On May 21 RMT confirmed that it was preparing to ballot rolling stock maintenance staff at First Capital Connect over 'a direct threat to their jobs as a result of the award of the Thameslink fleet contract to Siemens and uncertainty over the new, larger Thameslink franchise' (p1). The union says that FCC's Bedford Cauldwell Walk depot will close once the Class 700 is introduced because Siemens will be maintaining the fleet at new depots now under construction at Hornsey and Three Bridges. According to RMT, neither FCC nor Siemens have provided it with any information regarding the transfer of staff under TUPE.
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机译：5月21日，RMT确认准备对First Capital Connect的机车车辆维修人员进行投票，原因是“由于Thameslink车队合同授予了西门子以及新的更大Thameslink特许经营权的不确定性，对他们的工作构成了直接威胁” （p1）。工会表示，一旦引入700级，FCC的Bedford Cauldwell Walk仓库将关闭，因为西门子将在Hornsey和Three Bridges正在建造的新仓库中维护车队。根据RMT的说法，FCC和Siemens均未向其提供有关TUPE下人员调动的任何信息。
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