Disputes

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

Piccadilly Line drivers: vote yes for action on training standards

RMT has launched a ballot of Piccadilly Line drivers for industrial action to defend training standards.

As we've written previously: "Management still insist watching a training video is enough to get Picc line drivers up to speed with the expansion and change to South Harrow sidings. Rightly...

LU pushes on with stations job cuts plans: RMT must name more strikes!

Despite objections from union reps, LU has announced that it will begin "local consultation" on job cuts plans on four areas - Victoria Centre, Jubilee South, King's Cross, and Heathrow.

This means bosses will be identifying positions to cut, and drawing up new rosters and schematics based on...

No to Lone Working!

The latest bulletin from senior management reaffirms that, under their plans to cut 600 positions from stations, lone working will increase. They say: "Stations that already operate most of the traffic day as lone working may move to full traffic day lone working. Stations with some lone working may...

After 1/3 March: name more dates, build the political campaign

RMT reps will meet on Friday 18 March to discuss the next steps in the fight for jobs, pensions, and conditions, following our excellent strikes on 1/3 March. Tubeworker supporters in the meeting will argue for the following:

Name more dates now

We have the wind in our sails following one of the...

Reflections after Strike Day 1

An RMT rep shares some reflections on today's strike...

Today's action was more effective than LU - and, if we're honest, probably some of us - were expecting. In the week leading up to the strike the messaging from the company became slightly more panicked, shifting from emphasising significant...

Never cross a picket line

These strikes will be the first many workers, especially on stations, have seen. Anyone who started since 2017 has never seen a strike on stations. Anyone who started since 2015 has never seen a combine-wide strike.

And, although strikes elsewhere in the economy have revived somewhat in early 2022...

After March strikes, prepare for further action

Over 10,000 Tube workers will strike on 1 and 3 March, in the biggest strike on London Underground since 2015. A strong strike may force LU to reconsider cuts. But in all likelihood, the strikes on 1 and 3 March will not be sufficient to win the dispute. We will need further action.

The pensions...

London Underground is lying to us

RMT reps met with LU via conciliation service Acas on 17 February, to discuss attacks on jobs, conditions, and pensions. The union quite rightly reiterated that we are not interested in negotiating the detail of cuts; we oppose them outright, and want the employer to back off altogether.

Following...

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