On Wednesday 21st October the Bakerloo branch recruitment and retention team hit the Oxford Circus group, dishing out the latest newsletter, badges, keyrings and other goodies. We got to talk to people about the upcoming ballot for strike action and signed two new members up to the RMT.
Meanwhile, management seems to have seen the resolution of the 5 rounder issue as a green light to continue their vindictive campaign of harassment and intimidation against Glen Watson, our rep at Seven Sisters depot.
Bosses on the Victoria Line have been forced into a u-turn over their recent attempts to impose 5-rounder turns on the line. A standing agreement that there would be no 5-rounder turns on the line because of its hot and noisy environment was ripped up by local management who had hoped to be able to squeeze more work out of their drivers. These plans are now in shreds as a result of drivers’ threat to strike on for 24 hours on 5/6th October and to work to rule in the week leading up to the strike.
In yet another indictment of the privatised railway system, staff at Victoria station were recently shocked to discover that an ongoing leak into their mess areas contained more than just water.
Finsbury Park managers are lashing out against grievances and harassments against them by fed up RMT members who say “enough is enough”. One member has been so traumatised by the harassment that they suffered they have been sent back to LUOH counselling after a fact finding interview 8 months after the incident. A culture of fear and threat has been imposed on the most vulnerable members to assert control but it has backfired and members are united that they shall take it no more.
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RMT fully supports postal workers in their fight against Royal Mail's attacks on their working conditions. The posties' union, the CWU, has supported us in our disputes this year, with CWU rep Mark Palfrey speaking at two of our mass meetings. RMT picket lines have also received visits - and gifts! - from postal workers.
Please visit the CWU's website for more information about their industrial action. You will find a list of London CWU branches here, so contact your local one and offer your support!
RAIL UNION RMT today announced a series of four 24 hour strikes by cleaners employed by the Carlisle Group on their Eurostar contract at St Pancras International in their fight for jobs and pay justice after the company failed to make any meaningful effort to resolve the dispute during extensive talks at arbitration service ACAS.
Click here to read a response from RMT station staff representatives to the posting of a video on YouTube showing a member of staff allegedly behaving inappropriately towards a customer.
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