LUL management are mistreating Station Assistants (Control Room) – SA(CR)s – who coach CSAs, and RMT is determined to put this right.

For a few years, some SA(CR)s have been coaching CSAs in how to do the job. Those CSAs could then earn Higher Grade Working pay rates in the control room. RMT has pressed for this coaching work to be recognised with higher pay like SAMF Coaches get. LUL agreed this a year ago, but has dragged its feet over implementing it.

The advert for SA(CR) Coaches will appear in the Traffic Circular on 19 May – an unacceptably long delay leaving SA(CR) coaches still unrewarded after all this time. RMT has demanded a one-off payment to SA(CR)s who have been coaching CSAs to compensate them, but LUL refused. This will now be discussed at Company Council on 29 April.

There is better news if you are a CSA who has had local training as a SA(CR) but do not have a ‘proper’ licence. LUL agreed to RMT’s demand that you will now be allowed to take the assessment without waiting for the next recruitment campaign. Once you pass, you will be able to do Higher Grade Working in the station control room again.