In this edition read about:

The Pay Offer (what it is and what is happening).

Barbican returns to SS3 but what about the rostered Supers there? The rep believes they should be able to remain there on their SS2 salary. LUL disagree's.

Opening Staff Lockers - Train side seem to have a procedure for this station side does not.

The Hammersmith & City Branch AGM.

Gerry Duffy's recent letter to Bob Crow about uniform cleaning token shows that there is a great divide between what management think they know and what it actually the case.

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.

2010 was a tough year for our members with increases in workloads due to the amount of vacancies not being filled by the company, and facing the prospect of mass job cuts, displacements and a huge ramp up from management in sending people to company disciplinary interviews (where a vast majority of these ending in sackings), so it is with pride that I see our membership is still solid and remains

Dear Colleagues you may remember the details of our collective grievance from back in August 2010 if not you can find them by following this link: http://www.rmtplatform.org.uk/node/857.
The GSM has now provided a response which I have repudiated today. Please take a look. It’s six pages long, but it will give you a clear idea of what I’ve been up to in level 1 meetings.

Dear Colleagues

CONTEXT OF INDUSTRIAL ACTION

It seems to be a never ending complaint that LUL managers harass and invade the privacy of our members and cause alarm and distress to them and their next of kin by making unsolicited calls whilst our members are off sick – even to the point of abusing the emergency contact details that are provided.

Dear Colleagues,

Please find the attached Circular from the General Secretary:

Circular IR/398/09 23rd December Rates of Pay and Conditions of Service.

Kind regards & best wishes for the New Year

Gavin

Dear Colleagues,

Most of you will have seen the internal communication from LUL regarding the pay deal, according to which operational staff can expect to be paid in late February.

I've attached the internal communiqué.

Kindest regards

Gavin

This letter is from Bob Crow, RMT General Secretary. Click '1 attachment' / file name to download it. Read the text below.

To All Probationers and Apprentices Employed by LUL - Our Ref : LUL/14/2 - 19th May 2009

Dear Colleague,

Current Dispute with London Underground.

From Jared Wood, RMT Industrial Relations Rep, to all RMT members on Rickmansworth Group

• Eight CSAs told they Will be Transferred on 10 Aug
• LUL Wait until RMT rep on Leave to Issue Notices
• We Must Stand Together and Fight this Disgraceful Management Behaviour

From Jared Wood, RMT Industrial Relations Rep, to all RMT members on Rickmansworth Group

RMT has told LU we are in dispute over Transfer Threat

At the last level 2 meeting to discuss the threat to transfer 8 CSAs away from Rickmansworth group management claimed that all 8 had signed letters that told them they may be given a temporary position on their first group.

From Jared Wood, RMT Industrial Relations Rep, to all RMT members on Rickmansworth Group
8 CSA’s Remain Under Threat of Transfer
Management Pushed onto Back Foot but Fight Goes On

From Jared Wood, RMT Industrial Relations Rep, to all RMT members, Rickmansworth group.

Management Say 8 CSAs Must Leave Rickmansworth group
RMT Will Not Accept Compulsory Transfers