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Stratergy and Development JWP 18/11/08
Strategy and Development Forum
Several Items were discussed with some brought to a close and others ongoing. Outlined below are the topics talked about and the actions which were agreed to be carried out.
Items from the last meeting
Peace is breaking out
Submitted by easthammer on Thu, 09/10/2008Our recent level one meeting on the East Ham Group was a complete suprise. Management were willing to listen to our complaints and respond favourably in nearly every instance. Smiles were seen from across the table that sent chills down your spine and made you wonder what dasterdly plan was being hatched or what path we were being led down to certain death. Still two days have gone past and we are all still alive at the moment so the tea was not poisened and they have not assigned hit men to us yet.
Patterns of Non-Attendance: Stop this Abuse!
Submitted by janine on Tue, 29/07/2008The following statement was made jointly by RMT and TSSA following a presentation by management about 'patterns of non-attendance' at today's meeting of the Strategy and Development Forum:
RMT and TSSA believe that LUL management are orchestrating a clampdown on attendance, to such a degree of harshness that it amounts to bullying of our members and denial of their human rights and basic standards of justice.
Management are doing this despite the fact that, by their own admission, LUL has "some of the highest levels of attendance ever".
Heathrow Group Level 1 I. R. meeting held 26/6/2008 - Notes ---- Awaiting minutes of the meeting
Submitted by R456VYAS on Wed, 16/07/2008Agenda for Level 1 Meeting 26/6/2008 –Heathrow Group - NOTES
1. Minutes of the last meeting - Past was history! Look forward to the future
2. Dates for the next meeting for the year - Sept and Dec 2008 + 4 dates 2009
3. 12 weekly cycle for Reserve staff - – To be issued as per AG1
4. No Communication from AG1 / Supervisor once the duties have been changed for Reserve Staff – To have AG1 fully staff and properly up running.
5. Overtime Issue – – Issue weekly duty shortages early if possible
Decent Treatment for ex-Silverlink Staff? Management Say No.
Submitted by janine on Thu, 10/07/2008Despite regular articles in On The Move suggesting that the ex-Silverlink staff are working in some kind of paradise, London Underground are in fact denying the staff some really basic fair treatment. Four of these issues were discussed at the Company Council meeting on 2 July. Management repeatedly said 'no' to quite reasonable demands from RMT - but if you read through to the end, you will find a small yes!
Report: Stations & Revenue Council meeting, 18 June 2008
Submitted by janine on Sun, 29/06/2008At the Stations & Revenue Council on 18 June, RMT submitted plenty of demands for a better working life for staff. Management said No to most of them, but if you read carefully, you might spot a few small victories! Phrases that are highlighted like this link to more detailed reports, so click on them to read more!
Here is a summary:
"We have not changed our policies, but we are implementing them more rigorously"
Submitted by janine on Sun, 29/06/2008So said LUL management at June's Stations & Revenue Council meeting.
RMT accused the company of having abolished discretion in the way that they implement policies - always giving the maximum warning for non-attendance, never awarding paid special leave.
Policing Our Agreements
Submitted by janine on Sun, 29/06/2008Last month, a local RMT rep asked, Who polices our agreements?. Reps are sick of seeing managers break their own rules and disregard decisions made at the Stations & Revenue Council.
So at the last meeting of the Council, on 18 June, RMT demanded a robust system to esnure that managers obey the rules. Our agreements might not be perfect, but they are better than a state of chaos in which managers can treat staff exactly as the whim takes them.
Making Mistakes and Moving Staff
Submitted by janine on Sun, 29/06/2008London Underground seems to have developed a habit of sending staff to jobs that don't actually exist. There are groups of staff, such as CSAs at Rickmansworth, who were sent out of the training school to 'over establishment' posts. And then there are individuals, several of whom have been offered moves that they had nominated and signed acceptance for, only to be told that there is some kind of hitch and they can not have the job after all.
A Small Extra Right for Reserves? LUL Says No
Submitted by janine on Sat, 28/06/2008If a member of reserve staff works more than their contracted hours over a 12-week period, s/he is paid for the extra hours at overtime rate. At June's Stations & Revenue Council, RMT proposed that if the individual staff member wanted to, s/he should be able to take time off in lieu instead.
Your RMT Stations and Revenue Council representatives: click on their names or photos to send them an email.
Janine Booth (staff side secretary) 07748-760261

Neil Cochrane (staff side chair) 07739-869867
Brian Haughian 07834-117509
John Kelly 07740-065367
Malcolm Taylor 07748-933241
Jon Abdullah 07810-153880




