Campaigning for higher health and safety standards at work, and opposing the employers' shortcuts
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Disabled transport workers are a significant and valuable part of the workforce that delivers transport to millions of passengers and freight consignments every day. Many of us are also particularly vulnerable during the current Covid-19 pandemic.
Yesterday the RMT THSC took part in the third in a series of conference calls with LU to discuss the ongoing Covid-19 crisis and measures that were being put in place to reduce risk to all parties.
LU confirmed that tube usage had remained at 94% down on normal levels but accepted that there continues to be areas which experience short term heavy loading. Their view is that changes to timetables will resolve this concern.
Tier 2 News is a health and safety Newsletter for stations.
In his bulletin:
- Locking and unlocking unstaffed stations
- Dealing with passengers ill on trains
Please download the attached bulletin to learn more. You can also print and distribute it on your station.
Dear Nick,
Thanks for your letter. I am pleased that you have decided to push back the implementation of the new Timetables, but fear that one week will not be enough.
In response to the companies statement from TfL’s Head of Occupational Health that stated “where people need to work closely to each other (within two meters) they can continue” we implore you to not take unnecessary risks.
Please do not interpret this in such a way that leads you to think this is ‘business as usual’. It is NOT ‘business as usual’ and there are multiple ways to change how we do things SAFELY without putting each other at risk.
27th of March 2020
RMT slams grossly irresponsible "business as usual" lines from government on London Underground
RMT General Secretary Mick Cash said:
"At a time when we are trying to encourage people to stay away from the tube so we can concentrate on moving essential workers the government call to reinstate a full service is grossly irresponsible as it suggests it's business as usual. That flies in the face of everything they have said about staying at home.
Covid-19 crisis update
Today the RMT THSC took part in a conference call with LU to discuss the ongoing Covid-19 crisis and
measures that were being put in place to reduce risk to all parties.
In response to this crisis emergency timetables are now in place so as to allow key workers to get around. This plan has clearly not worked with trains, especially early in the morning, carrying large amounts of people making social distancing impossible.
Joint Press Release from ASLEF, RMT, TSSA & UNITE
As railway workers, we cannot work at home. But we plead with the traveling public, if you can work from home, please do.
As I reported yesterday we met with the LUL Managing Director. This is an updated list of issues and demands that we made in the meeting. This morning I spoke to him again on the phone and emphasised the need to support the staff and contractors across the Underground.