RMT TO FIGHT PLANS TO ABOLISH NIGHT TUBE TRAIN DRIVERS GRADE

RMT helpline 0800 376 3706 :: may 2021 :: RMTnews 4 R MT will fight plans by London Underground to abolish the Night Tube Train Drivers grade – if necessary through a campaign of industrial action. LU propose to axe the grade this month in a cash led move aimed at shunting staff around the combine at will that will threaten the jobs of 200 Night Tube staff and destroy the work life balance of 3,000 Tube drivers. RMT general secretary Mick Lynch said that London Underground’s proposals to rip up an agreement that protects 3,000 Tube drivers work life balance has caused uproar in the depots amongst drivers. “This breach of trust by an out of touch management abolishes the part time jobs of workers – mainly women – who want them. “This is the thanks that Tube drivers have been given for keeping the service running through the Covid pandemic.  “With some 200 jobs facing the axe we have been left with no other choice but to prepare the ground for industrial action. “In the meantime we are calling on the re-elected Mayor of London to intervene to pressure tube bosses to see reason and protect the jobs and working conditions of these hard working staff,” he said. RMT is preparing to ballot members for industrial action over its refusal to offer a fair pay award for members working on the Central Rail Systems Alliance (CRSA). The CRSA is an alliance of Network Rail, Balfour Beatty, Atkins and TSO working on UK track renewals. RMT members are incensed that in spite of working tirelessly throughout the pandemic to maintain operations, in often difficult circumstances, the company has mothballed their 2020 pay claim. Meanwhile, the company’s top two directors received a huge £1.8 million in bonuses between them for the same year. RMT general secretary Mick Lynch said that RMT has declared a dispute over the disgraceful treatment of members working for Balfour Beatty on the Central Rail Systems Alliance. “Having contributed to strong performance levels for the company during the pandemic they are being given a kick in the teeth with no pay increase for 2020. “And while Balfour Beatty refuses to deliver a fair pay award for its workers the company’s top two directors have managed to trouser a whopping £1.8 million in bonuses alone between them for the same year. It’s clearly a case of double standards for a company which claims it has no money to fund pay awards but can still conjure up fat bonuses for its bosses. “RMT is determined to achieve a just and fair award for its members and has been left with no other option but to enter into dispute and make the necessary preparations for an industrial action ballot of its members,” he said. BALFOUR BEATTY BALLOT Union ballots members working on the Central Rail Systems Alliance in fight for pay justice MT will fight plans by London Underground to b li h h Ni h T b T i 200 Night Tube staff and destroy the work life balance f 3 000 T b d i out of touch management abolishes the part time jobs of k i l been left with no other choice but to prepare the ground for i d i l i RMT TO FIGHT PLANS TO ABOLISH NIGHT TUBE TRAIN DRIVERS GRADE