Ministers’ commitment on the NIF and further industrial action Arising from the commitments given by the Transport Minister, on Thursday 10 February we sought confirmation on his commitment regarding the NIF. Specifically, we asked for platform at all times. Minister, we will inform members confirmation that his commitment accordingly. Mandated procedures on the meant: following: Further industrial action for Train The Agreement (or Agreements) will Crew 1. Station Staff or On-Board contain a term prohibiting the use of Repeater’s ability to indicate to the Drivers and Guards delegates held Driver Only Operations. Guard both visually and audibly meetings and endorsed a new suite Enable the crew cab door to open as that it is safe to commence the of actions commencing from 21 the train is arriving at the platform departure process. February 2022 and running for a full and remain open as the train departs fortnight. These actions are: 2. The Guard to be the primary source the platform. of accountability for the departure • Continuing the Overtime Ban Reposition the bell and passenger process. • Continuing the Foreign Depot door controls to the crew cab door 3. The Guard is to visually and working ban Train Crew will not to allow the Guard to supervise the audibly manage the platform train accept altered working boarding and alighting process and interface. • Train Crew to sign on and off at provide an “Absolute Right of Way”. 4. CCTV screens in drivers cab to be their appointed Home Depot. Move the CCTV monitors in the crew turned off, at all time. • Train Crew to not accept any change cabs to allow them to be used as an No inward facing in-cab camera will to their current Master Roster Train aide for the Guard in the departure be operative in the crew cabs. Crew will not accept transpositions process while standing at the open slips We also sought confirmation that this crew cab door, and to ensure the commitment had equal application • Regional Drivers will not accept Driver is not distracted while driving to the New Regional Fleet (NRF) changes to current timetabled the train. project given the reference to stopping patterns Alteration to infrastructure to ensure Passenger Service Supervisors (PSS). that the Guard is in a crew cab (not Once we receive a response from the the drivers crew cab) that is on the
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