Events

Venue: Exmouth Arms, Star Cross Street, near Euston

This workshop is a must for all workplace RMT representatives, and for branch officers. We are more effective at everything we do if we sign up as many members as possible and keep our membership information up-to-date. this is especially true since recent legal rulings have placed even greater demands on unions when it comes to information.

This training workshop will look at:

• identifying who is and is not a member in your workplace
• persuading non-members to join
• keeping membership details up-to-date

Venue: ex-Services Club, Harvey Road, Leytonstone - map here.

This workshop is a must for all workplace RMT representatives, and for branch officers. We are more effective at everything we do if we sign up as many members as possible and keep our membership information up-to-date. this is especially true since recent legal rulings have placed even greater demands on unions when it comes to information.

This training workshop will look at:

Our branch meetings are held on the second Thursday of every month. They begin at 1700 and generally run until 1900.

The meetings are held at 'The Ex-Servicemen’s Club' in Harvey Road, Leytonstone. This is approximately a two minute walk from Leytonstone underground station.

URGENT: Rail Cuts Cost Lives

Demonstration at Network Rail Office, Kings Place, 90 York Way, London

To coincide with the Network Rail maintenance ballot result and to publicise the massive amount of MPs who have signed the Early Day Motion condemning Network Rail’s proposed cuts and the threat to safety, the RMT has called a demonstration outside the Network Rail Offices in central London. I do appreciate the short notice, but we’d like you to be there as part of a loud and colourful demonstration.

Venue: Hotel Victoria, Great Yarmouth

Speakers include Alex Gordon (RMT), Tony Kearns (CWU), Manuel Cortes (TSSA), Chris Baugh (PCS), Prof. Barbara Harriss-White, Phil Thornhill (CaCC), Jonathan Neale (Million Green Jobs Commission), John Stewart (HACAN), Graham Petersen (UCU), Larry Lohman (Cornerhouse), Ian Terry (former Vestas worker)

Admission £10 (£5 concessions) South Camden Community School, Charrington St, London NW1 1RG Phone: 079 585 35231 Email: climatetradeunion@googlemail.com campaign against climate change trade union group Third Trade Union Conference www.campaigncc.org cacctu.wordpress.com

Venue: Hotel Victoria, Great Yarmouth

Bob Crow writes ...

Dear Colleague,

Support John McDonnell MP, Convenor RMT Parliamentary Group

I would like to encourage all RMT activists in the Greater London area to join the mass canvass for John McDonnell MP, Convenor of the RMT Parliamentary Group on Sunday March 14 from 10:30 to 13:00 in his Hayes and Harlington constituency.

Over the years he has been the leading RMT voice in Parliament, John has shown himself to be a tireless campaigner and friend of this Union: this is a chance for RMT members to help a hard-working socialist in his constituency, who is under pressure from the Tory challenger.

A demonstration is to take place at the offices of UBS at 100, Liverpool Street, EC2, to protest against the actions of Lancaster (Rentokil).

Alberto Durango was sacked from Lancaster on 4th February 2010 for organising the workers and standing up for their rights. Alberto is a good friend of London RMT Bus Workers and they are asked to attend and give their support to him and the cleaners.

The cleaners are being pressured to agree to a cut in working hours with subsequent loss of pay while still being expected to do the same amount of work.

Full support from RMT's London Transport Regional Council to striking British Airways cabin crew. Like us, they are transport workers fighting for workers' rights, services and safety in the face of a hostile management, press vilification and massive political pressure to surrender. Solidarity forever!

Venue: Bedfont Football Club, The Orchard, Hatton Road, Bedfont, London TW14 8QT

Cabin crew will walk out just after midnight (00.01 hours, 20th March) after BA failed to table acceptable proposals on the issues of job cuts and crews' fears that management is driving down standards at the airline.

The next meeting of the Morden and Oval branch will take place on Wednesday 24th March from 5.30pm at The Wheatsheaf public house, 2, Upper Tooting Road, London, SW17. It is situated next to Tooting Bec tube station.

The next RMT Bus Workers Consultative Committee meeting will be held at Unity House, on Thursday 25th March 2010 at 11.30am.

Items for the Agenda should reach Head Office by no later than Monday 22nd March 2010.

Venue: Royal Station Hotel, Newcastle

Venue: Somers Town Community Centre, 150 Ossulston Street, NW1

All members are welcome, and all branches should try to ensure that they are represented.

Read what is coming up on the agenda here.

Venue: Royal Station Hotel, Newcastle

Venue: Royal Station Hotel, Newcastle

To all RMT workplace representatives

Want to communicate more effectively with the RMT members you represent? Want to be able to report back on negotiations and other union duties, explain how management's latest plans affect your particular workplace, put together an attractive newsletter? Maybe you understand the importance of effective printed material but feel you don't have the skills to do it yourself?

RMT London Transport Regional Council is holding a public meeting about London Underground job cuts on Wednesday the 31 March, 6 - 8pm, at Friends House, Euston Road - opposite Euston Station.

The next Central Line West branch meeting will take place on Thursday 1st April from 4pm - 6pm at The Redan, 1, Westbourne Grove, London, W2 4UA. The nearest tube stations are Queensway and Bayswater.

Stations and Revenue Grades Meetings Monthly meetings that bring together rank-and-file station and revenue RMT reps and activists. All members are welcome to come along and raise issues that concern you and plan with others how we are going to fight for a better deal for our grades.

Come along and bring your experience and ideas with you!

Location: The Exmouth Arms (upstairs), nearest station Euston Square.

exit the station turn right, take the first right. For a map http://www.exmoutharms.co.uk/ click the FIND US tab.

Standing Items on the Agenda:

The next Hammersmith and City branch meeting will take place on Wednesday 7th April from 5pm at The Exmouth Arms, 1, Starcross Street, Euston, NW1 2HR. The nearest tube stations are Euston and Euston Square.

Venue: ex-Services Club, Harvey Road, Leytonstone

All workers have the legal right to refuse to work in unsafe conditions. By using this right, we can protect ourselves and force employers to provide a safer workplace for us, our workmates and our passengers. With employers under increasing pressure to cut corners in order to save money, this issue is more important than ever.

The workshop will ensure that you understand your legal rights and how to use them.

This training workshop will look at:

• what the law says
• unsafe situations that arise in rail and transport

Our branch meetings are held on the second Thursday of every month. They begin at 1700 and generally run until 1900.

The meetings are held at 'The Ex-Servicemen’s Club' in Harvey Road, Leytonstone. This is approximately a two minute walk from Leytonstone underground station.