Campaigning for better pay
RATES OF PAY & CONDITIONS OF SERVICE 2016 – TRANSPORT FOR LONDON (LUL/0001/TFL)
Further to my previous Circular (IR/189/16, 7th July 2016), the Lead Officer met again with the Company and a slightly improved base pay offer was made, which is now 1% backdated to 1st April 2016, up from the previous 0.75%.
JOB DESCRIPTIONS – INTERSERVE (LUL CONTRACT) (LUL/14/1)
PAY PARITY, TRANSPLANT ENGINEERS TRAIN DRIVERS – TUBE LINES AP JNP (LUL/10/2)
Further to my previous Circular (IR/237/16, 12th August 2016), branches will be aware that our members voted overwhelmingly in favour of industrial action over management’s total failure to meet our fair demand for pay parity.
RATES OF PAY & CONDITIONS OF SERVICE 2016 – EXTERION MEDIA (LUL/0001/EM)
In line with union policy, a claim for an increase in pay and improved terms and conditions was submitted to the Company. After negotiations between management and the RMT, the following two-year offer has been tabled:-
PAY PARITY, TRANSPLANT ENGINEERS TRAIN DRIVERS – TUBE LINES AP JNP (LUL/10/2)
Further to my previous Circular (IR/212/16, 29th July 2016), the ballot has concluded with members voting as follows:-
Question: Are you prepared to take strike action?
Total Votes Cast 22
Number Voting ‘Yes’ 21
Number Voting ‘No’ 1
Spoilt Papers 0
Question: Are you prepared to take industrial action short of a strike?
RATES OF PAY & CONDITIONS OF SERVICE 2016 – ALSTOM METRO TRAINS (LUL/0001/AMT)
In line with Union policy, a claim was submitted for a substantial increase in rates of pay and improvements to conditions of service. Following negotiations, the offer from received from the Company is as follows:-
PAY FRAMEWORK – LONDON TRANSPORT MUSEUM (TfL/10/2)
PAY PARITY, TRANSPLANT ENGINEERS TRAIN DRIVERS – TUBE LINES AP JNP (LUL/10/2)
Cleaners and porters at London Transport Museum are only on the minimum wage of £7.20 an hour, despite workers in the rest of Transport for London being paid at least the London Living Wage of £9.40 an hour. Museum management told local TSSA and RMT reps that they would pay the London Living Wage a year ago but still haven't done so.
PAY PARITY, TRANSPLANT ENGINEERS TRAIN DRIVERS – TUBE LINES (LUL/10/2)
The following resolution was recently received from our LU Fleet Branch:-
“Management at Transplant have awarded some drivers in our unit a 6.3% pay increase outside of the Tube Lines collective pay deal for agreeing a roster that Engineers Train Drivers already work.
Engineers Train Drivers are asking for parity.