Industrial action changed - London Underground’s breaches of casualisation dispute settlement
Further to my previous correspondence with regards our Casualisation dispute, your General Grades Committee has reviewed the situation and decided to amend the industrial action. The below action is now CANCELLED:-
Train Operators will not stop at stations which do not have the minimum number of station staff on duty.
We note the views expressed by our LT region train grades committee, the need to keep our disputes and industrial action continuously under review, and our members’ need for advice and information.
We therefore instruct the General Secretary to ensure the speedy and effective implementation of our previous decision of 17 July 2012 to ensure that members are given full support and information in carrying out our industrial action, including both printed materials and personal contact with officials and representatives.
We note the views expressed by our LT region train grades committee, the need to keep our disputes and industrial action continuously under review, and our members’ need for advice and information.
We therefore instruct the General Secretary to ensure the speedy and effective implementation of our previous decision of 17 July 2012 to ensure that members are given full support and information in carrying out our industrial action, including both printed materials and personal contact with officials and representatives.
From General Secretary Bob Crow
Further to my previous letter where we called LU members to take industrial action short of a strike, your Executive Committee has decided to call additional action in our dispute over Casualisation.
Olympic Working Dispute
RMT and London Underground have an agreement regarding Olympics working. We are committed to sticking to this agreement, but have had reason to be concerned that management may not do so. We have therefore taken the step of calling 'action short of strikes' in the form of an instruction not to work outside your job description.
To help keep track of what minimum numbers for stations should be please see the attached figures.
RMT members on LU are currently in dispute about ICSA's being used as minimum numbers.
If you have concerns that a station isn't safely staffed, please contact the local rep - or if you don't know who that is we can find out for you. Just email us at info@rmtlondoncalling.org.uk
from RMT General Secretary Bob Crow
Following consultation with our lead officer and representatives, we instruct all London Underground members to take action short of strike action starting at 00:01 on Friday 27 July and continuing until further notice, as follows:
From General Secretary Bob Crow
LONDON UNDERGROUND’S BREACHES OF CASUALISATION SETTLEMENT
I write to advise you that the ballot of my members has now concluded and the result is as follows: -
That we note the result of the ballot for action short of strikes is as follows:-
| Total votes cast | 1,954 |
| Number voting “Yes” | 1682 (86.3% of valid vote) |
| Number voting “No” | 267 |
| Spoilt Papers | 5 |
RMT is balloting its members on London Underground on two separate issues. These are not ballots for strikes, but for 'action short of strikes'.
They are necessary because of LUL's actions - and will become unnecessary if and when LUL backs off from its dangerous and unacceptable course of action. Until such a point is reached, please vote YES in both these ballots.
Issue 1. Implementation of our Olympic deal