Disputes

Reports from disputes as they progress, and assessments of them when they are over.

New edition of Tubeworker bulletin now online!

This month’s edition of Tubeworker looks ahead to strikes by LUL station and revenue staff in RMT on 4 and 6 October, whilst arguing for further all-grades action.

Download the bulletin here.

Station staff lead the way - now other grades must strike too!

Station and revenue staff on London Underground will strike on 4 and 6 October, followed by a week-long overtime ban from 15-21 October.

The strike has been called in response to LUL's ongoing programme of job cuts, and their recent announcement of yet another restructure that will see Customer...

Increased yes vote: now time for action

The reballot result on the Tube (23 May) shows turnout up from 53% to 56%, and 97% yes for strikes.

An RMT union all members’ meeting on 30 May will discuss the next steps. Tubeworker has argued that we have to urgently step up our action. That should mean multiple days of all-grades action...

Trains change plans are attacks on a scale unseen for a generation

London Underground’s "Train Change" plan is an attack on a scale not seen by most drivers in the grade. The last threatened change on this scale was perhaps when guards were ditched or "Company Plan" implemented, both before this writer's time on the job. Other grades have seen such attacks, "Fit...

Detrainment dispute heats up as drivers vote for action

LUL drivers' fight against the removal of detrainment duties, and the imposition of the "flash-and-dash" system for detraining, is heating up. Both RMT and Aslef have successfully achieved industrial action mandates.

RMT balloted all affected lines together, while Aslef balloted on a line-by-line...

15 March and beyond

RMT has announced a strike on 15 March, meaning the two largest unions on LU (RMT and Aslef) will strike together for the first time since 2015. We'll be striking alongside hundreds of thousands of other workers, including teachers, civil servants, university workers, doctors, journalists, and...

Outsourced workers on the DLR strike again

Outsourced cleaners, security staff, and revenue protection workers employed by ISS on the Docklands Light Railway are striking from 24-25 February, as they continue their fight for decent pay. ISS has offer just 1.8%; given rising inflation and soaring living costs, the workers have understandably...

Aslef renews mandate... will it finally use it?!

Aslef has renewed its industrial action mandate on London Underground... again. It achieved an extremely impressive 99% vote for strikes on a 77% turnout amongst its 1,577 driver members on the Tube.

At this stage, Aslef has had a mandate for industrial action on LU for just shy of three years, and...

Drivers: vote yes for strikes to defend detrainment duties

RMT is balloting driver members on the Bakerloo, Central, District, Hammersmith and City, and Jubilee lines for strikes to resist the removal of detrainment duties at terminating stations.

We've covered this issue extensively - see some of our previous coverage here and here.

Action is absolutely...

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