Industrial Action: RMT & TSSA LU Staff Will Not Participate in £5 minimum Oyster Top Up

Submitted by Peter on 24 September, 2010 - 02:23

RMT and TSSA step up industrial action in fight over safe tube staffing levels – staff will not participate in £5 Oyster top-up from Sunday 3rd October

TUBE UNION’S RMT AND TSSA confirmed today that the next phase of industrial action on the tube network in the fight to defend safe staffing levels is on and that the scale of the action will be ramped up with union members refusing to participate in the £5 minimum Oyster top-up from Sunday 3rd October.

New Decision from RMT Executive - Changes to Industrial Action

Submitted by Admin on 23 September, 2010 - 17:00

That we congratulate our London Underground members and those of TSSA for their display of unity and standing up to the threat of massive cuts in jobs and undermining of safety.

Our industrial action will continue unless Management sees sense and withdraws imposition of these totally unacceptable proposals.

The previous GGC decision of 25 August 2010 is amended as follows:

All members in the former Metronet Grades are instructed to take strike action and not to work from 19.00 hours on Sunday 3rd October until 18.59 hours on Monday 4th October.

ACAS Talks Over: Industrial Action ON

Submitted by Janine on 22 September, 2010 - 18:26

Talks between RMT/TSSA and London Underground management took place today, ending around 4pm. The unions' industrial action goes ahead - the overtime ban is still on, and a 24-hour strike is due to take place on 3-4 October.

Our industrial action so far has put sufficient pressure on management for them to attend talks. The unions asked again for the company to withdraw the OSP (job-cutting plan), and made several suggestions as to how talks could go forward productively. Management are now considering their response.

LU Job Cuts Strike Committee

Venue: Exmouth Arms

Come and help with organising the overtime ban, possible additions/adjustments to our action short of strike, and building for the next strike day.

Open to all RMT members. TSSA members welcome too. RMT branches and grades committee secretaries should make sure that at least one person attends from their branch/grade.

Protest ISS Union-busting and Attacks on Migrant Workers

Regional Organiser Steve Hedley writes ...

"RMT is holding a protest outside Initial Rentokil offices (Brunswick place, Old Street N1 exit 1 at Old St Station) next Saturday 25th September at 2pm to tell the company in no uncertain terms that we will not allow union busting.

Initial are having people arrested for immigration issues if they complain about not being paid properly or merely becoming active in the RMT. We need your support please attend and show your solidarity with our cleaner members."