Disabled staff and passengers

Return to "Flash and Dash" risks jobs and safety

In the same month the Women’s Night Safety Charter was publicised in TfL's in-house magazine On the Move, London Underground detailed plans to remove manual detrainment, in favour of that old favourite "flash and dash".

"Flash and dash" is the process where the train operator will only have to...

New Masks with Unreasonable Asks

Management have a stack of new masks on order for us, which claim to offer more protection than the current ones.

But in the circular announcing said masks is an onerous - and clearly discriminatory - statement about said masks. The circular declares that the comapny "will require all of our...

Backing Down from Attack on Disabled Passengers

When the Tory Government held a gun to the head of TfL and made them sign a bailout deal last week, one thing they had in their sights was disabled people's Freedom Passes.

Yes, in true Tory style, they declared that they would consider restricting the times at which disabled people could use their...

Keep the Learning Zone Open!

TfL likes to boast about its Learning Zone, about how it has given staff the opportunity to enhance our skills and to overcome the barriers presented to dylexic and other neurodivergent people. It's so proud of the facility that ... it's planning to close it.

Yes, the company can afford massive...

Cash for Access?

It's lovely to see the sparkling new improved westbound access ramp at South Woodford station. We are all in favour of improved access for mobility-impared people and people encumbered with luggage or buggies.

Shame that in its wisdom, LUL has installed BANK CARD ONLY ticket machines in the new...

1 + 1 = accessibility?

Lack of station staff is causing many issues for disabled passengers who use the Tube.

Tubeworker hears that stations with lifts have become less accessible since staffing levels have been cut. Most stations with lifts are now staffed for much of the day by the bare minimum number of staff required...

"Fit for the Future" Training Fiasco

If a large organisation intended to launch a new staffing model, which required thousands of staff to perform new roles, you would think it would think it might put procedures in place to ensure that those staff were equipped and trained to perform those roles before the model was launched.

But not...

Hate To Say We Told You So...

"Fit for the Future" has been combine-wide for less than two days. Here's a balance sheet so far:

  • Aldgate East station was closed due to staff shortage.
  • Euston Square station had no step-free access due to a shortage of lift-trained staff.
  • Tottenham Hale had no step-free access due to a shortage of...
  • How To Fight For Ticket Offices

    The fight against ticket office closures should not be allowed to die. Even if we don't feel like we have the confidence to win on it right now, there is plenty that our unions could do to keep the issue live. Here are Tubeworker's suggestions:

  • Organise demonstrations, petitioning, and leafleting...
  • The Crazy World of Stevie G

    We've been having a good chuckle here at Tubeworker HQ at this latest wheeze from LU Chief Operating Officer Steve Griffiths (he of "I don't care what you think about health and safety" fame - see here).

    A BBC article on our latest strike, which quotes Steve blustering in disbelief that a union...

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