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Facilities for staff

Mess rooms, lockers, social events, ... RMT campaigns for you to have decent facilities at work.

RMT Secures Return of Uniform Cleaning Vouchers

Submitted by janine on Wed, 11/05/2011 - 15:12

Facilities for staff

RMT General Grades Committee decision:

We note that London Underground has agreed to our request to reinstate uniform cleaning vouchers. We instruct the General Secretary to inform London Underground of our acceptance of this; ask the company to restore the vouchers as soon as possible; and ask the company for a list of outlets which accept the vouchers. The company’s reply is to be placed back in front of us.

Signal September/October 2011

Submitted by Gavin Bowtell on Thu, 13/10/2011 - 14:34

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.

Cleaning Vouchers & Fleece Uniform Consultative Committee 12th August 2011

Submitted by Gavin Bowtell on Thu, 25/08/2011 - 16:41

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.

Goodge Street Group News, March 2010

Submitted by admin on Mon, 08/03/2010 - 15:29

Your rep’s report of the main issues at the level one meeting between local reps and management on 17th February.
Read the report below, or click '1 attachment' / file name to download it as a PDF.

SRT covering SATS - again!
The SRT framework agreement states SRT should not cover any rostered duties unless the station falls below minimum numbers at short notice.

PPP Arbiter: Worrying Issues for Station Staff

Submitted by janine on Wed, 30/12/2009 - 15:42

Over on the RMT London Calling website, I have posted a detailed guide to the directions and guidance recently published by the PPP Arbiter. This is an important document, which may turn out to be a staging post in the collapse of Tube Lines and – following 2007’s similar collapse of Metronet – of the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) itself.

Click the link to read the guide in full, or click 'read more' below to read extracts of particular concerns to station staff.

Functional council meeting Thursday 30th April

Submitted by Malcolm Taylor on Fri, 01/05/2009 - 14:47

Below is a summary of the items discussed at the most recent Staions and Revenue functional council meeting.

Adverse weather

Following 2 referrals from Kings X and Harrow we discussed at great length the punitive measures used by LU, with the treatment of deducting 1 day’s pay or 1 day’s annual leave from staff who couldn’t get into work due to February’s bad weather.

What no canteen???

Submitted by mac mckenna on Thu, 02/04/2009 - 03:41

The redevelopment of King's Cross station continues apace - and LUL doesn't want to be troubled by little matters like the needs of staff.

Circle management say there are too few staff at the station to warrant us having canteen facilites. King's Cross currently has 176 staff - at the one location. The Group, (KX & Farringdon & Barbican), has 211.