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Service Control News - Feb 2018
Service Control News - Feb 2018
Service Control News - Feb 2018
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SERVICE CONTROL NEWS FOR RMT SERVICE CONTROL STAFF IN THIS ISSUE
On Monday 8th February 2018, our RMT will not stand for manipulation of
service control grades committee took the machinery to shed Rep numbers.
place and was very well attended.
Considering most of those who attended According to them, Managers do not get
were members going to Hammersmith, local representation. We refute SCL
this gave Reps absolute confidence on graded as “Managers” in this sense. We Equal Pay - PRP
representing the issues at hand. also have LIS’s to represent locally.
This divisive system of discrimination
As Reps, we got an excellent must stop. Members no longer want PRP
The Machinery also states that 2 Reps
understanding of concerns of members to manipulate members and demand
per Service Delivery Area are
and the what “will and won’t” be Equal Pay for Equal work for all!
nominated and must meet with SCM’s 4
accepted from the move to times a year at least.
Hammersmith and changes
4LM – Hammersmith SCC
Management are asking for! The Company Council have agreed for a Members in SSR are putting up a strong
Directors meeting with RMT to hear our unified fight to protect their conditions
“concerns.” and secure a safe approach to
Rep Numbers & Release for transition, whilst demanding
Representation remuneration for more responsibility.
SO1-3 Signalling Secondees
Release - Management have continued Attack on RMT Reps
to oppose the release of the Functional Since our last Newsletter: Recently your
LU continues to attack your right to
Council Reps to undertake local level RMT Reps have successfully demanded
Representation. Reps in the workplace
representation and negotiation with that Secondees are given the contracts
are reducing with management
SCM’s. as per the 2012 agreement.
changing job titles and release is
Around 20 Secondees have been given persistently denied to Council Reps.
This negatively impacts the ability of the
union to represent member’s interests permanent contracts so far and more
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in the workplace and is deliberate to will follow.
It is of the upmost importance that
prevent local issues from being raised.
This is despite management refusing you CONTACT RMT HQ NOW so any
Rep Numbers - The Machinery is clear: initially to honour an ACAS agreement. ballot for industrial action is upheld.
6 local Reps should be recognised. This
was the case before Management
started to bring In 2 Tier.
We continue to monitor this.
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SERVICE CONTROL NEWS | February 2018 2
4LM HAMMERSMITH
UPGRADE
The fight begins..
Non SCL1’s will be familiarised in the 1. Unanimous view that members will We are using to PRP model but one they
Signaller function but not to carry out not tolerate ANY threat of being ‘moved’ actually pay out. To pay out upon “Time
that function in anger! This must be if they refuse to do cross line working. and Knowledge” achieved. This is why
clearly understood. As expected, this is a red line. So no it’s affordable, THE MONEY HAS BEEN
forced moves out for ANY grade whom HELD BACK BY PRP, therefore they can
Controller is a Controller only (SCL2). agrees to move to Hammersmith. right that wrong.
We have not agreed to cover up/down
at all. 3-tier was agreed and 3-tier is 2. If no remuneration is available then We are suggesting a level 1-4 graded
how it will work as things stand! development pay scale that falls with
our members will not be expected to do
the banding of each grade as it is now.
anything other than EXACTLY the same
It is very clear the SSR members are not Then adding the percentage increase
roles and responsibility as they do now
going to do anything more than they are for a Hammersmith employee rate.
with no detriment. No cross-role or line
required. It is bad enough that 140+ staff working either.
have to be uprooted and then expected This applies for all grades! This is what you the members
to Manage 40% of the railway in TFL’s asked for and are prepared to
FLAGSHIP CONTROL ROOM
3. Any attempt to introduce new FIGHT FOR!
The Service Control Grades Committee responsibilities/roles MUST involve
(on 8th February 2018) was a great additional remuneration and be clearly It is a much safer model and
success. defined. remunerates fairly.
Management have allegedly
The room was packed out with members
from all grades, with a good distribution
from Controllers, Signallers, Service
approached SCL2s already to see if they
would be prepared to accept a
Change
Managers - proving there is an appetite
for a Service Control centred Grades
supplement’ to settle – despite
persistently say there is no money. The
RMT don’t do “bungs”!
Champions
Committee. Don’t get involved
Although this was a meeting for all This is protecting members form extra
Change Champions continue to be used
Service Control staff, as expected, the responsibility, changes to their roles
to bypass the Machinery of Negotiation
primary focus for discussion was the and safeguarding an Safer, easier,
and consultation despite RMT
move to Hammersmith with the broader slower introduction for Signaller
vehemently opposing the role.
standing items such as Rep numbers, becoming Controllers. To expect a
PRP etc being of secondary interest on Signaller who operates a Cabin to then
We advise staff not to engage with
this occasion. become a proficient Controller on 4
Change Champion programmes as we
different lines is madness. They are
believe they harm the process of
being set up for a fall. What is the point
Our issues with of a few grand pay rise to a higher
grade only to be overwhelmed and at
negotiating agreements and undermine
your Reps. We have reason to believe,
recent misinformation has been spread
Hammermsith.. risk of losing their job.
PRP Attendance
Equal Pay for Equal Work
Reviews
PRP payments should have been made Rainbow Reports
regularly (since 2006) in order to close
the banding but payments were held Reps have challenged management that
back. According to sources, only 15% is
made available by LU, from what should
their members are being reviewed on
historical sickness. These items are
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be 100%.