Disputes

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

Bosses' law scuppers ballot

The RMT ballot against management's disregard for proper line training has been scuppered by the Tories Trade Union Act. There was a huge majority for industrial action but less than 50% turnout means no lawful action could be taken.

The aim of the ballot was to push back against Picc line bosses...

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...

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