East Ham Branch is disgusted with the managements response to the East Ham Group reps meeting on the 21st of August.

Though they have reinstated the pay of 4 staff, no mention has been made of reinstating Sarah Hutchins.

The bullying of our staff has been condoned with management being told that they can interview staff when off sick without Union reps present. This is in clear contavention of our agreements and sets a new company standard. This is now being rolled out all over the underground.

The 22nd of August will be a day of celebration for East Ham Branch for many years to come. Our day of action saw the group being staffed by managers on overtime costing the company a fortune. These are the lengths that management will go to try to convince you that they can win against a united workforce. When you need overtime they tell you they can’t afford it. We should show them that we can not be bought so easily and go into an overtime ban next. Write in and let me know what you think

RMT press release, issued today

LONDON UNDERGROUND'S biggest union today condemned the company's cavalier attitude to safety after it emerged that 23 passengers, including a child, were trapped in a lift at Elephant and Castle station for nearly an hour-and-a-half on Friday night.

The passengers' ordeal, which began at around 21:30, was prolonged unnecessarily because inexperienced and inadequately trained managers drafted in to scab on striking station staff had been left in charge, RMT said today.

The East Ham Group sent a clear message to management today. Our strike action against the sacking of Sarah Huchins and the intimidation of our staff was a total success. Managers on overtime staffed every station costing the company a fortune. To think the GSM was concerned about his overtime bill. Only a handful of staff turned up for work at Upton Park, East Ham & Plaistow. We will remember them.

RMT press release, issued today

RMT Station Staff working at eleven Tube stations between Plaistow and Upminster on London Underground’s District Line and at Elephant and Castle, Charing Cross and Lambeth North on the Bakerloo are to strike for 24 hours from 04:30 tomorrow, Friday August 22 in two separate disputes.

RMT press release, issued today

A 48-HOUR strike by more than 700 RMT members working for four cleaning subcontractors on London Underground scheduled to begin at 05:30 tomorrow morning has been suspended after a breakthrough in talks that will deliver the London living wage to all Tube cleaners.

After days of intensive talks at conciliation service ACAS, workers on Tubelines contracts will receive an initial 60p an hour increase from September 1, and will receive a further £1.30 hourly increase from April 1 2009.

RMT members on the Charing Cross Group can be proud of the tremendous support shown for their colleague, Jerome Bowes during the strike held in July. Only 3 members of staff showed up for work and it was down to managers and RCI’s to keep the stations open.

Why Train Operators should support striking station staff!
Station staff on East Ham Group will be taking strike action on the 22nd of August for 24 hours. Staff have been advised not to book on for any duty that starts between 04:30 on the 22nd of August and 04:29 on the 23rd of August in a dispute against the unfair sacking of Sarah Huchins, the stopping of pay, intimidation of staff when off sick and the bullying tactics of the local manager.

The votes have been counted on the East Ham Group. The staff have voted yes with only votes 2 against
action. The result is an indication of the feeling on the group and will be followed by decisive action by the staff. The sacking of Sarah Hutchins and the bullying by management have forced us into a situation where we have no choice but take action to put a stop to this continual torment.

RMT press release, issued today

OVER 700 RMT members working for four cleaning subcontractors on London Underground are to strike for a third time in their campaign to win the London living wage.

Workers at ISS, ITS, ICS and GBM, who despite statements from London Mayor Boris Johnson are still paid nearly £2 an hour below the LLW of £7.45, will not book on for shifts that commence between 05:30 on Thursday August 21 and 05:29 on Saturday August 23.