SCOTRAIL STILL DUMPING HUMAN WASTE Pages 13 SACKED ACTIVIST RE-INSTATED

RMT helpline 0800 376 3706 :: january 2019 :: RMTnews 12 R MT has written to both Scotrail and the Scottish government demanding urgent action as the company are in flagrant breach of a clear agreement with the union to halt once and for all the dumping of human waste on Scotland’s railways by December 2017. Abellio Scotrail has introduced a number of forty year-old vintage High Speed Trains onto the rail network in Scotland due to their refurbishment programme being some months behind schedule. A number of trains are also being returned back to other train operators from December so the human waste onto the track will become an issue at Scotrail again as nine out of ten of the trains are not fitted with Controlled Emission Tanks. This is a total breach of a well-publicised agreement with the union that the practice of dumping human excrement on the tracks, at great risk to rail workers and others coming into contact with the disgusting practice, would end in December 2017. Even ScotRail admitted that the situation was "far from ideal". Currently the only route that has a train fitted with a waste tank is the service running between Aberdeen and Edinburgh. RMT general secretary Mick Cash said that members were rightly appalled that ScotRail had sought to rip-up a clear agreement to end the filthy and disgusting practice of dumping human excrement on Scotland's railways. "This disgraceful and retrograde step must be halted now and the union will take whatever action is required to hold ScotRail to their agreement with the union. "One minute ScotRail are bragging about their aim to operate the most modern railway in the world and the next they are back to spraying track workers with human waste,” he said. A Transport Scotland spokeswoman said that it completely sympathised with union over the issue. Scotrail bosses also confirmed plans to end free rail travel for children last month. The popular ‘Kids Go Free’ scheme which enables an adult able to take up to two children for free on return journeys was abolished this month as part of rip-off rail fare rises. Each child will be charged £1 from this month, meaning an adult who travels once a week with two children will be more than £100 worse off after the scheme is cancelled. SCOTRAIL STILL DUMPING HUMAN WASTE 5.00pm: (sharp) Demonstration opposite Parliament, Old Palace Yard, SW1P 3JY 6.30pm: Rally in the Houses of Parliament London Underground’s 3000 cleaners have been outsourced to global contractor ABM. Despite working unsocial hours, in dirty and hazardous conditions, cleaners are being treated less favourably compared to other workers directly employed by Underground. That means inferior sick pay, holidays, pensions and travel facilities. On top of this the cleaning workforce is set to be cut by a third from 3,000 to 2,000, piling the pressure on these hard-pressed workers. RMT is demanding: • No Cleaning Job Cuts • Equal Conditions with London Underground workers • Bring all cleaning work in-house. All RMT branches are asked to send a delegation and ensure your branch cleaning members’ coordinator is included in the delegation. Please bring your branch banners. SOLIDARITY WITH TUBE CLEANERS PROTEST RMT Parliamentary protest and rally Tuesday January 29 2019