DEFENDING JOBS, PENSIONS & AGREEMENTS – LONDON UNDERGROUND

Our Ref: LUL/14/2 

 

1^st March 2024

 

TO ALL LUL FLEET GRADES MEMBERS

 

Dear RMT Member,

 

DEFENDING JOBS, PENSIONS & AGREEMENTS – LONDON UNDERGROUND

 

Your RMT Reps have raised the issue of Fleet Staffing Levels with LUL and data suggests that only 80% of positions in Fleet Depots are currently filled. 

 

This practice of not filling vacancies is putting enormous strain on you and your colleagues to cover the workload and keep the train fleets moving. Also the restrictions on transfers is having a significant detrimental effect by creating unnecessarily long waiting lists.

 

The understaffing of Fleet grades within London Underground is a key contributing factor to problems with rolling stock as recently demonstrated on the Central Line and this situation can only get worse and spread to other depots and areas.

 

The long-running dispute in defence of members’ jobs, pensions and agreements continues and the Union will not accept Fleet jobs being cut by the imposition of significant reductions in safety critical staffing. 

 

The National Executive Committee has considered this matter and I have written to the Company seeking an urgent disputes resolution meeting over this issue. I will keep you advised of all further developments.

 

Yours sincerely

 

Michael Lynch

General Secretary