Resolution: Mayor Johnson and 'Chicken Feed'

Submitted by Admin on 1 August, 2009 - 21:33

This resolution, submitted by Jubilee South and East London Line branch, was passed at the August Regional Council meeting.

This Branch/Regional Council is appalled, but not surprised, by the recent comments made by the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, that his payment of £250k, for writing a Sunday newspaper column, was nothing more than ‘chicken feed’.

We feel this is a disgrace, considering the Mayor’s actions in intervening in the current LUL pay dispute, and also the failure to pay cleaners the London living wage.

Resolution: Swine Flu

Submitted by Admin on 1 August, 2009 - 18:25

This resolution, submitted by Jubilee South and East London Line branch, was passed unanimously at the August Regional Council meeting.

This Branch/Regional Council believes that LUL management's consistent refusal to meet with the safety council and discuss a strategy for dealing with the outbreak of swine influenza is completely unacceptable.

Update: Jobs/Pay/Justice Dispute

Submitted by Admin on 1 August, 2009 - 17:36

By Steve Hedley, Regional Organiser

We met management at ACAS to once again try and safeguard your jobs by simply getting them to abide by their own agreements.

We discussed the latest position at the Regional Council meeting this Thursday 1630 at Somers Town Community Centre (150 Ossulston Street, Camden [nearest station King's Cross]). We had to discuss the dispute at the Regional Council because management have turned down our request for paid release of reps.

Vestas Wind Turbine Factory Occupation – Two Victories in One Week! Show your support and solidarity

Submitted by Admin on 31 July, 2009 - 20:00

From Bob Crow, RMT General Secretary

As you are probably aware the RMT, which has thousands of members in the offshore energy sector and is currently providing all possible support to the workers fighting for their jobs at the Vestas Wind Turbine Factory on the Isle of Wight.

RMT has secured two huge victories in one week in the battle to save the Vestas Wind Turbine Factory.

On Tuesday RMT barristers beat off a court attempt by the company to take action to end the occupation by the workers in the factory.

Reply to London Underground's 'Heads Up' Bulletin

Submitted by Admin on 31 July, 2009 - 19:10

From Steve Hedley, Regional Organiser

You may be aware of management's propaganda bulletin “Heads up” and I think it is worth drawing your attention to the document issued on 16th July. If any of you were uncertain what the future holds if senior management get their way, this appalling mix of distortion and wishful thinking should set you right. It is probably better to expose the lies and distortions as they arise in the document of the 16th but as I am pressed for time I will only dwell on the most serious abuses of the truth.

PAY

National Express East Anglia strike rock solid as RMT renews calls for company to be stripped of franchises

Submitted by Admin on 30 July, 2009 - 16:00

RAIL UNION RMT confirmed that today’s strike action on National Express East Anglia has been solidly supported across the franchise with the vast majority of services at a complete standstill and with managers running only a few token, ghost trains as a publicity stunt.

RMT members have shown their all-out determination to secure a fair deal on pay and working conditions from a company which has sucked in billions in public subsidies in the past ten years.