Tube unions & politics

Tube trade unions and political representation

As TfL board debates our future... demonstrate 30 August!

The Transport for London board will meet on Tuesday 30 August to discuss whether to accept the £3.6 billion funding settlement from the Department for Transport.

Although the contents of the proposed settlement will, if accepted, have a profound impact on our working lives, and on the services we...

Brandon Lewis: so close to getting it...

Speaking on Sky News this morning, Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis stated:

“It is right we do everything we can do to support hard working people… not being disrupted by strike action. I think the median pay in that sector (rail) is almost double what the average pay is for citizens in the...

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...

There's always money for Johnson's follies...

There's no money left to properly fund the Tube, we are told. TfL are ready to implement "managed decline."

At the same time, there is money for MPs to get a pay rise, for buying PPE from Tories' chums. There's money for ill-fated Boris Johnson projects such as a tunnel to Ireland. Billionaires...

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...

"Do Nothing"?

One of the recurrent themes of LU's communication with staff over RMT's current dispute to defend jobs, pensions, and conditions, has been a kind of pleading. Referencing TfL/LU's dire financial condition, our employer says, in effect, "Well, what do you want us do to?! We've got to cut something!"...

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...

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