For the latest on our fight against job cuts on London Underground go to our campaign Every Job Matters .
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The March 2014 edition of 'RMT Platform' for tube station workers is now available. In this edition:
Central East branch have set up a petition to defend Leytonstone tube station ticket office. You can download it below and return in the post , or contact us here with the following detail:
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At a recent Prime Minister's Questions, PM David Cameron said “The fact is that only 3% of transactions now involve ticket offices, so it makes sense to have fewer people in those offices.” Website Fullfact has contacted TfL who said that this figure is wrong.
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Tube Union RMT confirmed today that following a ballot of members across London Underground in a dispute over jobs, services and safety that recorded a massive vote for both strike action and action short of a strike members are instructed to take action as follows:
Strike Action
Yesterday (28 January), there was a Level One meeting for Bank group, attended by me (RMT rep), the TSSA rep and the GSM. Official minutes will appear in due course. Issues discussed, and outcomes, included the following:
It was noted that staff were not give adequate notice of the new roster at St. Paul’s and Chancery Lane at the end of last year. You are entitled to 14 days notice of any change to the roster, and management committed that this will happen in future.
Strike to Save Jobs, Grades and Conditions
Strike Action Start/Finish Times Have Changed
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An email has been sent out to via internal email to London Underground station staff regarding workplace violence and staff assaults.
We hope that the results of this survey may lead to creating a better environment for you to work in and helping to eradicate the risk of violence towards staff working on stations.
Please be as honest with your answers as possible. Although the survey asks for your grade it is completely anonymous and will not be used to identify staff in any way.
What do London Underground's planned cuts mean to you?
How will the they affect the Central Line?
What are the RMT going to do to try and stop them?
Read the attached newsletter to find out. Please print and distribute in your Central Line workplace too.
Download here.
Tube Union RMT confirmed today that following a ballot of members across London Underground in a dispute over jobs, services and safety that recorded a massive vote for both strike action and action short of a strike members are instructed to take action as follows:
Strike Action