|
Title: Metronet Strike On The Eve Of London Mayoral Vote Post by: Lee on April 18, 2008, 23:03:50 The RMT's 2,500 members at Metronet will strike for 48 hours from 10:30am on Monday April 28 after failing to win unequivocal written guarantees on outsourcing, pensions and travel facilities (link below.)
http://www.rmtbristol.org.uk/2008/04/metronet_staff_to_strike_over.html#more The union has been seeking guarantees that when Metronet contracts are transferred to TfL, none of its 2,500 Metronet members will be transferred to other employers, and that all will be allowed to join the TfL pension scheme and receive the same travel facilities as other TfL employees. Members voted by a margin of more than four to one to strike. The planned industrial action would be likely to cripple Underground services in the capital and come as the campaigns for the May 1 London Assembly and mayoral elections hit their peak. In the mayoral vote, incumbent Ken Livingstone is facing a strong challenge from Conservative candidate Boris Johnson, with polls either putting Johnson ahead or the pair neck and neck. London's transport network has been one of the main battlegrounds in the campaign. Title: Re: Metronet Strike On The Eve Of London Mayoral Vote Post by: Lee on April 21, 2008, 21:42:27 The strike could well be off, amid reports of "substantial progress" (link below.)
http://www.rmtbristol.org.uk/2008/04/substantial_progress_made_in_m.html#more Title: Re: Metronet Strike On The Eve Of London Mayoral Vote Post by: Lee on April 22, 2008, 19:33:45 The strike has indeed been called off (link below.)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7359531.stm This page is printed from the "Coffee Shop" forum at http://gwr.passenger.chat which is provided by a customer of Great Western Railway. Views expressed are those of the individual posters concerned. Visit www.gwr.com for the official Great Western Railway website. Please contact the administrators of this site if you feel that content provided contravenes our posting rules ( see http://railcustomer.info/1761 ). The forum is hosted by Well House Consultants - http://www.wellho.net |