Jobs, Pensions and Agreements dispute: RMT members smash Tory anti-union ballot thresholds once again

Submitted by Admin on 25 April, 2024 - 16:09

Dear Colleagues,

DEFENDING JOBS, PENSIONS & AGREEMENTS - LONDON UNDERGROUND

Further to my previous Circular (IR/108/24, 3rd April 2024), the ballot has concluded with members voting as follows:

 

Are you prepared to take strike action?

Number of individuals who were entitled to vote in the ballot:      9782

Number of votes cast in the ballot:                                         5285  

Number of individuals answering “Yes” to the question:               5112

Labour plan for publicly owned rail network 'in best interest for rail workers and passengers'

Submitted by Admin on 25 April, 2024 - 13:21

Labour have announced that they plan to 'bring train operators under public ownership and control'.

Mick Lynch, RMT general secretary said:

"Labour's commitment to bring the train operating companies into a new unified and publicly owned rail network is in the best interests of railway workers, passengers and the taxpayer.

"We strongly welcome these bold steps to fix 14 years of Tory mismanagement of our privatised railways and Labour's promise to complete a transition to public ownership within its first term in office.

Vote YES to guarantee job security, to fight detrimental changes to agreements and to demand no changes to your pension

Submitted by Admin on 12 April, 2024 - 17:47

11th April 2024

DO NOT WASTE YOUR VOTE

MAKE SURE YOU RETURN YOUR BALLOT PAPER

VOTE 'YES' TO BOTH QUESTIONS

Dear RMT Member,

DEFENDING JOBS, PENSIONS AND AGREEMENTS - LONDON UNDERGROUND

You should now have received and returned your ballot paper for the above. It is vital that we achieve the highest possible turnout and the highest possible vote saying YES for action to continue our fight to guarantee job security, to fight detrimental changes to our agreements and to demand that no changes are made to your pensions.

Trains Modernisation Update

Submitted by Admin on 5 April, 2024 - 12:37

5th April 2024

TO ALL RMT LUL TRAIN OPERATORS

 

Dear RMT Member,

DEFENDING JOBS, PENSIONS & AGREEMENTS - LONDON UNDERGROUND

The Union has now received correspondence from LUL in response to a dispute resolution meeting with LUL Directors, that took place on 28th March. The letter covers several important issues:

 

Trains Modernisation

Pension dispute update: vote yes yes

Submitted by Admin on 3 April, 2024 - 13:22

Dear Colleagues,

DEFENDING JOBS, PENSIONS & AGREEMENTS - LONDON UNDERGROUND (LUL/14/2)

Further to my previous Circular (IR/072/24, 1st March 2024), the anti-trade union laws mean each ballot mandate only lasts for 6 months so another ballot is now due to keep our action live. Ballot papers were posted on Thursday 28th March so should be arriving in the post this week. The ballot closes on Thursday 25th April.

Our demands in this dispute remain consistent and LUL could resolve it by giving us three simple assurances:

New jobs, pensions and agreements ballot for Tube members

Submitted by Admin on 26 March, 2024 - 11:19
A ballot paper is posted into a red post box

26th March 2024

Dear RMT Member,

DEFENDING JOBS, PENSIONS & AGREEMENTS – LONDON UNDERGROUND

All London Underground members are commended for maintaining a strong and positive mandate for industrial action throughout this long-running dispute. The anti-trade union laws mean each ballot mandate only lasts for 6 months so another ballot is now due to keep our action live. Your ballot paper will be posted on Thursday 28th March so please look out for it arriving in the post next week. The ballot closes on Thursday 25th April.

RMT budget response - invest in public services

Submitted by Admin on 8 March, 2024 - 08:27

6 March 2024

Responding to Chancellor Jeremy Hunt's budget statement, RMT general secretary Mick Lynch said:

"This is a budget of tax cuts and gimmicks designed to thinly disguise a Tory government only interested in propping up the super rich.

"The only way you get real growth that benefits working people is by investment in publicly owned public services, transport infrastructure and a general wage rise to increase spending power in the economy.