Solidarity with RMT Tube station workers and all those supporting us today in our Jobs, Pensions and Agreements dispute strike.
RMT sending a clear message that we won't stand by and allow 600 jobs to be cut without a fight.
Special service = barely any service.
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RMT London Calling โ ๐๐ค๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐ โ
Today is about sending a message that we won't stand by and allow London Underground, the mayor or the government attack our jobs, pensions or agreements.
#solidarity
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RMT London Calling โ ๐๐ค๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐ โ
โ ๏ธTwo of our London Transport members have already died due to COVID19 related illness and we fully expect this number to rise.
Transport workers continue to be exposed to incredible risk, in many cases without proper P.P.E and plans in place to keep us safe.
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RMT London Calling โ ๐๐ค๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐ โ
Agency rail workers will be stopped at picket lines and asked not to cross.
RMT union's General Secretary Mick Lynch got a little flustered explaining why...
#KayBurley
FC
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RMT London Calling โ ๐๐ค๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐ โ
@LiamoM81
@SadiqKhan
A few years back Tube cleaners were even expected to pay to travel between stations they were cleaning in the same shift.
The effect of outsourcing on workers is appalling.
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RMT London Calling โ ๐๐ค๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐ โ
โ ๏ธFinal list of picket linesโ ๏ธ
Not on the listโก๏ธKings Cross tube station from 04:45hrs.
Come and show your solidarity๐ชงโ๐ผ
Unity is Strength๐ช๐ฝ
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RMT London Calling โ ๐๐ค๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐ โ
โโโ RMT action has secured an additional ยฃ30 million for Tube workers' pay negotiations โโโ
Solidarity with everybody who has stood firm and demanded a fair deal for a fair day's work.
Industrial action is now suspended whilst pay negotiations continue.
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RMT London Calling โ ๐๐ค๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐ โ
This is truly fantastic news. We balloted 40,000 people and smashed the Tory anti-union laws.
"71% of those balloted took part in the vote with 89% voting in favour of strike action and only 11% voting against."
Which bit of the railways does Branson make work? Does he lay the track? Does he drive the trains? Does he clean the stations? Does he operate the signals?
Shut up you Communist idiot . People like
@richardbranson
made the railways work and are good for the UK economy and create jobs. Your stupid idea to nationalise will take us back 50 years . Can't you get this idiot out
@UKLabour
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RMT London Calling โ ๐๐ค๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐ โ
No to the 'managed decline' of Tube services and Tube jobs.
RMT Regional Organiser Jared Wood makes our position clear as Tube workers prepare to strike again on Friday 19th.
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RMT London Calling โ ๐๐ค๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐ โ
Asked how much Greensil paid him, Cameron said "ย I donโt think the amount is particularly germane to answering.. and as far as Iโm concerned itโs a private matter"
If this is the Tory position on wages, will the Evening Standard stop banging on about what train drivers earn now?
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RMT London Calling โ ๐๐ค๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐ โ
London Underground management really don't like their workers having a voice.
They've put out a communique saying 'the best response is not to vote in the ballot'.
Use your voice. Vote in the ballot. Vote YES.
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RMT London Calling โ ๐๐ค๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐ โ
What the Tube needs is proper ongoing government funding to make it a decent, safe and affordable service. Not more money wasted on the folly of 'driverless trains'.
How about a Toryless government instead? That would be some welcome modernisation.
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RMT London Calling โ ๐๐ค๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐ โ
Throughout the pandemic we worked and kept the Tube moving at serious risk to our health.
Coming out of it our bosses plot to cut jobs, lessen our pensions and weaken our agreements.
But for some that isn't enough.. Isobel wants to 'change the law, and fire the lot of [us]'
The average tube driver earns ยฃ56k for a 36 hour week, plus bonuses, and gets 43 days annual leave. No wonder they never leave! Today they're bringing misery to millions of Londoners by going on strike to demand an even better deal. Change the law, and fire the lot of them!
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RMT London Calling โ ๐๐ค๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐ โ
@Manners7SE
@LauraPidcockMP
@skwawkbox
Why would you want to be friends with people who purposefully make the lives of poor and disabled people worse and attack workers rights?
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RMT London Calling โ ๐๐ค๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐ โ
Don't believe the nonsense about closing ticket offices being about 'getting people out from being glass to offer more help on the station'.
They made this deceptive claim on London Underground too and then cut hundreds of jobs on stations.
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RMT London Calling โ ๐๐ค๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐ โ
RMT isn't affiliated to Labour, but it is surely better for a democratic, representative political party to be funded by millions of working class people via their unions or directly, than to be beholden to a handful of millionaires.
#Labour
endorses the rail strike.
But no surprise there. The Unions keep the
#Labour
Party funded.
When it comes to a choice,
#Labour
will always side with the Unions and never with the general public๐๐๐
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RMT London Calling โ ๐๐ค๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐ โ
Keeping Londoners and visitors to our city safe is my top priority as Mayor. These enhanced cleaning measures being taken by
@TfL
are an important additional step to help reduce the risk of coronavirus spreading.
#COVID19
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RMT London Calling โ ๐๐ค๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐ โ
'Anytime we think theyโre just having a laugh, letโs remember the joker with the toothbrush moustache.'
- Michael Rosen
.......................
Hundreds show solidarity with socialist bookshop targeted in right-wing protest via
@MetroUK
@RMTunion
Worth noting that the majority of people who compare transport workers pay to that of NHS workers are never saying 'and NHS workers deserve better pay too' but instead they want to drag all working people down to the lowest wage.
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RMT London Calling โ ๐๐ค๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐ โ
This virus is very real, and it is merciless.
The government must IMMEDIATELY address the needs of non-essential workers, and transport workers need *urgent* protection โก๏ธin order to keep the service running for those who really need itโฌ ๏ธ
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RMT London Calling โ ๐๐ค๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐ โ
The biggest strike in modern history, lead and organised by the union leading the fight for public transport workers.
BBC News - Rail worker strike would be 'biggest' in history, says RMT
RMT Regional Organiser John Leach talks about the upcoming Tube Strike at a rally held today against TfL's cuts plan. "We are protesting again for proper TfL financing and we will be out on strike across London Underground on 6th June"
Our station health and safety reps have written to London Underground demanding face masks for station staff and re-iterating the importance of providing proper P.P.E.
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RMT London Calling โ ๐๐ค๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐ โ
๐ Some facts ๐
The table below shows Train Operater salaries, as negotiated by the RMT as a part of the London Underground pay deal.
It pays all workers to be in a union. Don't be misled by the Tory press.
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RMT London Calling โ ๐๐ค๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐ โ
Tube service has really ramped down this evening from what little there was earlier today.
It seems those who LU bosses can find to come in during a strike - often managers - don't really fancy doing the extreme shifts that those of us on strike do day in and day out.
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RMT London Calling โ ๐๐ค๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐ โ
Solidarity from
@RMTunion
London Transport Region, to all NHS workers fighting for fair pay and fair terms and conditions.
We stand with you. Weโll keep on (safely) showing up. Stronger together!
#NHSPay15
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RMT London Calling โ ๐๐ค๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐ โ
๐ขRMT reveals that 70% of sacked
@POferries
workers have left the industry:
The majority of unlawfully sacked P&O staff have left the industry following their appalling treatment last year, an
@RMTunion
survey has found.
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RMT London Calling โ ๐๐ค๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐ โ
โLondon Transport workers have been vital to fighting Covid-19 and any attacks on their pay, jobs and conditions arising from this imposed settlement will be a complete betrayal."
- RMT General Secretary Mick Cash