Dear Colleague,
JARVIS – SUSPENSION OF TRADING AND APPOINTMENT OF ADMINISTRATORS
The General Grades Committee met on 29th April 2010 and took the following decision in light of the recent meeting held between the RMT, TSSA and Babcock Rail.
"That having read the report and the proposed 'agreement' between Babcock Rail and the RMT and TSSA trades unions regarding the appointment of former Jarvis employees, we instruct the General Secretary to proceed with this agreement in an attempt to protect our affected members.
This agreement is not ideal, however for the affected members it is much more positive situation than the one that currently exists.
The General Secretary is further instructed to attempt to identify where all Jarvis work has been allocated and seek with those employers that they should honour TUPE in respect of the Jarvis staff who should be working on these contracts.
Further the General Secretary is instructed to convene at the earliest opportunity meeting with all our renewals representatives to discuss a strategy for the future.
We reiterate this union's position that there should be a framework agreement governing the use and regulation of agency and contract labour across the railway industry.
We continue to pursue our legitimate claim for employment and rights for all our members formerly employed by Jarvis and we reiterate our continued support for the Justice for Jarvis Workers campaign."
Your union believes that this agreement (available to view at below) marks a significant point in the midst of such a distressing situation for so many and we will continue to put pressure on the other relevant companies to sign up to similar agreements.
I would be grateful if you could distribute the contents of this Circular to your members.
Yours sincerely
Bob Crow
General Secretary
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