Dear Colleagues
HAPPY NEW FARES RISE PROTESTS
Thank you to everyone who has helped organise these important protests.
'Happy new year' it isn't as passengers face price hikes and guards and other members working in the rail industry suffer unprecedented attacks from the Government and employers - ranging from the spread of driver only operation, cuts to infrastructure work, ticket office closures and de-staffing of stations.
DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURES FOLLOWING SPADS - LONDON UNDERGROUND
19/12/2017
The following resolution was recently received from the London Transport Regional Council:-
Dear Colleague,
“KEEP THE GUARD ON THE TRAIN” CAMPAIGN
Today the union launches an important new phase in our on-going campaign to defend the role of the guard and the safety of the travelling public.
East Ham Branch meetings will now start at the earlier time of 15:30. Please see the attached poster with all meeting dates for 2018. All RMT members are welcome. Please share
Dear all, we felt it only right that we should issue a report by the Reps currently taking part in the consultation talks with LU Management for the latest phase of transformation.
RMT cleaners, security staff and travel safe officers on Docklands Light Railway will be taking strike action on New Year’s Eve over a comprehensive breakdown in industrial relations. The workers are employed by contractor ISS on the KAD contract.
The dispute has arisen over the failure to hold meaningful pay talks or provide a proper response to the union’s pay claim and the failure to resolve long standing issues.
RMT members working for ISS (KAD Contract) are instructed to not to book on for any turns of duty that commence between:-
Stand up for your Rights!
ABM is taking over all the cleaning contracts this year. The RMT is campaigning to get them to recognise your value.
By joining a Trade Union, you are working together to stand up for your rights. The RMT will assist you, and train Cleaners to become Trade Union Representatives.
You have the support from the strongest Trade Union in the UK, the RMT. Together, we will fight for:
All Branch Reps/Members are invited to attended a general walkabout on Friday 19th January in order to promote the RMT Union to Night-Tube Staff within the Neasden Branch area.
We will be meeting at 20.45hrs at Wembley Park Station, then moving onto various other locations throughout the evening.
Please make every effort to attend
Please download and distribute the last SFC News of 2017.
Printed copies are avaialable from Unity House and can be collected up to mid day on Fri 22 Dec.
Newsletter includes:
2017 was a Historic Year for Stations
CSA Sacked for asking colleague to swap a duty with less than 12 hours rest
Annual Leave & Roster Changes
More Attendance Management Abuses
Gateline Wizard
Subject: BREACH OF MACHINERY – ISS (KAD CONTRACT)
We congratulate the Lead Officer, DLR Branch, Reps and Members and note the huge yes ballot result for strike action and actions short of a strike:
Are you prepared to take strike action?