Disputes

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

LUL pay: why we need transparent negotiations

All four LUL unions have now re-entered pay talks with the company, with Mayor Khan's promise of £30m extra funding now on the table. To ensure we get the best outcome possible, we need the maximum possible transparency in those talks.

Threat of strikes wins concessions: name more dates to keep the pressure on!

RMT has suspended the strikes planned for the rest of this week, after an intervention from City Hall which commits £30 million of new money to re-opened pay negotiations. In the coming days, Tubeworker will host contributions from LU workers giving different views and responses to the suspension...

LUL: strike to win a decent pay rise!

Our week of action is now underway, after an RMT reps' meeting rightly decided that some crumbs from the bosses' table weren't enough to cancel our strikes.

With no movement on the basic pay element of management's offer, which remains at 5%, and no flat-rate minimum for the lowest-paid, it's...

Get ready to ballot on ABM

RMT cleaner reps are working hard to prepare for an upcoming industrial action ballot.

Cleaning contractor ABM has displaced dozens of cleaners via its "Project Lean" restructure, and is yet to respond to an RMT pay claim demanding a pay rise and company sick pay. Meanwhile, the value of cleaners'...

LUL pay: RMT rejects offer, prepares ballot

Following a reps' assembly on 3 November, RMT has announced it is rejected LUL's latest pay offer of 5% for 2023-4, and will prepare for an industrial action ballot to win a better offer.

That ballot needs to be organised with urgency, and accompanied by a vibrant, energetic campaign that harnesses...

DLR workers to strike

DLR workers will strike on 7 and 8 November as they attempt to win a decent settlement on pay and conditions.

They’re employed by Keolis Amey Docklands, the private consortium that runs the DLR on a contract from TfL.

The company’s latest pay offer, for a 5% increase with a one-off £1,000 bonus...

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...

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