Regional Council Executive

• LU pay
  • referendum closes 27 October
• James Masango
  • remedy hearing adjourned until November
  • press release today
• Station staffing
  • Don’t send VIPs to Victoria!
  • National SOS campaign
  • action short of strikes

• PAY
  • Alstom – referendum closes 29 September
  • LU – offer rejected; Unite referendum rejected last LU offer; meeting with the other unions this week; further discussion at GGC after Thursday’s meeting
• VICTIMISATIONS
  • Jayesh Patel, Tunde Umanah, James Masango – see decisions
• ORGANISING
  • Track contract workers’ charter – being laid out this week
  • Reduced-rate subs – Initial cleaners, Sodexho canteens
• LU UNIFORM
  

• LU pay – revised offer (Y1 5%, Y2-4 RPI+0.25%, Y5 RPI+0.5%) to be discussed by GGC tomorrow (10/8) – recommendation to reject – letter to ASLEF urging joint response: no reply
• CTS pay – 3% offer, feedback sought
• Victimisations – Tunde Amanah, Jayesh Patel, Tony Rowntree – all still awaiting appeal outcome
• Review of industrial disputes, LU – verbal report on progress to be given; input needed
• LU Job Cuts – to be discussed by GGC tomorrow (10/8)
  

Victimisations

• Arwyn reinstated - dispute resolved - details of settlement to be given verbally
• request for donation to LabourStart
• outstanding victimisation cases - Tony Rowntree; Jayesh Patel; Tunde Amanah
• review of industrial disputes

Pay & Conditions

• London Underground - Company Council tomorrow; cleaning vouchers
• Tube Lines (ex-Alstom) - accepted
• EDF Powerlink - rejected
• CBS Outdoor - accepted
• TfL - third year of 3-year deal
  

RMT General Grades Committee decision:

That we note the report from our Regional Organiser and our representative, and are alarmed that London Underground intends to conduct trials from Seven Sisters to Walthamstow Central from May 30 despite our ongoing dispute over safety issues.

Regional Council Executive meeting.

Venue:Unity House

Agenda

1.Recruitment and organising.

2.Council Of Executive member & Regional Organisers reports

4.LU Victimisation Dispute.

3.Update on passed Resolutions

4.New Resolutions

5.Other Business

Agenda Regional Executive meeting 1600-1800 ,12th April 2011

Venue:Unity House

1.Recruitment and organising.

2.Council Of Executive member & Regional Organisers reports

4.Job Cuts-ACAS Reviews

3.Update on passed Resolutions

4.New Resolutions

5.Other Business

COUNCIL OF EXECUTIVES MEMBER’S REPORT TO LTRC EXECUTIVE, 8/3/11

• DLR – RMT won appeal; in same Appeal Court decision, ASLEF also won similar appeal; proposal for new strikes on DLR to be discussed at GGC Wednesday; talks with management Wednesday
• LU victimisations – see decision; will be a single ballot of drivers; membership lists / database needs checking; ACAS talks Wednesday; RCI rep Tony Rowntree sent to CDI
• LU job cuts – report on Equalities review posted on website; need more reports to members on reviews; comments invited re ongoing strategy
  

Agenda Regional Executive meeting 8th March 2010

Venue:The Cock Tavern,23 Phoenix Road,
Euston,NW1 1HD

1.Recruitment and organising-feedback on 2011 Recruitment plan

2.TUC Demo 26th March

3.Progress on passed Resolutions

4.New Resolutions

5.Reports

6.Update on Actions/outstanding LTRC matters

7.Grades Committees

8.Nominations for new Officer positions

9.Correspondence

10.Next Regional Council meeting

Nominations are now open for the following new Regional Council posts:

- Website Officer
- Publicity Officer
- Training Officer
- Social Events Organiser

Nominations also remain open for the following vacant positions:

- Trustees (2)
- Executive members (3)

Nominations must be agreed at a branch meeting. Please email your nominations to me before the next Regional Council meeting on 24 March.

Thanks
John Kelly
Secretary

SECRETARY – John Kelly, Finsbury Park branch

PRESIDENT – Vaughan Thomas, Central Line West branch

ASSISTANT SECRETARY – John Reid, Camden 3 branch

VICE PRESIDENT – Olly New, Piccadilly & District West branch

FINANCIAL SECRETARY – Ross Marshall, Central Line West branch

MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY – Dave Rayfield, Finsbury Park branch

POLITICAL OFFICER – Unjum Mirza, East Ham branch

WOMEN’S OFFICER – Clare Reilly, East Ham branch

Branches have nominated the following candidates for Regional Council Officer and Executive posts:

SECRETARY – John Kelly (nominated by Finsbury Park, Stratford no.1, Morden & Oval, Neasden, Bakerloo, London Taxis, Hammersmith & City, LU Fleet) - elected unopposed

PRESIDENT – Vaughan Thomas (nominated by Finsbury Park, Bakerloo, Neasden) - elected unopposed

ASSISTANT SECRETARY – John Reid (nominated by Hammersmith & City, Finsbury Park, Bakerloo) - elected unopposed

Nominations are open for the following Regional Council officer positions:

• President
• Secretary
• Vice President
• Assistant Secretary
• Financial Secretary
• Membership Secretary
• Political Officer
• Black and Ethnic Minority Members Officer
• Women's Officer
• LGBT Officer
• Young Members' Officer
• LU Learner Reps' Co-ordinator

In addition, nominations are open for:

• 2 auditors
• 2 trustees
• 17 members of the Regional Council Executive, preferably one from each branch

Please note that:

Venue: Unity House

• Recruitment and organising
• Reports
• Correspondence
• Opening of nominations for Regional Council Officers/Executive
• Next Regional Council meeting

Our cleaning grade vice-chair has drafted the following proposal for an organising strategy for cleaners. It will be discussed in detail at the Regional Council Executive meeting on 9 November.

Attendance: Pat O’Brien, Will Reid, Glenroy Watson, Vaughan Thomas (Chair), James Wong McSweeney

Also in attendance: S Caldwell (Central Line W)

Resolutions - all agreed as valid

Guest Speaker - Haji, International Conference Against Disappearances
Agreed to submit a resolution in support of the Conference to the Regional Council

Reports and debate on the current dispute against job cuts took place.

Meeting finished at 17.06

The following amendments to the Regional Council Standing Orders, submitted by TfL no.1 branch, were all passed at the Regional Council AGM:

1) That there is a ‘timed agenda’ and if the time is ended then a request must be made through the Chair to continue talking on this item.

2) That the EC Member give their report about all matters, the RO give their report about all local issues. That there should be no duplication of items. Once both reports are given then the chair will ask for a show of hands for questions.

I have tabled these thoughts for discussion at today's Regional Council Executive meeting ...

For some time, I have been thinking over the potential benefits of enhancing the role of grades committees within the Region, and would like to schedule a discussion on the subject at this month's Regional Council Executive, with a view to circulating some firm proposals in good time for February's AGM. Here are some thoughts:

Regional Organiser Steve Hedley has sent the following letter to all branches affiliated to the London Transport Regional Council ...

Nominations are now open for the following London Transport Regional Council posts:

• President
• Secretary
• Vice Chair
• Assistant Secretary
• Financial Secretary
• Membership Secretary
• Political Officer
• Black and Ethnic Minority Members' Officer
• Women’s Officer
• Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Members' Officer
• Young Members’ Officer
• Learner Reps' Co-ordinator

Venue: Unity House (RMT head office)