TSSA London Underground members: Pay talks and industrial ballot update

As you are aware, TSSA Reps resumed pay talks with the company on Friday, 18 October.

London Underground have written to the trade unions today, 22 October, providing further clarification regarding the pay offer and pay bands. 

Further to their pay offer of 10 October, the company have stated the following:

"During the meeting the trade unions told us that it is important to your members that everyone in the bargaining unit receives a consolidated pay award. In response, we confirmed that we are prepared to pay the award as a fully consolidated increase to basic pay for all employees, should all trade unions agree to the pay offer. Our position on movement of the pay ranges remains unchanged and where payment of a consolidated pay award places an employee above the maximum of their pay range, their revised salary will sit outside the maximum of the range."

It was very important that we stood firm that all employees should receive a consolidated pay rise. We are pleased that the company have now agreed to this. It is still disappointing that most pay ranges will not, however, be increased.

In addition, the company confirmed that:

"there is no proposal to introduce Job Families to operational spot salaried roles in London Underground. To provide further assurance, if we are at a stage in the future to table proposals in regard to how pay is managed in London Underground, these will not directly mirror the proposals currently being discussed in Transport for London."

You can see the full details from the letter here.

We will be holding a TSSA Reps meeting shortly to decide upon next steps regarding the updated pay offer.

Industrial action ballot update

Thank you to everyone who voted in our industrial action ballot. Holding an industrial ballot has undoubtably focused minds at London Underground and led to further compromises from the company.

Of those that voted:

84% voted in favour of strike action and 95% voted in favour of industrial action short of a strike.

Unfortunately turnout did not reach 50%. Strike ballots must achieve, by law, at least a 50% turnout if a trade union is to call any form of industrial action. We will be holding meetings with TSSA Reps in the coming days to discuss the result of the ballot and how to ensure we achieve the necessary legal turnout in a future ballot.

The law states that industrial action ballots must be carried out by post. It is therefore extremely important that we have your correct address. Please contact membership@tssa.org.uk if you need to update your details.