Dear Colleagues,
RATES OF PAY & CONDITIONS OF SERVICE 2015 AND NIGHT RUNNING – LONDON UNDERGROUND (LUL/0001)
Further to my previous Circular (IR/224/15, 23rd September 2015), regarding the above, I am writing to provide an update to members following recent meetings that have taken place and correspondence which has now been received from LUL. No specific revised pay offer has been made yet however, the Company has provided clarification on one part of the current proposal and has stated that it has no objection to any grade working a compressed 36 hour 4 day week as long as it is safe and mutually beneficial.
The General Grades Committee has considered this matter and taken the decision to conduct a referendum amongst our Train Operator and Instructor Operator members on whether or not they wish us to look at potentially changing the parameters in their Framework Agreement in order to hold further discussions over a trial of a compressed 36 hour 4 day week at two depots. To reiterate, this is not a referendum on any specific offer or package and as well as being temporary and only applicable for the duration of any trial at the two depots, any changes would only apply to members who choose/volunteer to take part in any trial.
There is also the potential that 36 hour 4 day week trials will take place for all grades across London Underground in the future and all members would be consulted, including voting in the event of any necessary changes to their Framework Agreement. Further talks will continue in due course and we have advised LUL and ACAS that we are available at any time. I will keep you advised of all further developments and when any final offer is received from the Company, all members will of course be consulted and have the opportunity to vote on the proposals.
BREAKDOWN IN INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS, TRAIN OPERATORS, PICCADILLY LINE – LONDON UNDERGROUND (LUL/14/2)
Further to my previous Circular (IR/236/15, 1st October 2015), the ballot has concluded with members voting as follows:-
Question: Are you prepared to take strike action?
Total Votes Cast 171
Number Voting ‘Yes’ 123
Number Voting ‘No’ 48
Spoilt Papers 0
Question: Are you prepared to take action short of a strike?
Total Votes Cast 171
Number Voting ‘Yes’ 145
Number Voting ‘No’ 25
Spoilt Papers 1
The General Grades Committee is currently considering this result and I will keep you informed of all further developments.
BREAKDOWN IN INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS – KEOLIS AMEY DOCKLANDS (DLR/14/2)
Further to my previous Circular (IR/236/15, 1st October 2015), the ballot has concluded with members voting as follows:-
Question: Are you prepared to take strike action?
Total Votes Cast 339
Number Voting ‘Yes’ 315
Number Voting ‘No’ 24
Spoilt Papers 0
Question: Are you prepared to take action short of a strike?
Total Votes Cast 339
Number Voting ‘Yes’ 320
Number Voting ‘No’ 16
Spoilt Papers 3
The General Grades Committee is currently considering this result and I will keep you informed of all further developments.
BREAKDOWN IN INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS – INTERSERVE (LUL SSL/BCV CONTRACT) (LUL/14/2)
Further to my previous Circular (IR/211/15, 3rd September 2015), the Lead Officer and our Reps held a meeting with Interserve over the cuts in cleaning jobs on this contract. The Company advised that a number of positions will be cut but that all reductions will be made up wholly of agency staff.
This matter has been considered by the General Grades Committee, which has noted that Interserve are planning job cuts and ‘efficiency’ measures and taken the decision to launch a major campaign to build our membership of cleaning staff grades working for Interserve so that we can resist these attacks. I am currently acting in accordance with this decision.
Yours sincerely