Events
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.
The next Morden & Oval branch meeting will take place on Wednesday 21st April from 5.30pm at the Wheatsheaf public house, 2, Upper Tooting Road, London, SW17. It is situated next to Tooting Bec tube station.
The 67th National Busworkers Conference will be held on the 22nd, 23rd and 24th April 2010, at the Elstead Hotel, 12-14, Knyveton Road, Bournemouth, BH1 3QP
The conference will be composed of duly elected delegates from branches with bus membership. Each branch with less than 100 members may send two delegates. Branches with more than 100 members may send two delegates for the first 100 members with one additional delegate for every 100 members or part thereafter.
The 67th National Busworkers Conference will be held on the 22nd, 23rd and 24th April 2010, at the Elstead Hotel, 12-14, Knyveton Road, Bournemouth, BH1 3QP
The conference will be composed of duly elected delegates from branches with bus membership. Each branch with less than 100 members may send two delegates. Branches with more than 100 members may send two delegates for the first 100 members with one additional delegate for every 100 members or part thereafter.
Friday 23rd of April 1pm (1300hrs) at Liverpool Street Station outside McDonald's
We will be gathering to leaflet the public with news about the planned jobs cull and invite them to sign the petition.
Please come along to show your support for the cause and make an impact!
A flyer to advertise the day is attached.
The 67th National Busworkers Conference will be held on the 22nd, 23rd and 24th April 2010, at the Elstead Hotel, 12-14, Knyveton Road, Bournemouth, BH1 3QP
The conference will be composed of duly elected delegates from branches with bus membership. Each branch with less than 100 members may send two delegates. Branches with more than 100 members may send two delegates for the first 100 members with one additional delegate for every 100 members or part thereafter.
RAIL UNION RMT is backing a lobby by the Justice 4 Jarvis Workers campaign of Network Rail chief Iain Coucher this Wednesday (28th April) as the union continues the fight to save 1200 workers from being dumped on the dole following the collapse of the company last month.
Justice 4 Jarvis workers from across the UK will be taking their case to the doorstep of Network Rail, and it’s Chief Executive Iain Coucher, at 1pm on Wednesday 28th April at King's Place, 90 York Way, London N1 9AG or meet at Unity House at 12:00
This year's Train Grades AGM will be held at Unity House on Thursday 29th April from 14:30 to 16:00
Please try and attend, we need as many Reps and Members there as possible to make it a good meeting, and also to get a good turn out for the election of Officers and a Chair and Secretary for this committee.
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.
Come and join the May Day march on Saturday 1st May 2010. The march to Trafalgar Square will start at 12 noon from Clerkenwell Green.
A book re-launch of "May Day" a novel by John Somerfield, will take place at 11am at the Marx Memorial Library in Clerkenwell.
Sisters and Brothers the Staff Our Stations campaign will soon be at a station near YOU, and at 16:30 hrs on Wednesday 5th of May it will also be at WOODFORD STATION.
Those of you who attend are asked to take some photographs and send them to g.bowtell@gmail.com or Janine or to add them to the facebooks Staff Our Stations group wall.
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=113890781981866
The purpose of this event is to raise public awareness of the effect that frontline staff cuts will have on them, and to collect signatures for the SOS petition.
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 & City branch meeting will take place on Wednesday 5th May from 5pm at the Exmouth Arms, 1, Starcross Street, Euston, NW1 2HR. The nearest tube stations are Euston and Euston Square.
on Thursday 6th of May @ 1400hrs the S. O. S. campaign will leaflet the public at Elephant & Castle station.
RMT will be appearing outside various stations over the coming weeks, giving out leaflets and collecting signatures. Keep checking back to this website for dates and details - and join us if you can!
The next Central Line West branch meeting will take place on Thursday 6th May 2010 from 4pm - 6pm at The Redan, 1, Westbourne Grove, London, W2 4UA. The nearest tube stations are Bayswater and Queensway.
