Pay&Conditions/Night Tube 2015

Ban Begins To Bite

Station closures have been reported at Liverpool Street and Walthamstow Central in the last few days, with further reports of other stations, such as Warren Street, only being kept open through desperate manoeuvres by managers.

The reason? Union members across the combine upholding the overtime ban...

Our Strike Was Magnificent: Now Build For More!

All four unions involved, nearly 20,000 workers on strike, picket in dozens of locations across London, and a total shutdown of the Tube.

"Rock solid" doesn't quite do it justice, does it?

If you were on a picket yesterday (most of which were lively, well-supported by all unions, and, in many...

Bullshit Bingo - Or, How To Take On The Anti-Strike Arguments

As our strike begins and services shut down, we're reminded, along with the rest of London, of the immense power of withdrawing our labour. But the accompanying barrage of vitriolic hostility in the media also reminds us that we're part of a wider fight; this isn't just about us versus our bosses...

Our bodies are not built to work at night: we need more time off!

Chief Operating Officer, Steve Griffiths, belittled our Night Tube concerns when he said, "train staff [...] are being asked to work around an additional seven nights each year on average".

But Steve Griffiths won’t have to work these shifts! Seven might not sound like many extra nights to him, but...

We Refuse To Be Blackmailed!

So, after three months of refusing to make a revised offer, LU suddenly pulled a new offer out of their hat at the 11th hour.

Their "full and final" pitch involves:

  • A "2% average" salary increase, made up of a 1% increase in basic pay and a £500 flat-rate payment.
  • A £500 non-consolidated bonus to...
  • Why We're Strong When All Unions Strike Together

    1. We can stop the job.
    2. No-one can jump ship to another union to avoid striking.
    3. Management can't use the fact of some unions not striking to slag off and isolate the one that is.
    4. We get a sense of how powerful we are when we unite.
    5. Members of different unions get to organise together...

    Night (Tube) Fever...

    LU have published the first official "Night Tube" map, with some proposed timetable details too. It's surely no coincidence that they've done this days before RMT returns its ballot for strikes.

    The narrative Boris Johnson, via our bosses, is trying to establish is clear: Look at this wonderful...

    Drivers' unity

    A Tubeworker correspondent writes...​​

    The feeling of unity amongst train drivers is the highest it has been for a long time. It is the reaction against managements insulting pay offer, and ruthless attempt to permanently increase night working with no compensation or mitigation that has caused to...

    Massive strike vote from ASLEF drivers

    98% of ASLEF drivers have voted to strike in the pay/Night Tube dispute, on a turnout of over 80%.

    The result smashes the Tories' proposed thresholds for strike ballots, and shows the strength of feeling amongst drivers at the prospect of having agreements torn up so bosses can impose 24-hour...

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