Download the colour or black & white version of this new poster to let members know about our new londoncalling stations area on the website.
The mayor of London has announced a review of the ticket office closure programme to be conducted by Travelwatch.
RMT will press for the programme to be reversed and for jobs to be restored.
We're hearing of more and more cases of rest days being changed in breach of the framework agreement and HGW being denied where it is due.
Please read and download the guide to working under FftF on this webpage.
A poster to download and display on union notice boards will be available soon showing the web address for the rmtlondoncaling.org.uk/stations area.
Last Friday the RMT won a major victory when an Employment Tribunal at Watford ruled that one of our members had been unfairly dismissed after refusing to give a sample of hair during an alleged for cause DNA test. Member did not work for LUL but this result shows that employers have to be very careful about their actions whilst carrying out such tests and our local reps have to be extra vigilant to ensure that they are following the agreed process.
Bakerloo news is the newsletter for workers on the line, from the RMT Bakerloo branch.
In this edition:
Staff our depots!
Oxo jobs fight
LDIs: our warning to management
Oblique images: action needed
New fight for cleaners
Drivers: stand firm
Take safety seriously
Management have renaged on an agreement to negotiate a Transfer & Promotion policy (T&P).
They will now impose further displacements of members who are covering down or are over establishment.
RMT has insisted that members have some say, through a nomination process, about where they get sent to for their substantive roles.
Managemnet say that each move will be ordered according to what saves LU the most money.
Management intend to push ahead with an imposed policy even though there is no agreed appeals process for members who get displaced.
Management Impose Transfer & Promotion Policy
Displacements to Higher Grade Cover Down and Substantive Positions will be based on what saves LU the most money - Preferences will be ineffectual unless you volunteer to move more than 30 mins.
No agreed appeals process against Unfair Moves
Promotional Process remains Unacceptable
RATES OF PAY & CONDITIONS OF SERVICE 2016 – EXTERION MEDIA (LUL/0001/EM)
Further to my previous Circular (IR/237/16, 12th August 2016), the referendum regarding the above has concluded with members voting as follows:-
Question: Are you prepared to accept the Company’s offer?
Total Votes Cast 8
Number Voting ‘Yes’ 8
Number Voting ‘No’ 0
Spoilt Papers 0
RATES OF PAY & CONDITIONS OF SERVICE 2016 – TRANSPORT FOR LONDON (LUL/0001/TFL)
Further to my previous Circular (IR/189/16, 7th July 2016), the Lead Officer met again with the Company and a slightly improved base pay offer was made, which is now 1% backdated to 1st April 2016, up from the previous 0.75%.
BREACH OF CORE WORK AGREEMENT, CONTRACTING OUT AND USE OF SECONDARY SUBCONTRACTORS – FLEET GRADES – LUL (LUL/13/1)
Further to my previous Circular (IR/144/16, 19th May 2016), the Company was informed that a dispute situation existed between us over the above issue and the following resolution has now been received from our LU Fleet Branch:-
“This Branch calls upon the National Executive Council to call a ballot for strike action and for action short of a strike for all LU Fleet members.