Following a meeting between functional reps and LU management, a proposal by LU has been presented to the TU's for moving the OE staff into established positions this proposal is as follows:

Following a meeting between functional reps and LU management, a proposal by LU has been presented to the TU's for moving the OE staff into established positions this proposal is as follows:

Report from Gavin Bowtell. RMT Industrial and Health & Safety Rep for the Liverpool Street group on the recent Uniform Consultative Committee.

PDF below can be printed off for display.

Here is the agenda for the meeting of London Underground's Stations and Revenue Council taking place on Wednesday 30 March.

1. Introductions & Apologies for Absence
2. Minutes of Previous Meeting: 26th January 2011 Agreed
3. Matters Arising and Outstanding Items
4. Group Reserves: Utilisation on Line (RMT)
5. Excess Fares Sheets (RMT)
6. Championship Roles / CMS (TSSA)

This was a reconvened meeting to discuss our objections to the new AFM machines where SAMF trained staff can resolve journeys from outside the ticket office.

Talks between RMT/TSSA and London Underground management took place today, ending around 4pm. The unions' industrial action goes ahead - the overtime ban is still on, and a 24-hour strike is due to take place on 3-4 October.

Some issues and outcomes from the Stations and Revenue Control Council meeting held on Tuesday 27 July ...

• Weekend closures
• High Barnet regrading
• Misuse of evacuation sheets
• Maximum days for dependants leave
• Willesden Green group.

Below are the items which were raised at today’s Framework joint working party (JWP). The points raised are numbered and in bold and the response is below:

This is London Underground's response to RMT's presentation to the Company Council outlining our objections and our alternatives to the company's job-cutting plan (view it here). Despite the company refusing to publish our presentation on its Intranet, we are happy to publish its response on our website, as we trust readers to draw their own conclusions ...

1/ Fatigue Study.

This was commissioned by LUL after request by the ORR (Office of the Rail Regulator). This is going to be looking at getting better rosters to stop fatigue and the ill health effects of fatigue, and this will be ongoing throughout the company.

2/ Change Assurance Plans

Yesterday, RMT (and TSSA) reps attended an ad hoc meeting of the Stations and Revenue Council about the OSP (job-cutting plan). Management gave us a presentation on three issues:

1. Supervision reserve arrangements

Referral from Embankment group: proposed roster changes

Local management are trying to cut a Supervisor post at Mansion House, claiming that the meal break turn is no longer needed. The GSM originally claimed that this was due to the closure of Blackfriars station, but management also claimed that absenteeism was an issue. RMT opposes this move, because:

After not meeting since October 2009 your reps and management met again on Tuesday 18th May to continue talks surrounding issues on the ex-silverlink stations. Items discussed were as follows:

Today, RMT gave a presentation to London Underground and the other trades union at the Joint Working Party setting out our case against the company's job-cutting plans. Click '1 attachment' / file name to view the slideshow we presented.

We await management's response.

Below is the proposed (not accepted) SFC agenda 14th April 2010. These items listed may not neccessarily be accepted by management on to the agenda for numerous reasons but once finalised the agenda will be published.

Looking for a Transfer or Promotion, tough if LU get their way!

Staff have recently been informed by several managers that a freeze on nominations for SAMF positions was in place, but after the Functional reps raised this at the last Functional council meeting LU flatly refused that a freeze was in place and will confirmed this in a staff report scheduled to be published this week.

1. Mystery shoppers - report here

2. Complexity review - The complexity committee will visit High Barnet on 24 February, and Acton Town on a date yet to be finalised, with a view to uprating these stations and thus bringing about a pay rise for Supervisors.

Last Friday (22 January), RMT reps Janine Booth and Malcolm Taylor attended a meeting with London Underground management to discuss our concerns about Mystery Shopper Surveys (MSS) and Staff Information Surveys (SIS).

Below is a copy of the joint collective grievance raised by SAMF's across the network and managements response.

Collective Grievance.