TUBE DRIVERS’ STRIKE

RMT helpline 0800 376 3706 :: february 2017 :: RMTnews 6 A ballot for industrial action is under way for London Underground Fleet members following numerous unresolved breaches of agreed machineries and agreements by management. RMT reps have listed these breaches as including:- • Not consulting or negotiating with this Union over reduced staffing levels within Fleet • Breaching our agreement on Night Tube and failing to recruit adequate additional staff to cover this work • Actively attacking RMT Reps for carrying out their trade union duties • Not following the correct process when seeking to change rosters • Removing a long and established practice of ‘phone in days’ throughout Fleet without agreement RMT general secretary Mick Cash said that this list is not exhaustive. “This level of flagrant abuse and ignorance of long-standing policies and procedures is unacceptable and, as a result, the union has taken the decision to ballot all RMT Fleet Grades members for strike action and action short of a strike,” he said. T ube Central Line train operators took strike action last month following a ballot result strongly in favour of taking strike action and action short of a strike against the forced displacement staff, RMT negotiators had made strenuous efforts through the ACAS machinery to resolve the dispute but LUL management refused to negotiate. Pickets were out in force and support for the action was absolutely solid in all depots. RMT general secretary Mick Cash said that the action had been provoked by a pointless and aggressive approach by London Underground that was entirely cash led and always going to spark an angry backlash. Despite repeated warnings from the union management have ploughed on regardless so let us be in no doubt, if LU are allowed to get away with this move on the Central Line they will start shunting drivers around the combine at the drop of a hat regardless of the consequences. “Members will be sent out from pillar to post to plug gaps that are solely down to staffing shortages and, with massive budget cuts in the pipeline at LUL, this is a straw in the wind as to how the company expects to operate in the future. “Staff across London Underground are angry and prepared to stand up and be counted the company would be wise to recognise that,” he said. TUBE DRIVERS’ STRIKE Solid support on Central, Waterloo and City Lines in all depots TUBE FLEET GRADE BALLOT