Dear Brothers and Sisters,
It has come to my attention that forums such as the Jubilee line open forum seem to be springing up unannounced and for the most part unwanted.
These forums have not been agreed by any trade unions to my knowledge and certainly not the RMT. Management have in past sought to undermine the union by having meetings with individuals and groups who have no place in the agreed machinery of negotiations.
Improve your branch's section of this website! All branches are invited to send a branch representative to this training session, to learn how to post the material that you want your members to know - and what they want to find out!
Details here.
The RMT delegation of Olly New, Janine Booth and myself (Steve Hedley) met with London Underground management yesterday to discuss pay. Management marginally improved their offer .The new offer is one percent this year and rpi plus 0.5 percent for the next four years.
Not only is management's offer a pay cut in real terms this year with inflation as outlined by C.P.I. at 3.2 percent (February) but the proposed deal would of course take us over the period of the Olympics where Australian rail workers secured a very good pay deal when the games were held in Sydney.
Venue: RMT head office (Unity House), 39 Chalton Street, London NW1 (nearest stations: Euston / King's Cross St. Pancras)
Somers Town Community Centre Ossulston Street NW1
Israel Railways is introducing a new rule that could lead to around 150 Arab rail workers losing their jobs - more details here.
RMT Regional Organiser Steve Hedley leads a workshop for reps, activists and members to better understand the anti-union laws.
Venue: Leytonstone ex-Services Club, Harvey Road, Leytonstone - map here.
RMT Regional Organiser Steve Hedley leads a workshop for reps, activists and members to better understand the anti-union laws.
Venue: Exmouth Arms, Starcross Street, near Euston
This workshop is also running the following day in east London. Details here.
This resolultion, submitted by TfL no.1 branch and seconded by LU Engineering branch, was passed unanimously by the April meeting of the Regional Council.
The LTRC requests that a RMT legal challenge is sought ASAP.
It is obvious that LUL lied to us in the run up to the Metronet TUPE on the 7th December when they told us there were no economic changes planned, despite the overwhelming planning behind the Operational Cost Review.