{"id":7317,"date":"2016-01-13T15:15:35","date_gmt":"2016-01-13T15:15:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/unitelive.org\/?p=7317"},"modified":"2016-01-13T15:15:35","modified_gmt":"2016-01-13T15:15:35","slug":"night-tube-nightmare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unitelive.test.igniteamt.com\/?p=7317","title":{"rendered":"Night tube nightmare"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Work-life balance and an inadequate pay offer are the key issues in the long-running London Underground dispute over the introduction of the \u00e2\u20ac\u0098night tube\u00e2\u20ac\u2122.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The 600 engineers and maintenance staff which Unite represents have accused London Underground Ltd (LUL) of \u00e2\u20ac\u0098unreasonable, hard-line intransigence\u00e2\u20ac\u2122.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00e2\u20ac\u015bThe sticking points are an inadequate four-year pay offer and a failure to agree over the implementation of the \u00e2\u20ac\u0098night tube\u00e2\u20ac\u2122, said Hugh Roberts, Unite acting national officer for rail.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00e2\u20ac\u015bLUL bosses are also threatening to impose rosters and tear up agreements,\u00e2\u20ac\u0165 he added.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Last month, Unite London Underground reps unanimously rejected a four-year pay deal from April 1, 2015 to March 31, 2019.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00e2\u20ac\u015bUnite is not against the principal of the \u00e2\u20ac\u0098night tube\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 as we can see the benefits of the nocturnal economy of one of the world\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s great and diverse cities,\u00e2\u20ac\u0165 said Hugh.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00e2\u20ac\u015bHowever, it should not be at the expense of our members\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 work-life balance \u00e2\u20ac\u201c they have families too \u00e2\u20ac\u201c and they should be suitably rewarded for this work,\u00e2\u20ac\u0165 he added.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Unite is also concerned about the prospect of zero-hours contracts for drivers during this period as management try to run the night tube on the cheap.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00e2\u20ac\u015bNot even world class economists can predict the level of pay deals in four years\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 time and LUL proposals tie our members too closely to the retail price index (RPI) which is currently 1.6 per cent,\u00e2\u20ac\u0165 said Hugh.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00e2\u20ac\u015bAs the economy picks up, pay deals could outstrip the RPI, leaving our members with severely eroded pay packets in real terms. 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