From Steve Hedley, Regional Organiser ...
In response to management's internal circular claiming that the RMT have settled our dispute [which is attached] let me just clarify the position.
1. No RMT members will be made compulsorily redundant as part of the LUL organisational change process. There may well be members of other unions made redundant.
Please find attached the Special Summer Edition of The Neasden Flyer. You can read the text below:
If you can’t stand the heat, stay out of the WPK depot!
Local Members and Representatives know too well how hot summer temperatures can get underground. So when you are relieved for meal break, you would expect to have your meal break in comfortable, temperature controlled conditions, right?
Neasden Branch Meets
Wednesday 16th September, 1600 Hours, The Torch Pub (Function Room), Wembley Park
Come along and discuss your issues in your workplace.
For more information Contact Les Bruty
RMT's Annual General Meeting took place in the Isle of Man at the start of July. The delegates from London Transport region were: Bill Teale (LU Fleet branch), Bob Law (Jubilee South and East London Line branch), Brian Munro (Bakerloo line branch), Glenroy Watson (Finsbury Park branch), Janine Booth (Stratford no.1 branch), Linda Wiles (TfL no.1 branch), Mick Crossey (Camden 3 branch), Paul O'Brien (LU Engineering branch), Vaughan Thomas (Central Line West branch).
It was great to see the Morning Star headline Stunning victory for Tube workers (August 19), but, as your editorial made clear, this victory only concerns the workforce covered by the RMT who were willing to fight for their terms and conditions.
Other trade unions who have sat back are now left out of this agreement.
The same scenario is taking place in the TfL side of the dispute, but unfortunately also concerns the members of the RMT in this area.
RMT's London Transport Region Membership were surprised and confused as to what is actually going on with regards to the LUL Dispute.
One moment our membership are getting circulars from Bob Crow regarding a 'Major win over 1000 redundancies' completly forgetting about our TfL Members
Next we get a Circular from Gerry Duffy, informing us, that our dispute is resolved! which i very much doubt it is, but i would be nice once in a while to hear it from our leadership RATHER than the bosses.
John McDonnell, convener of the RMT Parliamentary Group, has tabled an Early Day Motion regarding Transport Workers and the Swine Flu epidemic. Please support this EDM 1959 by asking your local MP to sign. The full text of the EDM can be found here.
The following resolution was carried unanimously the LU Engineering branch meeting of 18 August 2009 and forwarded to the union's General Grades Committee:
TUBE UNION RMT today welcomed a major breakthrough in an on-going dispute with London Underground which will see the company sticking to agreed policies on redundancies, protecting the futures of a thousand staff who had been identified as being at risk.
The dispute, which was at the heart of the 48 hour tube strike earlier this year, has led to long hours of direct negotiation both face to face and through ACAS.
Bob Crow RMT general secretary said today:
Circular No. IR/242/09
RATES OF PAY AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE 2009, REDUNDANCIES AND BREACH OF AGREEMENTS – LUL
As you would have been made aware by email, text and press announcements, considerable progress has been made towards resolving the current dispute situation on LUL. I am pleased to report that there has been movement in respect of jobs, pay and other matters and the purpose of this circular is to give further details.
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