Disputes

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

New edition of Tubeworker bulletin now online!

The latest edition of our bulletin is now online.

This edition encourages readers to vote yes in the RMT's re-ballot for action over jobs, pensions, and agreements, and argues for a dispute/ballot on LUL pay. Plus an article on the war in Israel/Palestine, and news on local and workplaces disputes...

Cleshar workers suspend strikes (for now) as bosses budge

Engineering workers employed by the contractor Cleshar on the East London Line, part of London Overground, suspended a strike planned for 12 October, after Cleshar upped its pay offer and made proposals for reducing working hours.

The revised offer doesn't fully meet union demands, though, so the...

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...

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