“We note the resolution from our London Transport Regional Council. We affirm that RMT supports the continuing use of boarding ramps to enable access for mobility-impaired passengers to London Underground trains. This must be properly risk-assessed and have a safe and effective system of work, and requires adequate numbers of staff on every station to use the ramps.

We instruct the General Secretary to advise London Underground Ltd of our stance, and to obtain a report on the company’s intentions for the future use of these ramps.

We further instruct the General Secretary to write to SERTUC, the TUC Disabled Workers’ Committee and disabled people’s organisations (including Transport for All) informing them of our stance, and to raise this issue within the disability access campaigning we are doing as part of the Action for Rail campaign.

We welcome @rmtlondon 's resolution in favour of Tube ramps & insisting on adequate staff numbers to support this bit.ly/TOvpku

— Transport for All (@transportforall) November 16, 2012

London Transport Regional Council, branches with London Underground members and all London Underground representatives (including health and safety representatives) to be advised.”

I am acting accordance with this report and I will keep you advised of further developments.

I would be grateful if you could bring the contents of this circular to the attention of your members.

Image from Transport For All website.