Events
RMT Young Members Present a Nicaragua Benefit Gig @ Brixton Jamm - Saturday 13th June 2009
Including Guest Speaker Karina Gomez, Young Nicaraguan Trade Unionist
Live Acts - Oggie, Red Venom and Melody Boytoy
On the Decks Dirty Needlez DJs from www.flavourradio.com Skelly B and Locky Stylez with MC Flowz
Proceeds will help support the Linking Young Trade Unionists Project and projects run for informal sector workers by the CTCP Confederacion de Trabajadores de Cuenta Propia- Informal Sector Union in Nicaragua.
What they say ... Boris: I won't dock pay of snowed-in Tube staff after all... Mayor Boris Johnson today backtracked on a decision not to pay Tube staff who failed to turn up for work because of the snow. ... A spokesman for Mr Johnson said ... "The Mayor has absolutely no intention of penalising anyone who failed to get to work due to last week's exceptional weather." Evening Standard, 9 February
What they do ... Dock London Underground workers' pay or leave.
Join our protest outside Mayor's Question Time at City Hall (nearest station: London Bridge).
Join RMT members outside City Hall (nearest station: London Bridge) during Mayor's Question Time, to demand a living wage for cleaners.
We will also be protesting for 'snow day pay' at the same time.
Please download and distribute the attached leaflet.
An RMT Bus Workers meeting will take place on Monday 22nd June 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.
Venue: RMT head office, 39 Chalton Street (nearest stations: Euston / King's Cross St. Pancras)
In association with the Cuba Solidarity Campaign I am writing to invite you and your colleagues to the seventh RMT annual garden party for Cuba which will take place on Wednesday 24th June 2009 at Maritime House, Clapham, London, commencing at 7pm.
This year tickets are £15 each, including a free bar, buffet and music. We will also once again be joined by a number of distinguished guest speakers.
As well as supporting a good cause the RMT Cuba night provides a wonderful opportunity to socialise with friends from all over the Labour and Trade Union movement
East Ham branch is holding a recruitment and retention day, where it is hoped enough people turn up to cover all stations, depots and signal boxes in the branch's area.
We are meeting at the Barking Dog PH (outside Barking Station, turn left) for coffee at 10am, to group and then set off in pairs! to visit areas to talk to staff out and about.
The 'parliament' of the union, meeting in Douglas, Isle of Man.
The 'parliament' of the union, meeting in Douglas, Isle of Man.
The 'parliament' of the union, meeting in Douglas, Isle of Man.
The 'parliament' of the union, meeting in Douglas, Isle of Man.
The 'parliament' of the union, meeting in Douglas, Isle of Man.
Meeting in the upstairs room of The Redan Pub, Queensway, W2 (just past Whiteley's on the corner of Westbourne Grove)
The 'parliament' of the union, meeting in Douglas, Isle of Man.
The annual Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Pride march. Details here.
London Underground has agreed to release all level one reps from work on Monday to attend this important meeting. You will hear reports from negotiators and discuss what you think of the company's latest position on the three issues in our dispute: jobs, pay and justice.
Venue: Friends House, Euston Road (opposite Euston station)
Venue: Friends House, Euston Road (opposite Euston station).
Please attend the meeting on Monday 6th July 2009 at 5pm to discuss the latest pay offer, the ACAS talks on our existing no compulsory redundancies deal and other issues in the dispute including the victimisation of RMT reps.
We will have a full and frank debate on all these matters and agree a course of action. This is your chance to tell your negotiators your views directly so please make every effort to attend.
RMT's organising team explain the hows and whys of recruiting and retaining members, and keeping your membership information up-to-date. This workshop is a must for all RMT reps. Activists and members are welcome too.
Venue: Exmouth Arms, Starcross Street, near Euston
This workshop is also running the following day in east London. Details here.
RMT Regional Membership Secretary Dave Rayfield explains the hows and whys of recruiting and retaining members, and keeping your membership information up-to-date. This workshop is a must for all RMT reps. Activists and members are welcome too.
Venue: ex-Services club, Harvey Road, Leytonstone
Details here.
