Over the last month there has been intensive talks with Tube Lines to achieve 6.3% Pay Parity with their Tamper Driver colleagues.
During these talks both the RMT and our sister union Aslef have consistently worked hard to reach agreement with management, only to find that on each occasion management have moved the goal posts just when agreement has looked close. Despite reaching consensus on the core areas to fund the pay increase of the role of Assistant Drivers, where they are used and agreeing a process to negotiate rosters, management have scuppered the deal by adding unacceptable conditions under the guise of a new draft roster.
We were surprised to find that management had included full multi-skilling of the Engineering Train Operator Grade to take over the core work currently done by shunters within their draft roster proposal. This was to facilitate the wholesale destruction of the shunter role. Coupled with previous attempts to vary the core agreement to make it an Aladdin’s Cave of Senior Management’s every dream come true such as disbanding the Track Recording Vehicle Team, we feel that there is no other option but to refer this matter back to Acas and also request that the NEC calls the following action:
Strike Action:
Members not to book on for shifts as below starting after:
05:59- 21:59 on Wednesday 19th, Thursday 20th and Friday 21st October
21:59-05:59 Friday 4th November
17:59- 05:59 Saturday 5th November
05;59 Friday 18th Nov- 05:59 Sunday 20th Nov.
An overtime ban on the following dates
22:00 – 05:58 Weds 19th and Thurs 20th Oct
22:00 Friday 21st October until 21:58 Friday 4th November
06:00 – 17:58 Saturday 5th November
06:00 Sunday 6th November to 05:58 Friday 18th November
Indefinite overtime ban from 06:00 Sunday 20th November
We also note that some members that we have asked to be included in pay rise and the company have rejected that proposal. We therefore ask for these staff (Assists and Operational Managers with an ETO License) are balloted for strike and action short of strike