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Early Day Motion: restore the operational subsidy for London Underground

Submitted by Admin on Wed, 07/03/2019 - 01:43

Support the RMT campaign to restore the operational subsidy for London Underground

The London Underground is essential to our communities, economy and environment and all the staff who work on the Tube play a vital role in keeping the network running. Shockingly the Government has withdrawn operational subsidy for Transport for London meaning that London Underground is the only Metro of its kind in the world that does not receive such subsidy.

Blog: Staff Our Stations

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sat, 05/18/2019 - 00:40
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It has been a month since the station grades conference and the launch of “Staff our Stations”. The launch of this initiative has a truly national feel with national implications that will affect people up and down the land. This is also an initiative that has gathered momentum locally. TFL have already requested a FOI (Freedom of Information) to the gather the statistics on the amount of time that stations are left derelict of staff and this equates to approx 5 hours each day for every day of the year.

Tube stations left unstaffed for 7,500 hours in 2018 Admin Wed, 03/27/2019 - 19:30

The RMT has submitted a Freedom of Information request that has revealed that stations were left unstaffed on at least 863 occasions last year, totalling 7490 hours.

This comes in spite of London Underground's promise following the much hated 'Fit for the Future' job cuts plan that all stations would be staffed during traffic hours.

- Read the attached leaflet for further information

Bakerloo News October 2018

Submitted by Admin on Wed, 10/03/2018 - 12:33

Bakerloo News is the newsletter for workers on the Bakerloo Line, produced by RMT activists.

In this edition:

  • RMT exposes scandal of unstaffed stations
  • Stations north of Queen’s Park left unstaffed three times per week or more
  • Drivers, station staff: prepare to take action to demand safe staffing!
  • South Group: cover the duties!
  • Vote Michelle Rodgers
  • Your branch meeting details

Please download and distribute the newsletter in your workplace, and share it online.

Massive rise in unstaffed tube stations

Submitted by Admin on Tue, 07/10/2018 - 19:25

RMT demands urgent recruitment drive as internal London Underground document shows massive rise in unstaffed stations

TUBE UNION RMT this morning revealed shock new figures from an internal LUL document that expose a crisis in staffing and safety on the tube with dozens of stations now left unstaffed on a weekly basis.

The figures give more proof RMT's case that tube bosses are attempting to run the Underground on the cheap in unsafe conditions .

2017 A Historic Year on Stations: Strike won 325 Jobs. Now we fight on to defend our conditions

Submitted by Jared on Fri, 12/15/2017 - 11:12

Please download and distribute the last SFC News of 2017.

Printed copies are avaialable from Unity House and can be collected up to mid day on Fri 22 Dec.

 

Newsletter includes:

2017 was a Historic Year for Stations

CSA Sacked for asking colleague to swap a duty with less than 12 hours rest

Annual Leave & Roster Changes

More Attendance Management Abuses

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