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Topic: Brown To Face Backlash As Metronet Prepares To Go Into Administration (Read 2881 times)
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« Last Edit: July 20, 2007, 11:15:54 AM by Lee »
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More than 2,600 members of London Underground’s two biggest unions are to be balloted for strike action over the threat to jobs and conditions at Metronet (link below.) http://www.rmtbristol.org.uk/2007/07/rmt_and_tssa_to_ballot_for_str.html#moreRMT and TSSA will ask members to vote to strike over the failure of the bankrupt company's administrator to guarantee that there will be no job losses , forced transfers or cuts in pension entitlements as a result of the company's financial collapse. Both unions' ballots will open on August 7 and close on Monday August 20. |
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Nearly 3,000 members of RMT, TSSA and Unite have voted by massive margins for strike action to defend jobs and conditions at Metronet (link below.) http://www.rmtbristol.org.uk/2007/08/metronet_workers_vote_for_stri.html#moreRMT and TSSA members also voted to strike over the failure to guarantee that there would be no cuts in pension entitlements. Union leaders revealed that 95 per cent of their members at Metronet , the consortium that collapsed into administration last month , have backed industrial action. They warned that unless Metronet’s administrators meet their demands by 6pm Wednesday , they will set the date for a first walkout on Thursday. Also , the RMT say that London Underground should permanently take over the running of Metronet (link below.) http://www.rmtbristol.org.uk/2007/08/uk_rail_union_wants_london_und.html#moreThere's an opportunity for London Underground "to set up a non-profit infrastructure company,'' said Bob Crow. |
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« Last Edit: September 12, 2007, 11:44:27 AM by Lee »
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