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Post by Dstock7080 on Sept 18, 2017 14:18:53 GMT
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Post by aslefshrugged on Sept 23, 2017 9:14:56 GMT
ASLEF and management are back at ACAS on Monday
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Post by aslefshrugged on Sept 26, 2017 13:36:24 GMT
Talks at ACAS to continue on Tuesday
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hobbayne
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Post by hobbayne on Sept 27, 2017 12:07:16 GMT
Any updates on this??
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Post by aslefshrugged on Sept 27, 2017 12:42:43 GMT
My mistake, it was today rather than Tuesday. Shift work, it messes with your head.....
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Post by aslefshrugged on Sept 28, 2017 17:34:05 GMT
On Facebook by Finn Brennan
Yesterday (Wed Sept 27th) your ASLEF Trains Council Reps, Executive Committee member Terry Wilkinson and I, again met with senior London Underground management at talks arranged by ACAS.
We spoke in detail about the four key issues in dispute; reducing weekend working; giving drivers the option to reduce the numbers of shifts you work on a pro-rata basis; the option of four-day week rosters for those who want to volunteer for them; and improving career development and promotional opportunities.
We expect management to now formally respond on all these points and will meet again on Monday morning.
Just as important as the individual items is the principle that that an employer cannot be allowed to walk away from commitments made as part of a pay settlement. If we were to allow that to happen, then all our agreements and working conditions would be put at risk.
That is why your elected Executive Committee has called strike action for duties booking on between 00:01 and 23:59 on Thursday October 5th. ASLEF picket lines will be in place at all train crew depots and all members are encouraged to take part.
As you would expect, your negotiating team will keep working hard to try to find a settlement that avoids the necessity of a strike, but we know that train drivers across the combine will stand firm and united to protect the interests of our grade and our future working conditions if we have to do so.
We will send out further updates as soon as there is anything new to report.
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Post by rheostar on Sept 28, 2017 21:09:57 GMT
I understand that the four day week is only part of the dispute, but from what I've read and head, it's not been all that popular with the majority of people working it.
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Post by hobbayne on Sept 29, 2017 12:30:23 GMT
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Post by aslefshrugged on Sept 29, 2017 18:09:41 GMT
I spoke to my ASLEF rep today, he says Our Man Finn reckons its 50/50 as to whether the strike gets called off or not. Guess we'll have to wait until the ACAS session on Monday
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Post by aslefshrugged on Sept 30, 2017 16:52:50 GMT
Despite ASLEF's hopeful suggestions that the strike may be averted it doesn't seem as if LU's management share their optimism. Today posters went up at stations and recorded PAs could be heard warning about the disruption on Thursday.
Is there really any point in going to ACAS on Monday if management have already decided that the strike is going ahead?
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Post by brigham on Oct 2, 2017 8:37:42 GMT
I think people deserve a warning, even it the strike is only a possibility.
After all, you wouldn't hide a storm warning until you were absolutely sure.
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Post by aslefshrugged on Oct 2, 2017 17:06:24 GMT
Just got a text message
"Talks at ACAS have finished for today. We will resume tomorrow but I am not optimistic that we will be able to resolve this dispute
Finn Brennan ASLEF District Organiser"
Why am I not surprised......
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Post by snoggle on Oct 3, 2017 0:32:36 GMT
I think people deserve a warning, even it the strike is only a possibility. After all, you wouldn't hide a storm warning until you were absolutely sure. Eh? It's been in the media, on social media, there is a TfL press release and there is a direct link to more info from the home page on the TfL website which is what most people will use. Can't comment about info in stations as I've not been in a tube station for a while. I dare say, if talks fail today, that the TfL social media machine plus other media outlets will go into hyperdrive to warn people. Assuming the strike is widespread it is going to be interesting, for non travelling observers, to see how TfL's recent and ongoing programme of cuts to bus services (esp in Zone 1) affects people's ability to get around. Even if TfL harness the customary 100-120 extra hired in buses they won't cope. For example nearly 40% of capacity has been taken out of the Liverpool St - Bank - St Pauls - Fleet St - Aldwych corridor recently. Even allowing for people who will walk that is a massive cut in transport capacity. Similar issues exist on routes out of Victoria - a lot of capacity taken out of there towards Oxford St. All understandable given slow bus speeds and a better Vic Line service but no damn good otherwise [1]. I wonder if people will twig what's happened? [1] and no, before I'm taken to task, I am not saying you should just keep buses running in case of a tube strike. My concerns about bus cuts go far wider than that. |
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Post by bananaman on Oct 3, 2017 4:24:50 GMT
I think people deserve a warning, even it the strike is only a possibility. After all, you wouldn't hide a storm warning until you were absolutely sure. Eh? It's been in the media, on social media, there is a TfL press release and there is a direct link to more info from the home page on the TfL website which is what most people will use..... I think brigham's comment was in response to the post above it, not a complaint about a lack of warning |
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Post by snoggle on Oct 3, 2017 13:26:54 GMT
I think brigham's comment was in response to the post above it, not a complaint about a lack of warning Ah yes - the danger of reading posts quickly and in isolation. You're quite right.   |
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Post by safpatel on Oct 3, 2017 16:19:04 GMT
Below is a post by Finn in the last few minutes.
'I am pleased to say that the our negotiating team believes they we have made sufficient progress in talks at ACAS to recommend to the ASLEF Executive Committee that the strike called for Thursday be suspended.
We have always been prepared to keep talking to resolve this dispute but ASLEF always have, and always will, insist that management stick to agreements they make with us
Our ballot remains live and we will not hesitate to call action if needed to ensure all the commitments made are fully delivered.
Finn Brennan
ASLEF District Organiser.'
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Post by holborncentral on Oct 19, 2017 17:25:02 GMT
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