Every Job Matters

Every Job Matters

17 September 2014

RMT

Defending Jobs on London Underground

Our Ref: LUL/14/5

17th September 2014


Dear colleague

Every Job Matters – Defending Jobs on London Underground

Further to previous correspondence on the above matter, despite months of discussions between your union and London Underground, it remains the case that management are hell-bent on carrying out a programme of major job cuts, hitting thousands of RMT members with the prospect of downgrading with a resulting loss of salary and closing every ticket office by the end of 2015.

As you will know, as part of the campaign to resist LU’s plans, an overtime ban along with other forms of industrial action was scheduled to take place earlier this month. However, with the company threatening to use the anti-union laws and to allow for further discussions with your representatives, this action was suspended.

Since then, we have read of the resignation of LU’s chief operating officer Phil Hufton, who was the architect of the Fit for the Future project, leaving this in disarray. But this does not mean that the fight against the company has ended. Far from it, as management remain intent on cutting jobs and closing ticket offices. With this in mind, therefore, the General Grades Committee has considered the matter further and decided to reinstate the overtime ban, the details of which are:

With effect from 00.01 hours on Wednesday 24th September 2014, until further notice, Station Grades Members, Revenue Protection and Duty Station Manager Grades Members are instructed not to work any overtime.

I urge you to stand together and continue the magnificent support you have shown for your union in the campaign to stop LUL from carrying out its plans, which will have a disastrous effect on not only you and your colleagues but on the travelling public also.

SUPPORT THE ACTION!
FIGHT THE CUTS!


Yours sincerely
 
Mick Cash
Acting General Secretary

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