Resolution: LU Jobs and Safety Dispute

Submitted by Admin on 27 November, 2010 - 20:54

This resolution, submitted by Bakerloo branch, proposed by East Ham and seconded by LU Engineering, was carried by the November meeting of the Regional Council.

The LTRC congratulates all RMT and TSSA members for their solidarity and determination to resist the attacks on our job from the tube bosses and the Tory Mayor. We also place on record our thanks and sincere appreciation to those non members who respected our picket lines.

Join our Picket Lines

Submitted by Admin on 27 November, 2010 - 19:38

RMT and TSSA will be picketing around 100 stations, depots and other workplaces - some on Sunday evening, most on Monday throughout the day, starting in the early morning. Please come along and support us. The current list of pickets is below.

Appeal for solidarity from students occupying University College London

Submitted by Admin on 27 November, 2010 - 15:51

Students have sent this appeal to us and to other unions and campaigners.

This is an appeal for solidarity from the students occupying UCL.

We are in the third day of our action in UCL’s central campus against the reductions in state funding for education, the broader scheme of cuts and supporting the London Living Wage for UCL employees.

Management Threats and Bullying

Submitted by Admin on 26 November, 2010 - 15:18

A message from Steve Hedley, RMT Regional Organiser

The RMT strike action and action short of a strike is taking place after a legally held ballot. You may have seen an employee relations bulletin suggesting that you can get into trouble for going on strike or refusing to abide by the 5 pounds minimum top up policy, this is nonsense.

ACAS talks collapse as RMT offers binding arbitration and management refuse

Submitted by Admin on 26 November, 2010 - 10:42

Regional Organiser Steve Hedley writes ...

I regret to inform you that despite our best efforts in negotiations at ACAS, talks have broken down due to management's refusal to compromise.The RMT delegation proposed that we should enter binding arbitration on the issue of the criterion for deciding on ticket office opening hours, a process where both sides put their arguments and an independent body decides on the merits of the case. In an action that betrays their lack of any solid justification for massive job cuts, management issued a press statement saying they will not go.

Tribunal order on Eamonn Lynch published - LU is not above the law!

Submitted by Joffe on 25 November, 2010 - 21:47

On November 5th 2010, the RMT won a landmark case for health and safety rep Eamonn Lynch at an Interim Relief Tribunal when the Judge awarded a "continuation order". This ruling by the judge means that the view of the Tribunal was that Eamonn had been sacked and victimised by London Underground on the basis of his trade union activity.