RMT tube workers will be taking a protest to Mayor Boris Johnson’s question time this Wednesday – 17th June – over his broken promises on the London Living Wage for some tube cleaners and over the docking of pay for staff who could not get into work on the snow day in February.

RMT is defending two of its cleaner reps - Clara and Mary - against victimisation by their employer ISS. RMT has successfully prevented ISS taking action against Clara, but Mary has been unjustly sacked and the union is organising to demand her reinstatement. Follow developments and find out about action by visiting the RMT London Calling website here.

During the last two years the call for an amnesty for illegal immigation has become wide spread. Who are those calling for such an amnesty? Surprisingly many are party leaders and others political leaders seeking the UK to adopt similar policies to France, Italy, Greece and Spain.

SEMINAR FOR RMT REPS & ACTIVISTS
Tuesday 23rd September
15.30 – 18.00 Boardroom, Unity House

RMT’s battle to achieve acceptable pay and conditions for cleaners has highlighted difficult issues of immigration law. The bosses are using these extreme reactionary laws to exploit workers. In some cases they claim workers have no employment rights - even after years of work.

Tube cleaners have recently secured better wages. RMT cleaners are also fighting back elsewhere in the railway industry, and we ask for your help in supporting those who clean Eurostar. Please read the appeal from the union's Euro Passenger Services branch secretary below, and take a few minutes to send off the email that he suggests.

We are holding a picket and demonstration this Friday 29th August at the Oval cricket ground

Following from the very succesful strike action on Monday we are carrying out another action this week. OCS are one of the major corporate sponsors of the Oval Cricket ground and have a stand named after them. It just so happens that this is the stand where all the major wining and dining of the corporate clients from the business world goes on.

RMT press release, issued today

A 48-HOUR strike by more than 700 RMT members working for four cleaning subcontractors on London Underground scheduled to begin at 05:30 tomorrow morning has been suspended after a breakthrough in talks that will deliver the London living wage to all Tube cleaners.

After days of intensive talks at conciliation service ACAS, workers on Tubelines contracts will receive an initial 60p an hour increase from September 1, and will receive a further £1.30 hourly increase from April 1 2009.

RMT press release, issued today

OVER 700 RMT members working for four cleaning subcontractors on London Underground are to strike for a third time in their campaign to win the London living wage.

Workers at ISS, ITS, ICS and GBM, who despite statements from London Mayor Boris Johnson are still paid nearly £2 an hour below the LLW of £7.45, will not book on for shifts that commence between 05:30 on Thursday August 21 and 05:29 on Saturday August 23.

Wednesday 13 August. Meet 11.30am, London Bridge to catch train to Maze Hill, Greenwich. To demonstrate outside ISS cleaning company head offices.

Just found out that several cleaners have been summonded tomorrow to present their national insurance numbers, part of their move to dismiss cleaners who took part in the strike and intimidate others as the next strike approaches. We don't expect or advise cleaning members to come, but we want to be there instead!

Please come and support the demonstration.

Stations reps - please help publicise this meeting by printing the attached leaflet and giving it to cleaners at your station.

RMT – Supporting Cleaners, Condemning Cleaning Companies

NI .... Immigration Issues .... Sexual Harassment Bullying ... Increase in work ... Disciplinaries ... Disgraceful eating & changing accomodation

Do Not Suffer in Silence - Come to the Cleaners Meeting

RMT press release, issued today

Leaving Tubelines and ITS cleaners on poverty pay ‘not tenable’, says union

ALL TUBE cleaners should be paid the London living wage, the Underground's biggest union said today after the mayor of London appeared to backtrack on his pledge yesterday that all cleaners on Metronet contracts would be paid at least £7.45 an hour by next month.

RMT press release, issued today

RMT TUBE cleaners fighting against poverty pay are to lobby the mayor of London’s questions at the London Assembly tomorrow (Wednesday), demanding to know when they will begin to receive the London Living Wage.

Cleaners and their supporters will lobby City Hall from 09:30 tomorrow (Wednesday).

This leaflet tells Londoners of the appalling conditions of the people who clean their rail and Tube network, and urges them to support the strikes.

Download it here, print some off, and give them out!

Every day millions of Londoners travel on trains & from stations which are cleaned day & night by fellow Londoners.

It is dirty, tiring work. Cleaning Companies are given £ Millions from our fares & taxes.

• Most are on the minimum wage (£5.52 per hour), with no company sick pay and no pension;
  
• Most changing and eating areas are a disgrace in a civilised society;
  
• Many do two FULL-TIME cleaning jobs, or work excessive hours, and work miles away from home;
  
• They are doing more and more work & have their stations or depots changed without consultation;
  
  

Support RMT Tube cleaners who are striking for the London Living Wage and improved conditions. Protest outside the Mayor's office next Wednesday (16 July) from 9.30am.

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From RMT Regional Council newsletter

LUL Cleaning Bosses must have been wondering what hit them! First RMT cleaners voted by 99.2% to take strike action and walked out a week later.

Fifty MPs from all parties signed a motion demanding that cleaners should be paid at least the London Living Wage (£7.20 an hour) instead of at least the legal minimum wage (£5.52 an hour).

Early Day Motion 1872 Tabled by John McDonnell and signed by 37 MPs so far

CONDITIONS FOR CLEANERS EMPLOYED ON LONDON UNDERGROUND

RMT press release, issued today

Time to talk, union tells poverty-wage contractors

A 48-HOUR strike by some 700 RMT members working for four cleaning subcontractors on London Underground is rock-solid, with more cleaners joining the union on the picket lines, the Tube’s biggest union says today.

RMT Press Release, issued today

Over 700 RMT members working for four cleaning subcontractors on London Underground will begin their second round of strike action at 18:50 tonight until 18.49 Thursday to demand the London living wage.

After voting to strike by a landslide 125-one margin, RMT cleaners working for ISS, ITS, ICS and GBM also took 24-hour action on June 26.