Lies and the 2009 Agreement
Submitted by Admin on 24 November, 2009 - 14:42by Vaughan Thomas, RMT representative, London Underground Trains Council
“There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics."
News, reports and information for London Underground train drivers
by Vaughan Thomas, RMT representative, London Underground Trains Council
“There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics."
Read the text below; click on '1 attachment' / file name to download a printable notice.
As part of Connect radio ‘Phase 2’ implementation a number of changes were made to safety critical procedures. The most notable of these was authority to pass a semi-automatic signals using secure radio communications. There were many publications, notices and briefings pertaining to the new procedure.
In a way, there was a poor relation, a new procedure that was somewhat overshadowed: wrong direction moves!
Today RMT began balloting four separate groups of members for industrial action in four separate localised trade disputes:
RMT has also today served notice on London Underground for a ballot of staff over pay and conditions with the ballot closing on Monday 21st December.
This is the ASLEF/LU agreement made at London Underground's Trains Council. This is the agreement that halved the number of pool staff and saw spare turns slashed in the depots.
Click on the attachment to see the full agreement.
Train Operator recruitment and allocation to depots
The Bakerloo Line between QPK & SPK is to be shut down over the Xmas and New Year period.
And with the record of recent line shut downs, we are worried.
Very worried.
No thought seems to have been given to the safety of T/Ops and Station staff having to yomp from booking on at QPK DT up to SPK.
On the replacement bus service.
With scores of potentially irate drunken punters who have just been turfed off the combine at Queens Park
Bosses on the Victoria Line have been forced into a u-turn over their recent attempts to impose 5-rounder turns on the line. A standing agreement that there would be no 5-rounder turns on the line because of its hot and noisy environment was ripped up by local management who had hoped to be able to squeeze more work out of their drivers. These plans are now in shreds as a result of drivers’ threat to strike on for 24 hours on 5/6th October and to work to rule in the week leading up to the strike.
I just found this video over at the RMT website about the importance of all grades sticking together. I started work with LU on the stations and now work as a train driver. I'm often asked why I don't now join a single grades union and this video states clearly the answer to that and why we need to stand together.
This is a statement from General Secretary Bob Crow regarding the automatic opening of train doors when arriving at platforms:
This matter was initially raised by the LT Regional Council some time ago and the General Grades Committee has recently issued the following decision.
Statement from General Secretary Bob Crow:
I am pleased to report that the above dispute was resolved and the intended industrial action has since all been suspended.
LUL have confirmed that the cover required for the “fifth rounder” – the fifth return journey on the Victoria Line – will be treated equally with other cover. In the event that the management are unable to cover the fifth rounder, details will be supplied to RMT representatives. Further meetings on new rosters will take place in January and June next year with the threat of imposition lifted.
TUBE UNION RMT announced today that staff on London Underground’s Victoria Line will stage a 24 hour strike from 21.30 hours on Monday 5th October to 21.29 hours on Tuesday 6th October in a dispute over the imposition of new rosters that significantly increase the workload on staff.