SUBCONTRACTORS - ENGIE (LUL CONTRACT) (LUL/13/3)
I write to update members on the developments relating to the proposed implementation of new contracts of employment for members who had previously been self-employed and working for Engie.
With the introduction of the different parts of the IR35 legislation the vast majority of those who had been self-employed have been taken onto Engie's payroll.
ABOLITION OF NIGHT TUBE TRAIN OPERATOR GRADE - LONDON UNDERGROUND (LUL/2/3)
RMT launches campaign to defend TfL pension scheme and declares no confidence in review process.
Transport for London union RMT announced today that it is launching a campaign to defend the TfL pension scheme in the wake of revelations of how the company intend to process and conduct their pension fund review.
TO ALL TRAIN OPERATOR MEMBERS
Dear Colleagues,
ACTION SUSPENDED
ABOLITION OF NIGHT TUBE TRAIN OPERATOR GRADE - LONDON UNDERGROUND
I write to advise you that your NEC has decided to suspend the industrial action in this dispute planned to take place from 12:00 on Tuesday 3rd August 2021 and members are instructed to work normally on the following days:
• 12:00 hours on Tuesday 3rd August 2021 to 11.59 hours on Wednesday 4th August 2021
• 12:00 hours on Thursday 5th August 2021 to 11.59 hours on Friday 6th August 2021
RMT suspends Tube strike action this week to allow for further talks.
RMT General Secretary Mick Lynch said:
"Following extensive and wide ranging discussions through the ACAS machinery we have hammered out enough ground to allow those talks to continue. As a result this week's strike action is suspended although the rest of the planned action remains on.
RMT Upfront is the newsletter for LU train drivers, produced by RMT activists.
This edition focusses on the reasons for the Night Tube dispute being suspended and the progress the RMT has made.
Please print it out and distribute it in your depot.
TUBE UNION RMT has said that it will be joining last ditch ACAS talks this morning ( Monday, 2nd of August) with a view to securing a constructive solution to the dispute over the abolition of the Night Tube driver grade with strike action across London set to start at lunchtime tomorrow.
General Secretary Mick Lynch said:
Budget to cut £900m this year passed by TfL board
TfL announces commission to attack our pensions
RMT will fight any attack on our pension rights
We will not accept job losses or detriments to pay, terms or conditions
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RMT challenges London Underground to stand by lines in press release today as grounds for progress in Night Tube strike talks at ACAS tomorrow.
RMT General Secretary Mick Lynch said:
“The press release issued by London Underground today in advance of ACAS talks tomorrow goes much further than their negotiators have been prepared to move in earlier discussions.
“We will be putting their press statement back to them at ACAS and calling on them to make good on their public promises.
LU quietly announced last week that our terms and conditions, framework agreements and pensions are under scrutiny: On 22 July, at an all union meeting LU management made clear they have entirely accepted the Tories’ terms - that tube workers, and not the government must make up for the massive budget deficit caused by the pandemic.