TUBE LINES VICTORY OVER PAY AND PENSIONS

RMT helpline 0800 376 3706 :: november/december :: RMTnews 8 A fter over six years of united campaigning, RMT has secured a massive victory for Tube Lines maintenance staff on London Underground on pensions, pay and Night Tube. This breakthrough has come after years of determined campaigning and fighting for a fair deal which has included the use of industrial action. The deal includes the following: * Pensions: Access to the TfL Pension Fund for all current employees and new joiners from January 29 2017. Former Metronet staff on TFL and LU will also be able to enter the scheme. * Pay: A protected RPI pensionable salary increase in every year from April 2015 until April 2019. Plus a consolidated £500 payment in the first year in recognition of the move to a 24-hour passenger service operation. * Night Tube: A £500 non- consolidated payment to all Operational Staff following the successful launch of the service on the Piccadilly Line on 16th December 2016. This ground-breaking deal which turns the tide on attacks on final-salary pensions that are prevalent across industries has only been achieved through strong, militant trade unionism and the solidarity and the resilience of the tube maintenance workforce. RMT general secretary Mick Cash said that in two specific disputes with Tube Lines the union has been able to secure a good pay deal as well as winning equality and justice in pension provision for all Tube Lines members. “The dispute over pensions goes back years and is a legacy of the disastrous PPP experiment. “The union cannot overstate the massive achievement which has been secured through a long battle involving strike action, campaigning and years of resolve and determination from our Tube Lines members. “This victory proves once again that the RMT model of militant, industrial trade unionism, backed up by professional negotiations and campaigning, gets results where it matters. “We could not have secured this stunning breakthrough without the sheer guts and resilience of our members and they are a credit to the entire trade union movement,” he said. TUBE LINES VICTORY OVER PAY AND PENSIONS