Events
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
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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.
Bob Crow writes ...
RMT is among many unions and other organisations supporting a major national demonstration to defend the welfare state and public services, initiated by the National Pensioners’ Convention.
The march will assemble from midday at Temple Place on London’s Embankment on Saturday April 10, with the rally beginning at 2pm in Trafalgar Square.
With a general election likely to take place soon after, this is an opportunity to speak out in favour of defending the National Health Service, improving pensions and defending public services against cuts.
The 'Union's Forum' is being held on Sunday 11th April 18.30 -20.30, at Broadway Theatre, Broadway, Barking, IG11 7LS. (Map)
Hope not Hate and Billy Bragg will be attending the Forum which will discuss the consequences of the BNP strengthening its grip and the positive alternative of uniting the local community to fight for jobs, social housing and public services.
Read the full story to see the message from General Secretary Bob Crow about this event.
Venue: Exmouth Arms, Star Cross Street, near Euston
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.
Venue: Exmouth Arms, Starcross Street, Euston.
This meeting will be the Annual General Meeting of the Cleaning Grades Committee. The meeting will elect the cleaning grades officers for 2010.
It is essential that all cleaners who are RMT members attend if possible.
Further meetings will be held on the second Thursday of each month
RMT Regional Organiser Steve Hedley will be in attendance to hear your issues.
Also invited: Alex Gordon, RMT National President.
Deadline for resolutions to RMT's LGBT Conference, and for delegates' registration.
