INTRODUCTION OF MOBILE DEVICES, CLEANERS - ABM (LUL/27/2)
Further to my previous Circular (IR/339/20, 27th August 2020), the Lead Officer has had discussions with ABM over its introduction of mobile devices and I am pleased to advise that following these talks, a number of important assurances and protections have been secured for members, including:-
REORGANISATION AND JOB CUTS - SODEXO (TFL CONTRACT) (LUL/15/4)
Further to my previous Circular (IR/441/20, 3rd November 2020), I advised Sodexo that a dispute situation existed over its restructuring plans including 30 job cuts across TfL sites. The Lead Officer then met with the Company and it has now been confirmed that Sodexo no longer intends to make any compulsory redundancies.
RMT pledges co-ordinated campaign to defend pay as Government eyes attack on living wage
TRANSPORT UNION RMT said today that it will mount a co-ordinated campaign to defend wages and to protect the low paid as it was reported that the Government is planning to renege on commitments on the living wage.
General Secretary Mick Cash said;
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LOCKDOWN 2.0: RMT DEMANDS IMPROVED WORKPLACE SAFETY, JOB SECURITY AND PROTECTED PENSION ARRANGEMENTS.
RMT observers attend American trade union convention as it passed historic general strike resolution
By Daniel Randall, Assistant Chair, RMT Bakerloo branch
The Neasden Branch AGM will be held on Wednesday 16th December at 16:00hrs.
Due to current restrictions, the meeting will be held online via the Zoom Video Conferencing site (log-in details available nearer the time).
The meeting will deal with Branch Officials for 2021, the AGM for 2021, delegate nominations, and also nominations for the Wembley Park Trains (Level 1) Rep Position.
Zoom Log-in details for the AGM will be posted on this page.
As speculation grows that Crossrail could be mothballed RMT demands Government stop using TFL and its workers as a political foo
Responding to reports that the Capital's Crossrail line could be mothballed without immediate funding transport union RMT today called on the Government to stop using TFL as a political football.
RMT General Secretary Mick Cash said:
RMT activist Dan Randell talks about the job cuts on Sodexo's TfL contract which could have seen 30 people made redundant.
However, the RMT organised a fightback which saw a deal reached that there would be no compulsory redundancies, but instead a job with Sodexo for all those who wanted to stay.
Sodexo workers are encouraged to join the RMT. The more people who are with us, the stronger we will all be.
Jared Wood, RMT National Executive member for London Transport region, outlines the union's policy and strategy to defend transport workers from the attacks coming in the wake of the Covid crisis
RMT, the Tube’s largest union, today condemned London Underground for its dangerous policy on Covid-19.
LUL are refusing to send staff home after a workmate reports a positive Covid-19 result. This includes staff who would have been working with their colleague potentially for many hours per day and up to 8 days in a row together.
The policy flies in the face of Government guidelines that clearly state that you MUST isolate for 14 days if you have been in contact with a Covid-19 positive person and face a fine if you knowingly don’t.