There seems to be a bit of an epidemic across stations recently of managers refusing to cover all duties, with some going as far as to designate certain duties "non-critical" and therefore not requiring coverage at all!
With the cuts made since the start of the year, many stations are already...
LUL has now made its "full and final offer" for 2023-4 pay to the unions. It's a 5% increase, backdated to April 2023. The offer contains no concessions on any of the unions' wider claims around terms and conditions, most of which LUL has dismissed as "unaffordable".
The company also proposes to...
It's that time again, when we're required by anti-strike legislation to re-ballot, by post, to renew our mandate for industrial action. RMT is re-balloting LUL members in the "jobs, pensions, and agreements" dispute.
Tubeworker encourages all readers who are RMT members to vote yes/yes to strikes...
Members of the RMT union at all 14 of the Train Operating Companies (TOCs) involved in the dispute over pay and conditions have yet again, renewed the mandate for industrial action.
Turnouts were above 65% in more than half the TOCs. The lowest was 53%, at Govia Thameslink Railway. The highest was...
📢 The strike wave in the USA
Tubeworker and Off the Rails public (Zoom) meeting
🗓 Thursday 19 October
🕰️ 15:00-17:00
Log in via Zoom at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89802934171?pwd=NEh5MzJzTWp0eWptSE9WaDA1NlhOdz09
Recent weeks and months have seen widespread strikes in the USA, perhaps most...
Pay-talk fatigue is setting in across the Elizabeth line, as bosses come back to the table with a few sweeteners. An enhanced Sunday rate, night allowance and extra day of annual leave are being offered on top of the basic 5% pay rise.
When presenting the offer, reps say it is the best we will get...
RMT’s decision to cancel strikes planned for 4 and 6 October is a serious misstep. Although the threat of the strikes has forced some concessions from LUL, they are not sufficient to justify calling off action, still less to justify formally settling the stations-staffing elements of RMT’s dispute...
At our June meeting, co-hosted with our sister publication Off the Rails, we were joined by Lesbians & Gays Support the Miners (LGSM) activist and screenwriter Clive Bradley and RMT rep Cat Cray to discuss “why LGBT+ equality is a union issue.”
This month’s edition of Tubeworker looks ahead to strikes by LUL station and revenue staff in RMT on 4 and 6 October, whilst arguing for further all-grades action.
Download the bulletin here.
RMT members at multiple Train Operating Companies are now voting to renew our industrial mandate yet again. The ballot concludes on 19 October. It's vital we renew it, to allow us to continue taking action to win decent pay and defend jobs and conditions.
Every time our mandate has been up for...
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