Stations 35-Hour Week 2004-6

The struggle for the long-awaited 35-hour week for station staff, and how the unions failed to stop it bringing staffing cuts with it.

Staffing Cuts: some gory details

Here are some examples of where the staffing cuts are hitting hardest. On other stations and groups, the draft new rosters are OK. But it is important that staff know about what is happening elsewhere.

  • Piccadilly Circus loses 2 Supervisors and 2 SAs
  • Embankment: 21 full-time SAs cut to 16; all three...

Rank-and-file Keep Stations Fight Alive

More thoughts following the recent reps' meeting

Rank-and-file union reps have made sure that RMT will keep fighting LUL’s attacks on station staffing levels.
At the recent reps’ meeting, the “top table” tried to persuade us that the latest draft rosters were the best we were going to get, and...

Stations shorter working week: report from reps' meeting

Station side reps met together on Wednesday 2nd November to discuss the shorter working week negotiations.

Bobby Law and the functional council reps outlined where we were and stated that management were now unwilling to make any further concessions as regards the proposed rosters.

He said that...

Stations and Metronet: Time to Fight Back

- defend jobs - stop outsourcing - defend pensions -

Despite a few small concessions, the ‘new’ draft stations rosters are completely unacceptable. They will result in the displacement of staff; reduce staffing levels on stations, and so increase the level of stress, assault, and low morale.

I...

Fight Station Staff Cuts

Well, there's a surprise (not). Management have come back with re-drafted stations rosters with a few posts given back. They are hoping that we will accept these because they are slightly less awful than the last lot. Unfortunately for LUL, we are not stupid and will not fall for this crass trick.

T...

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