Events
Thirty years ago, during the run up to the election in which Thatcher triumphed, the fascist National Front arranged a public meeting in the centre of Southall - an open racist provocation to the overwhelmingly asian local community. On the day of this meeting there was a mass shut down of shops, factories and businesses and peaceful occupation of our own streets by the local community. Protests to the Council that they should deny the NF use of our town hall were ignored and so the community blockaded its own streets.
Information from the TUC ...
Sign up for the TUC’s 2009 Climate Change Conference!
The next big event after the G20 March Putting People First is the TUC’s annual climate change conference on Monday 27 April, at Congress House, London. Green Growth is the theme of this year’s conference.
Register online here.
An annual day to commemorate those killed at work, and to campaign to prevent future deaths.
A day of action organised by the International Transport Workers' Federation.
More details here.
Somerstown Community Centre Ossulston Street NW1
We will be kicking off on time this month in the hope of concluding business for a change!
Assemble at Clerkenwell Green.
Join the national demonstration and lobby of parliament to demand
- An end to cuts in rail jobs and services. A freeze in shareholder dividends with all profits instead invested to protect services and jobs.
- An urgent industry-wide programme so our railways can provide a green stimulus to the economy to help fight the economic downturn.
- A wholly integrated, publicly-owned and accountable People’s Railway and London Underground which put people before profit and where passengers and workers have a real voice
Rally and Lobby Details
Details here.
The Branch meets at 16:00 hours in the Clachan, Kingly Street near Oxford CIrcus tube.
Meeting in the upstairs room of The Redan Pub, Queensway, W2 (just past Whiteley's on the corner of Westbourne Grove)
Israel Railways is introducing a new rule that could lead to around 150 Arab rail workers losing their jobs - more details here.
Improve your branch's section of this website! All branches are invited to send a branch representative to this training session, to learn how to post the material that you want your members to know - and what they want to find out!
RMT Regional Organiser Steve Hedley leads a workshop for reps, activists and members to better understand the anti-union laws.
Venue: Exmouth Arms, Starcross Street, near Euston
This workshop is also running the following day in east London. Details here.
RMT Regional Organiser Steve Hedley leads a workshop for reps, activists and members to better understand the anti-union laws.
Venue: Leytonstone ex-Services Club, Harvey Road, Leytonstone - map here.
European-wide demonstration in Brussels in response to the economic crisis. A key theme will be challenging the recent decision of the European Courts of Justice (Viking, Laval, Ruffert, Luxemburg) which fundamentally attack the ability of trade unions to take strike action and collectively bargain.
Conference in Cologne, organised jointly by RMT and Bahn fur Alle, the German coalition against railway privatisation.
Branches interested in sending delegates should email James Croy.
An RMT Bus Workers meeting will take place on Monday 18th May 2009 at the Bulstrode public house, Lampton Road, Hounslow, which is next to Hounslow Central Station.
The meeting will start on time, all members are welcome to attend.
The TfL No.1 Branch Meeting will take place at the Old Star Public House (Upstairs), 66 Broadway, London SW1 commencing at 17.30 hrs.
RMT is backing the ‘No2EU: Yes to Democracy’ coalition of trade unionists, political parties and campaigning groups, which is standing in London in the European elections on June 4 to defend democracy and public services.
Please come to the No2EU Yes to Democracy North London Rally, sponsored by RMT Camden No 3 Branch, on Thursday May 21 at the Fleet Community Centre, Fleet Road, London NW3 2QL, 7.30pm.
Speakers: Bob Crow, RMT general secretary and No2EU – Yes to democracy convenor Hugo Pierre, Camden Unison (personal capacity) other speakers to be confirmed
