London Underground Withdraws Uniform Vouchers

Submitted by Janine on 6 April, 2011 - 16:49

RMT General Grades Committee decision:

That we note the correspondence from London Underground announcing that it is withdrawing uniform cleaning vouchers. We strongly object to the fact that once again, this employer has declared a change in policy without adequate advance consultation with us. We agree with our Regional Organiser’s view that LUL should table this issue for discussion at the Company Council, as it affects staff in all uniformed grades. We instruct the General Secretary to write to London Underground accordingly, requesting that uniform cleaning vouchers continue to be issued to staff until adequate consultation has taken place. Should LU not agree to discuss the matter at Company Council, we agree to refer this matter to ACAS.

We instruct the General Secretary to obtain a detailed report on the impact of this change on our members, assessing whether the £100 tax allowance really does adequately compensate our members for the withdrawal of the vouchers as the company claims or whether it in practice leaves our members worse off financially. This report to be completed and placed back in front of us within 14 days.

LU Trains: RMT Concerns about Role of Duty Managers in Grievances

Submitted by Janine on 6 April, 2011 - 16:06

RMT General Grades Committee decision:

That we note the correspondence from London Underground and the report from our Regional Organiser.

We are very concerned that the role of the recently-reorganised duty manager grades in the grievance procedure will see grievances dealt with only within the driver’s own depot, and that in many cases, the grievance will not even reach the Train Operations Manager (TOM). This represents a devaluation of the grievance process, and will inevitably lead to genuine and serious grievances not being dealt with properly.

Power Control Room vote for action

Submitted by Janine on 6 April, 2011 - 12:12

RMT General Grades Committee decision:

That we note that the ballot result for Power Control Room is a follows:-

Are you prepared to take strike action?

Total Votes Cast 4
Number Voting Yes 4
Number Voting No 0
Spoilt Papers 0

Are you prepared to take industrial action short of a strike?

Total Votes Cast 4
Number Voting Yes 4
Number Voting No 0
Spoilt Papers 0

RMT London Taxis Branch Press Release April 2011…

Submitted by Admin on 6 April, 2011 - 08:00

The RMT London Taxi Branch will be demonstrating/picketing outside the offices of Transport for London, Windsor House, Victoria Street SW1 at 11am on the 11th April 2011 over the disturbing and worrying rise in reported rapes/sexual assaults of women in London.

  • In the year 2009 140 sexual assaults were reported in “bogus” or unlicensed mini-cabs.
  • Of the 140 reported sexual assaults 24 were actual rapes.
  • When compared to 2008 figures this represents a rise of 53%

New RMT up front poster

Submitted by Joffe on 5 April, 2011 - 15:50

Click on the attachment to download the latest poster for train depot noticeboards. Apologies, a problem with the PDF programme is showing the poster upside down. Go to view and rotate to see it right way up.

RMT Denounces LU's Ban on Regional Organiser

Submitted by Admin on 4 April, 2011 - 23:00

That we note the unjust conviction of our London Transport Regional Organiser. This conviction is a clear miscarriage of justice and an attack on our union; by London Underground's own admission, it resulted from an incident that took place while Brother Hedley was carrying out his union activities.

We further note that London Underground has seized on this situation to ban our Regional Organiser from its premises and even to demand that this union allocate duties to our Regional Organiser which prevent him having any contact with any LU employees, which includes thousands of our members.

RMT warns of “Tube cuts carnage” as TFL jacks up cuts plans to £7.6 billion

Submitted by Peter on 31 March, 2011 - 13:39

RMT reaction to latest TFL cuts plans

  • TUBE CUTS JACKED UP FROM 5 BILLION TO 7.6 BILLION IN NEW TFL PLAN
  • MASSIVE THREAT TO TUBE SAFETY AND SECURITY IN RUN UP TO OLYMPICS
  • PASSENGERS FACE MORE DISRUPTION AND BREAKDOWNS WHILE FARES ROCKET
  • RMT General Secretary Bob Crow said:

RMT to ballot all tube drivers for action over victimisation of members for trade union activities

Submitted by Peter on 31 March, 2011 - 13:30

TUBE UNION RMT announced today that it has served notice on London Underground for a ballot of all train operator and instructor operator members for strike action in an escalation of on-going disputes over the victimisation of union activists including two driver members - Eamon Lynch and Arwyn Thomas - over their trade union activities.

BBC Executives conspire to pull invitation to Bob Crow to appear on tonight’s Question Time with Boris Johnson

Submitted by Peter on 31 March, 2011 - 13:16

TRANSPORT UNION RMT today slammed the BBC’s Question Time for “outrageous political bias” after an invitation to General Secretary Bob Crow to appear on the programme this eveningwith London Mayor Boris Johnson was withdrawn at short notice.

Question Time editorial staff cobbled together the pathetic excuse that Bob Crow was pulled from the show “because he appeared on Any Questions?” last week - even though Johnson appeared on exactly that same show where Crow wiped the floor with him