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London 2012: Strike off after Tube staff agree Olympic pay deal - BBC News
A deal has been agreed for London Underground staff to receive extra pay for working during the Olympics.
The RMT union said it had reached an agreement with London Underground (LU).
It said drivers could earn up to £1,000 while other staff could get up to £850 in recognition of the "massive additional pressures" they will face.
The union added that it was still balloting its control staff and its maintenance members on strike action over other pay and condition issues.
Some of the workers who were being balloted for industrial action are employed by a contractor, which the union said had rejected a claim for an Olympic bonus.
A date has not been set for strikes if members vote to take this action.
Transport for London said RMT members now joined those of Aslef and Unite who had signed up to the deal and TSSA, which has agreed in principle.
The union said that it still had concerns about the staffing levels planned by LU and the use of untrained volunteers "at a time when safety and security will be absolutely paramount".
The union has also repeated its demand for a full-scale, mock emergency evacuation to test the robustness of the safety procedures in operation.
RMT General Secretary Bob Crow said: "After months of hard work by our negotiators we have been able to come to an agreement that both protects the contractual rights and existing agreements of our members and rewards them in recognition of what we all know will be the biggest transport challenge ever faced by this city."
Howard Collins, LU chief operating officer, said: "I am pleased that we have now got agreement from all four unions on our proposals for how we can fairly reward staff over the London 2012 Games.
"I know our staff are keen to play their part in the Games and, now that we have agreement across the board, we can all look forward to focusing on supporting a fantastic summer of sport and cultural events in London."
London 2012: BOA demand talks with GB Taekwondo about Aaron Cook - The Guardian
The hopes of Aaron Cook, the soon-to-be taekwondo world No1, of competing at London 2012 remain alive after the British Olympic Association demanded urgent talks over his controversial omission from the Team GB squad.
The BOA's qualification standards panel met in London on Tuesday to consider thorny selection issues in taekwondo – on which it resolved urgently to seek a meeting with the governing body over Cook's omission – and wrestling, which it awarded just one of the three host-nation places that had been requested.
Cook had said it was "incredible" that he has been passed over in favour of Lutalo Muhammad despite receiving the backing of the performance director, Gary Hall. Cook, expected to return to world No1 in his 80kg division when the rankings are published on Friday, severed ties with GB Taekwondo's world-class performance programme last year – leading to suspicions that his non-selection was politically motivated.
The decision, which has been defended by GB Taekwondo, appears to fly in the face of advice from the World Taekwondo Federation, that selected athletes should be ranked in the world top 20 for the two years from May 2010. The BOA will meet GB Taekwondo on Thursday, with a final decision expected soon afterwards. It is understood one of the reasons put forward by the governing body for Muhammad's inclusion was the impact of changes to the way international taekwondo is scored.
As such the BOA has sought further information on the process by which the four selected athletes were chosen and further clarification on the head-kick scoring regulations in international taekwondo and their bearing on the decision.
They will also ask for more clarity on the extent to which Cook's coaches were able to make representations on his behalf, given that he operates outside the system.
GB Taekwondo has claimed its aim is to "select athletes who have the best potential to win the best set of medals for Great Britain".
The other three weight categories were endorsed by the BOA, with the places expected to be filled by Jade Jones, Sarah Stevenson and Martin Stamper.
The BOA's four-strong panel – comprising the chef de mission Andy Hunt, the deputy chefs de mission Sir Clive Woodward and Mark England and the athletes commission chair Sarah Winckless – also ruled that wrestling should be granted only one of the three host-nation places it had provisionally been awarded after falling short of self-imposed performance standards.
Olga Butkevych, the Ukraine-born wrestler who won a bronze medal at the European Championships last year, is expected to take up the single position granted for the women's under-55kg category.
Butkevych was believed to have had her application for a British passport approved on Tuesday.
British wrestling has been split over the fact that overseas training partners brought over by the governing body in 2007 have ended up eclipsing homegrown athletes and was also recently hit by a doping scandal involving one of its Olympic contenders.
The BOA's job was simply to rule on performance and legacy criteria, but its assessment of the health of the sport also took into account the effect of the ongoing controversies.
The BOA told British Wrestling that "more work" needed to be done to ensure a meaningful post-Games legacy, including "much greater emphasis on increasing participation at the grass-roots level in the UK and a clear performance plan to qualify athletes by right for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games".ends
Vauxhall inks parts distribution deal with Norbert - Automotive Business Review
Vauxhall Motors has awarded a GBP1m contract to Norbert Dentressangle for the distribution of its parts further three years.
As per the deal, Norbert will be responsible for the overnight distribution of automotive parts to 300 Vauxhall and Chevrolet retailers throughout the UK.
The logistics firm will also collect orders from Vauxhall's parts distribution centre in Luton, UK for overnight delivery to retailers through its national shared-user network.
Norbert will also offer various services including waste management, sorting and management, yard services, site shunting and outbound loading.
Vauxhall Motors warehouse operations manager Peter Durham said that Norbert Dentressangle provides a transport solution that enables the company to maintain a high level of service to its retailers.
"This combined with the a range of added value site services means we will continue to benefit from a reliable and cost effective parts distribution operation," Durham said.
Norbert has been providing Vauxhall with aftersales parts distribution since 12 years, and with this contract extension it will offer services to 35 new trailers.
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