From the Bakerloo line branch newsletter

You have to hand it to Lance Ramsey, the current incumbent of the Bakeroo General Manager's hot seat. Most new managers, and there have been a few lately, enjoy a honeymoon period and promise the earth before delivering nothing; Lance has gone straight to the default position: delivering nothing.

The case in question affects our new comrades on the Wembley Central Group, the ex Silverlink staff. These employees are now fully fledged LU staff entitled to the same money, terms and conditions as all LU staff across the combine.

Or so you would think. A joint working party (JWP), set up in an attempt to oversee the transfer of staff from Silverlink to LU agreed at their last meeting, and rightly so, that the framework agreement for station staff now applies to all staff on the Line. The Bakerloo Line management team have reneged on this agreement and are now claiming these staff will not be entitled to the same terms and conditions, the framework agreement, that all other LU staff enjoy until new rosters are implemented next year. This is plainly ludicrous and unjust.

For one thing, how can we entertain a two tier system where staff working side by side do the same job and work under two different sets of conditions?

Secondly, the reason we have a framework agreement in the first place is to ensure safety and welfare.

We all work in a safety critical environment and certain staff working excessive days with no rest, long hours and no minimum period between shifts is scandalous.

The RMT will be pursuing this as a matter of urgency. Let's hope this is not the sign of things to come from our new glorious leader (this is obviously tongue in cheek).