Compliance staff at TfL to strike over unacceptable pay offer
Hundreds of operations officers within the compliance unit at
Transport for London (TfL) are to take strike action this month
that will see London descend into a free-for-all fare scenario.
Nearly 300 officers in the Compliance, Policing, Operations and
Security Directorate (CPOS) are to head to the picket line after
rejecting a pay offer from the company.
Unite members voted for strike action after the company refused
to make a percentage increase offer for staff and instead simply
offered a lump sum payment. Additionally, the company is refusing
to deal with pay parity issues with equivalent London Underground
staff who earn considerably more.
Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said: “Our members
keep London and its residents safe and sound on the TfL network.
Yet these vital workers are being undervalued and have been
offered an unacceptable pay deal. Unless TfL think again and come
back to the table with an improved offer, London will see a fares
free-for-all in the run up to Christmas.”
The workers do enforcement duties within the TFL business - this
includes at stations, on buses and checks on taxis. It also
involves ticket and bylaw enforcement and anti- violence and
aggression policing across the TFL network often working closely
with the Metropolitan, City of London and British Transport
Police.
Unite has announced strike dates on 12,13
and 14 December and then the 20,21 and
22 December.
Unite regional officer Steven Stockwell said: “These workers
are putting themselves in harms way on a daily basis and just
want pay parity compared to other colleagues in London on a
different part of the network.
“That TfL has decided to make such an unacceptable offer has made
our members furious and their anger will be on display on picket
lines later this month.”
