The London Underground power workers’ strike around pay and pension differentials is set to continue until 22 July.
The strike, which began on 1 July, involves a Tupe [Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006] arrangement, that saw employees move to other organisations some years ago, and then return under London Underground management, but with different conditions.
This means that some workers started their length of service from day one when they returned to London Underground, while others brought back their full number of previous years’ service, resulting in a differential impact on the level of pensions and other entitlements for some staff.
Employees are also asking for pay rises to cover the training of new recruits.
London Underground has offered employees a total lump-sum payment of £13,700 and up to a 7% pay rise in return for changes in work practices.
The technicians are based at the power control room in Blackfriars Road in London, where they provide power for the 270 station underground network.
Richard Jones, head of command and control at London Underground, said: “We simply will not give in to wild pay claims at the expense of fare and taxpayers.
“The unions have already rejected lump-sum payments of £13,700 and salary increases of up to 7% in exchange for increased productivity.”
Hugh Roberts, regional officer at union Unite, added: “Our members have voted to continue strike action to 22 July and we would urge [London Underground] management to get around the table at Acas [the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service] to achieve an equable settlement.”
These peoples are selfish!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! are you kidding me?!!!! extending it! REALLY!!!!!!!!!! hundreds of track workers cannot work and are therefore aren’t getting paid a penny while these selfish people are on strike and can’t pay their bills now because of you selfish horrible people!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
These strikes need to end now! They are laying off hundreds of track workers for two weeks with NO PAY as these people are striking and they can’t get access to allow all the work that needs to be done! This is simply wrong to punish other hardworking people for their own selfish reasons! I bet the unions never told their workers that by going on strike they would put hundreds of people out of work for two weeks that have nothing to do with this strike!
While all the employed still get pay and pension all us sub-contractors for London Underground are now unable to pay bills or soon feed our families. As long as you shits are ok. You don’t deserve nothing most laziest workers on whole underground. Yes all you tfl employees
I got told of these strikes the day before leaving me and lots more unable to at bills and rent and still not heard anything of when I may be back in work. These TAC’s with there £70.000/£80.000 jobs a big shout out goes out to you lot. You’ll think again if a derailed train occurs won’t you
I work for Cleshar and i am one of the track workers.But i think that the strikers must not keep the ”juice ”on ,they must shut down the power in the entire underground,day and night.The managers must learn once for all that we feed them.We loose wages now,we are protected from abuse and bullying in the future.All track workers are near you guys,we simply don’t have a voice.
Just to set the record straight. The figures quoted by LU are pure fiction, if there was an increase of upto 7% for all involved in this dispute, the strike would never have started.
LU is putting the travelling public at risk by allowing this action to go ahead while covering the strikers with unqualified replacements. There has already been 3 serious incidents since this action started, let’s hope it is ended soon before something really goes wrong.
I wish I was offered 13K and 7% I haven’t had a pay rise in 6 years and now I lose 2 weeks work also
The impact of this strike is very hard hitting to small bussines. The small firm that make the next train sign amongest other steelwork is on the verge of shutting it’s doors. When you can’t get on the track to carry out your work you are left with picking up staffs salaries. It is nearly 2 years since the olympics and this firm is just recovering from having no work for 3 months (but still picking up wages) now they are forced with another 2 weeks off. It makes working for LU non profitable. TUPE is a minefield of contadictions and what if’s both TUPE and this strike should be sorted out.