MODERNISING MAINTENANCE – POST IMPLEMENTATION REVIEW SURVEY OF MEMBERS

Our ref: HSR/2/6

Head Office Circular: NP/39/24

8^th February 2024

To: The Secretary

ALL BRANCHES

REGIONAL COUNCILS

 

Dear Colleague,

MODERNISING MAINTENANCE – POST IMPLEMENTATION REVIEW SURVEY OF MEMBERS

 

I can report that our Route Representatives conducted a survey of RMT members for the upcoming Modernising Maintenance three-month Post Implementation Review (PIR) in the North and East, East Midlands, East Coast, North West & Central, West Coast South and Scotland Routes.

 

We believe that the results are extremely damning of the modernising maintenance programme and highlight many areas of concern:

 

•           There is a critical shortage of staff

•           There has been an increase in contractor usage

•           Staff are finding it difficult to get annual leave agreed due to staff shortages

•           Many of the response shifts are not covered

•           There is a reliance on Mobile Operations Managers to cover response shifts

•           Section Managers and Section Supervisors now routinely have to assist with maintenance work

•           Staff are being sent to locations that they are unfamiliar with where no additional safety controls are put in place

•           A vast majority believe that safety standards have declined

•           A vast majority believe that asset condition is in decline and they are concerned about this

•           Most feel that fatigue levels have worsened

 

The survey has been a success and we need to keep the ball moving to encourage members to carry on filling the survey in for the next two (6 and 12 month) PIRs.

 

Yours sincerely

 

 

Michael Lynch

General Secretary