Dear Colleague,

LU VICTIMISED EAMONN LYNCH – VOTE YES FOR ACTION

On October 13th, London Underground sacked RMT trains health and safety rep Eamonn Lynch for
making an operational error. Eamonn made a mistake and LU summarily dismissed him. But the
company gave retraining rather than the sack to the signallers and control room staff who gave
Eamonn instructions to breach the rules; and it gave a 12-month caution to a Piccadilly Line driver who
made the same mistake after Eamonn’s incident. RMT believes that LU victimised Eamonn because of
his trade union activity. Indeed, Simon Jones, the GSM on the sacking panel used Eamonn’s status as
a rep as the basis for this outrageous decision. A Tribunal judge agreed with the RMT.

London Underground's proposed new groups for the Bakerloo line are as follows:

Wembley Central - Harrow & Wealdstone, Kenton, South Kenton, North Wembley, Wembley Central, Stonebridge Park, Harlesden, Kensal Green, Queens Park - 9 stations, c.95 staff

• Current number of staff = 40, but this is signficantly and artificially low, as London Underground has still not increased the staffing of these stations to LU levels following their transfer from Silverlink in November 2007.

The new issue of Bakerloo line branch's newsletter urges readers to defend Jerome Bowes, sacked Elephant & Castle CSA. It also reports on management breaking the Framework Agreement for ex-Silverlink staff and on several issues for drivers.

Download it here.

April's Bakerloo News celebrates the vote by RMT members for industrial action to stop casualisation, urges members to come to the branch to help plan action, and explains why the issues at stake affect us all.

It also reports on the Metronet dispute, and urges readers to say 'No' to BoJo - Boris Johnson, the Tory candidate for Mayor.

The latest issue of Bakerloo News urges all members to vote Yes in the ballot for industrial action against casualisation.

It also challenges management's positive portrayal of life on the ex-Silverlink stations, reports on the detrainment dispute, and gives a drivers' view of management's plan to move tipping out from Willesden Junction to Stonebridge Park.

From the Bakerloo line RMT branch newsletter

It is vital that all members of the Branch use their vote in this ballot for industrial action.

Whether you work on the stations, drive trains, or work in the control room we must all ensure there is a massive yes vote for action. This will make a difference to this intransigent management who want to ride roughshod over our agreements, our safety and our security of employment.