Stop Job Cuts

LU pushes on with stations job cuts plans: RMT must name more strikes!

Despite objections from union reps, LU has announced that it will begin "local consultation" on job cuts plans on four areas - Victoria Centre, Jubilee South, King's Cross, and Heathrow.

This means bosses will be identifying positions to cut, and drawing up new rosters and schematics based on...

No to Lone Working!

The latest bulletin from senior management reaffirms that, under their plans to cut 600 positions from stations, lone working will increase. They say: "Stations that already operate most of the traffic day as lone working may move to full traffic day lone working. Stations with some lone working may...

A Tale of Two Demos?

Tubeworker is pleased to see that the Greater London Authority has called a demonstration in support of Ukraine next weekend. Nice one.

But we were just wondering ... If the GLA can call demonstrations, then why has it not called one to demand proper funding for London's transport?! The Mayor and...

After March strikes, prepare for further action

Over 10,000 Tube workers will strike on 1 and 3 March, in the biggest strike on London Underground since 2015. A strong strike may force LU to reconsider cuts. But in all likelihood, the strikes on 1 and 3 March will not be sufficient to win the dispute. We will need further action.

The pensions...

London Underground is lying to us

RMT reps met with LU via conciliation service Acas on 17 February, to discuss attacks on jobs, conditions, and pensions. The union quite rightly reiterated that we are not interested in negotiating the detail of cuts; we oppose them outright, and want the employer to back off altogether.

Following...

All out on 1 and 3 March!

RMT has called strikes on London Underground for 1 and 3 March. These strikes will be the first time RMT’s entire LU membership - which includes workers in all functions: drivers, station staff, fleet and engineering workers, signallers, service controllers, and others – has struck together since...

We Must Strike to Stop Station Job Cuts

London Underground (LU) has now given some more detail on which stations it plans to target to cut jobs. Bosses plan to reduce the "welcome function" (i.e. reducing the number of Customer Service Assistants [CSAs] in ticket halls) at the following locations:

• Euston
• Green Park
• King's Cross
•...

Next steps after RMT's ballot

Since RMT's industrial action ballot returned a 95% majority in favour of taking action, discussion has been ongoing amongst workers about the next steps. This has taken place formally, in union branch meetings and region-wide reps' meeting, but also informally, in workplaces across London...

Threshold cleared, now call action

RMT members on London Underground have voted to take industrial action to defend staffing levels and terms and conditions, including pension arrangements.

The ballot returned a 94% majority for strikes, and 95% majority for action-short-of-strikes, on a 52% turnout. Clearing the arbitrary...

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