Jubilee South News April 2019
Jubilee South News April 2019
Jubilee South News April 2019
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This newsletter is produced by Jubilee South branch activists. If you have any queries or would like to sug-
gest content, you can contact Branch Organiser Eamonn Lynch at [email protected]
Branch news in brief...
Sickness reviews are not Massive vote for strike
action in train prep ballot
compulsory to attend Over a thousand key Tube mainte-
less you have been off sick,
nance staff have voted by around
or are likely to be sick for
more than 28 days. Our nine to one for strike action in a
advice would be to not dispute over the hacking back of
attend any meeting train preparation and inspection
without a rep present. schedules which would have a
devastating impact on service reli-
Remember this is an
informal meeting which ability and public safety.
you can decline to at- Earlier this year RMT advised Lon-
tend. Should you be
don Underground that a dispute
invited to such a meet-
ing, it would be sensible situation exists over its intentions.
to contact your RMT Despite that, LU has continued to
representative first and fail to engage in any meaningful
they can advise you on consultation or negotiation.
how to proceed.
The LU proposals will decimate
If you are unfortunate enough to Money stopped inspection frequencies beyond all
be off work sick for several days, recognition. Not only will it lead to
your manager may write to you We have heard that in some are- major fleet issues, it will inevitably
inviting you to an informal sick- as, the AM has stopped pay due
ness review meeting. lead to more train failures in ser-
to members not attending sick
reviews. vice putting unacceptable pressure
A sickness review is a meeting on members and leaving the
management claim to use to en- This is outrageous and a clear whole of LUL at significant in-
quire about your ill health and ask breach of process by manage- creased risk. RMT has demanded
if there is anything they can offer ment. So long as you stick to the
to assist you. that no changes to fleet prepara-
sickness reporting procedures
tion schedules take effect without
(i.e reporting regularly by tele-
You do not have to attend this phone as agreed, which should agreement between LU and RMT.
meeting as it is informal. Manage- be of reasonable frequency
ment must not use this meeting to This is an issue that is a massive
based on the length of sickness)
take formal action such as reason- and you respond to any formal threat to jobs and safety, and will
able adjustments under the Equal- meetings that may be called, i.e have a knock on effect to all
ity Act, referral to redeployment, the case conference procedure, grades.
medical termination, light duties your pay cannot and must not be
and so forth. stopped. Jubilee South branch supports our
colleagues who are coming under
Managers often try and argue that In all instances talk to your rep attack from our penny pinching,
you are not entitled to a repre- first! They have the experience safety cutting bosses!
sentative at these meetings un- to assist you.