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HOT WEATHER   Following on from a consistent period of high temperature and lack of rainfall the Met Office yesterday issued a weather warning:   https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/heat-health/#?tab=heatHealth   The advice given by the Met Office in their amber warning is as follows:   “Advice: Stay out of the sun. Keep your home as cool as possible …

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INTRODUCTION OF WTT15 – TRAIN OPERATORS – JUBILEE LINE, LONDON UNDERGROUND (LUL/14/2)   Further to my previous Circular (IR/228/18, 10th May 2018), the ballot has concluded with members voting as follows:-   Are you prepared to take strike action?   Number of individuals who were entitled to vote in the ballot:        108 Number of votes …

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Following our successful organisation of the members working for VGC at Plumstead (Crossrail) we managed to secure an additional 4% pay rise.   However, our members felt that this did not meet their aspirations.   In the light of this development, the issue was tabled with Acas to seek a resolution and the RMT have …

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Following lengthy discussions with Balfour Beatty Rail (LT Contract) we have managed to avoid any compulsory redundancies in this area, with any RMT members either retaining their jobs, being successfully redeployed or taking voluntary redundancy.   However, Balfour Beatty have failed to win further contracts of any size and LUL have so far failed to …

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Vinci took over the contract to maintain various LUL buildings (such as 55 Broadway, Palestra House, Allsop Place etc) last year from Mitie and have forwarded a proposal to change rosters for our members at Palestra House and move the night staff to days. They look after the plumbing, fabric, electrics etc.   Following meetings …

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Cleshars & Morsons Protection Master Report LUL Contract:   Over the last year, we have been carrying out an intensive recruitment drive regarding Morsons and Cleshars Protection Masters. This has included grades such as Protection Master, Possession Masters and Train Masters. These staff currently work on the London Underground contract and provide safe access to …

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Resolution to NEC ref Transformation:   “This branch condemns the cuts being carried out across LUL and TFL. We note that LUL are now informing staff that they are intent on ignoring our jobs for life deal (Annex H, PPP Code of Best Practice) and have stated that people may be made compulsory redundant.   …

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Mass Meeting Transformation   On the 8th May 2018, LUEngineering branch organised a mass meeting of RMT members affected by the Transformation proposal from LUL  & TfL. Full reports were given by our representatives that had attended the discussions with Management from both companies and members were informed that this was the most that could …

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RMT says that major employment tribunal loss by London Underground is a wake-up call to end the culture of picking on staff   TUBE UNION RMT today called on London Underground to end the culture of picking on staff and misusing procedures after the company lost an important employment tribunal case, costing the taxpayer a …

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        OFFICIAL CIRCULAR   TO ALL BRANCHES AND REPRESENTATIVES ALL UNDERGROUND AND FORMER LT EMPLOYERS       10th May 2018                                                          Circular No: IR/228/18   Dear Colleague,   DISMISSAL, L. VIGO, TRAIN OPERATOR, BAKERLOO LINE – LONDON UNDERGROUND (LUL/4/1)   Further to my previous Circular (IR/209/18, 24th April 2018), the meeting of …

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