Please find the following attached

A PDF with

An official circular inviting nominations for LGBT Reps
LGBT Rep Poster for your workplace
LGBT Newsletter 'Standing Proud'

also attached is an advert which can be placed into newsletters

and a LGBT Website Banner - to be attached to any LGBT Union Website Page.

This resolution, submitted by Hammersmith & City line branch, proposed by Stratford no.1 branch and seconded by Neasden branch, was carried unanimously by the May meeting of the Regional Council ...

This Regional Council believes that RMT workplace representatives would benefit from an annual ‘refresher’ training day, and asks head office to request release for this from all employers.

Section 10.1(a) of the Employment Relations Act 1999 states:

Right to be accompanied

(1) This section applies where a worker—

(a) is required or invited by his employer to attend a disciplinary or grievance hearing, and

(b) reasonably requests to be accompanied at the hearing.

On March 31st 2010, Abdul Omer Mohsin was sacked for being an effective union rep at London Sovereign. London Sovereign is owned alongside London United by the Transdev group.

Omer began working at London United in February 2003 and transferred to London Sovereign in July 2007. The wages at London Sovereign were about £4,000 a year less than those paid at London United. Omer made his colleagues aware of the huge gap in wages and began to organise a campaign for parity.

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?

Venue: Exmouth Arms, Star Cross Street, near Euston

This workshop is a must for all workplace RMT representatives. Go through the basics of being an effective workplace representative if you are new in the post - and polish up your skills if you are long in the tooth!

This training workshop will look at:

• the various duties of a union rep
• where you can get help, advice and support
• how the machinery of negotiation works
• what a 'referral' is and how to fill one in
• the role of your branch and your grades committee

And there will be useful materials for you to take away with you.

This workshop is also running on the following afternoon in east London - details here.

Click '2 attachments' / file names to download the two briefings that will be given to participants at the training workshop.

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

This workshop is a must for all workplace RMT representatives. Go through the basics of being an effective workplace representative if you are new in the post - and polish up your skills if you are long in the tooth!

This training workshop will look at:

• the various duties of a union rep
• where you can get help, advice and support
• how the machinery of negotiation works
• what a 'referral' is and how to fill one in
• the role of your branch and your grades committee

And there will be useful materials for you to take away with you.

The following are the rules as agreed by the Regional Council for the election (and removal) of functional and safety council reps ...

Election of RMT Functional and Safety Council Representatives (LUL)

That this regional council recognises the changes agreed by the 2004 AGM to the election of second stage machinery of negotiation representatives and agrees the following which encompasses the AGM decision and provides additional accountability of our functional and safety council representatives.

Piccadilly and District line west
Christmas Social

Thursday 17th December, in the private function room at O’Neill’s pub, Earls Court.

From 18:00hrs (straight after the AGM)
All London Transport region staff and their families are welcome – you don’t need to be a member of RMT or Piccadilly and District west branch.
Please join us for:
Hot & cold buffet
And a light refreshment to boot!

GENERAL REPRESENTATIVES TRAINING 2010 - EDUCATION, ORGANISATION & AGITATION
National Education Centre, Doncaster

Bob Crow writes ...

I have arranged a series of training courses for our elected representatives that will be held throughout the first quarter of 2010.

The courses are for our reps who have never attended a five day RMT residential before.

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

Venue: Exmouth Arms, Star Cross Street, Euston

If you are a local rep, find out how to make the most of your regular local ("level one") meetings with management - finding out members' issues, arguing the case with your manager, what to do if you disagree, feeding back to members, using your role to build the union and its strength in the workplace. This training workshop, led by Malcolm Taylor, Staff-Side Secretary of London Underground's Stations & Revenue Council, is a must for all local representatives.

Click '1 attachment' / file name to download our new Service Control Newsletter.

Following the suspension of safety reps (Jim Harrington and Clive Steadman's) email facilities on London Underground, the Stations & Revenue Safety Council has produced an open letter to all Health & Safety reps. Please click on the attachment to download a copy.

Finsbury Park has submitted the following resolution to the January meeting of the Regional Council, but withdrew it during the debate.

In order to guarantee only members of the R.M.T. union are represented, the following procedure must be adhered to by all representatives (Reps) of the branch.

Step 1

When a member of staff approaches the local Rep requiring representation, the Rep first explains to the individual that they (the Rep) need to contact the R.M.T. head office membership department to ensure the individual is in benefit, and therefore, a member of the union.

RMT has won a landmark legal victory that upholds your right to be represented by a union rep of your choice even if he or she works for a different company.

... But LUL and ASLEF don’t want to know

From 'RMT On The Trains' newsletter, August 2008

Some RMT driver members are having to make do without a local rep due to the collusion between LUL and Aslef to exclude RMT reps from Hammersmith, Barking (H&C), Stratford and Loughton. At Loughton, Aslef only have a dozen members and have a local rep, we have 42 members but no rep.