Cable car pay offer accepted

Submitted by Admin on 16 July, 2020 - 00:00

RATES OF PAY & CONDITIONS OF SERVICE 2020 - DOPPELMAYR CABLE CAR (DCC) ON EMIRATES AIR LINE CABLE CAR

In line with Union policy a pay claim for an increase in pay and improved terms and conditions has been submitted. The Regional Organiser has met with the company and the following revised offer has been tabled:-

Breakdown in industrial relations at Hammersmith Service Control Centre

Submitted by Admin on 16 July, 2020 - 00:00

BREAKDOWN IN INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS, HAMMERSMITH SERVICE CONTROL CENTRE - LONDON UNDERGROUND (LUL/14/2)

Over recent years, RMT Reps have raised various issues concerning recruitment and retention within Service Control to London Underground. However, management have failed to act to resolve these matters and having considered a report from the Lead Officer, the National Executive Committee has declared a breakdown in industrial relations at Hammersmith Service Control Centre due to the following:-

Tolpuddle Martyrs Festival

Online Tolpuddle Martyrs Festival - 17-19th July 2020

This year's Tolpuddle Martyrs Festival is now taking place online over the weekend of Friday 17th - Sunday 19th July.

Across the weekend there will be various discussions, debates and lectures on topical issues as well as music, comedy and film.

There will also be a virtual wreath-laying, rally and grand procession. Union members can join in by posting pictures of their union banners on social media, and use the hashtag #BannersatTolpuddle

Joint union event: TfL funding rally

- please display the attached poster in your workplace - you can join the rally on Zoom here - https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85329026471?pwd=WW9DTkpQNGxZME5XUzkyNVFGYm42dz09 The COVID-19 pandemic has caused massive financial challenges for Transport for London. The slump in passengers numbers and suspension of fares during the height of the lockdown has sucked £600m a month from its finances, which pushed it to the brink of collapse. TfL workers should not have to pay for the coronavirus crisis!

RMT calls on the Government to ensure the COVID19 recovery does not make climate crisis worse

Submitted by Admin on 7 July, 2020 - 01:23

TRANSPORT UNION RMT called on the Government to ensure the COVID19 recovery does not make climate crisis worse in response to the transport use statistics released today by the Department for Transport today that show car use continuing to rise rapidly towards pre-COVID19 crisis levels.

Statistics show last week (week beginning 22nd June) saw the fastest rise in car use and ‘all vehicle use’, that includes light goods vehicles and heavy goods vehicles, since lockdown began on 23rd March. 

Senior Assistant General Secretary Mick Lynch said:

As Coronavirus crisis rages on, Tory prime minister calls for driverless tube trains

Submitted by Admin on 6 July, 2020 - 18:40

RMT Senior Assistant General Secretary Mick Lynch said;

"It is outrageous for Boris Johnson to wheel out the dangerous nonsense of driverless trains as a condition of the emergency Covid-19 funding of Transport for London. This is the sort of cheap political stunt that was a hallmark of his time as Mayor and we would have hoped he would have grown up by now.

Jubilee South branch stands in solidarity with striking Tower Hamlets council workers

Submitted by Admin on 1 July, 2020 - 20:56

Council workers in the east London borough of Tower Hamlets are due to strike on 3, 6, and 7 July, against their bosses' plans to dismiss thousands of workers and re-engage them on worse terms and conditions.

At its meeting on 1 July, RMT Jubilee South branch, which organises workers at Canary Wharf station, in the borough of Tower Hamlets, launched a solidarity statement in support of the strike, and donated £200 to the workers' strike fund. RMT activists are organising to secure additional branch and individual signatories to the statement.