SOS: Staff Our Stations - and Sign Our Statement!

Submitted by Admin on 12 January, 2010 - 07:55

SOSLondon Underground plans to close or cut most of its ticket offices, and to reduce station staffing by over 1,000 staff. To provide customer service and safety, London Underground stations need more staff not fewer. Popular opposition stopped planned ticket office closures in 2008; now we need the same popular opposition to stop them again.

RMT has set up a petition against the job cuts on the 10 Downing Street website. It will take you just a minute or so to add your name, and give a big boost to our campaign to save jobs.

Click here to sign the petition.

Resolution: Conduct of London Underground Pay Dispute

Submitted by Admin on 11 January, 2010 - 08:34

The following resolution, submitted by LU Engineering branch and seconded by TfL no.1 branch, was passed at the Regional Council meeting on 28 January 2010.

This branch believes that the conduct of the recent dispute over pay raised some serious issues of democracy and integrity. This resolution seeks to improve the way in which the executive operates in future disputes. We demand that:

  • Once a decision to ballot has been made, the executive moves decisively to implementation
  • Communications with members and reps on the progress of negotiations is honest

Relaunch of Station and Revenue Grades Committee

Venue: Exmouth Arms, Starcross Street, near Euston.

A meeting for all stations and revenue reps and activists to discuss what is going on in your workkplace, to hear reports from and give feedback to level 2 / tier 2 reps, and to plan our campaigning against job cuts and for a better deal for staff.

Meetings will take place on the first Wednesday of every month; same time, same venue.

Notice of London Transport Regional Council elections

Submitted by Admin on 10 January, 2010 - 10:49

Regional Organiser Steve Hedley has sent the following letter to all branches affiliated to the London Transport Regional Council ...

Nominations are now open for the following London Transport Regional Council posts:

  • President
  • Secretary
  • Vice Chair
  • Assistant Secretary
  • Financial Secretary
  • Membership Secretary
  • Political Officer
  • Black and Ethnic Minority Members' Officer
  • Women’s Officer
  • Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Members' Officer
  • Young Members’ Officer
  • Learner Reps' Co-ordinator