Equal Rights Sub-committee Report
We welcomed Lee Rundle (National Executive member for the South West region) to the meeting. Lee told us about his experiences as a dyslexic member, as well as reporting on the National Executive's decisions on our resolutions from our meeting in November, which were:
London Underground Ltd claims that the red 'Here to Help' tabards make staff more visible to passengers, especially to visually-impaired passengers. RMT argues that the only effective way to make staff more visible is to employ more staff.
This plan was agreed unanimously by the Disabled Members’ Advisory Committee meeting, 28 January 2019, and will be considered by the union's National Executive in March.
‘Know Your Rights’ Campaign
We would like to run a campaign to advise disabled transport workers of their rights. This will encourage recruitment and active involvement in the union, and would include:
Congratulations to all members who received 25/40 year long-serving member awards this evening.
Wishing you all a very Merry Xmas and a Happy New Year x
Attached is a list of Neasden branch dates for 2019. Please print off and display on local notice boards.
Please find attached some useful information regarding mental health and disability within the workplace. There is also an extremely useful 'Passport for Re-Adjustments,' and guidance of how this can be used.
Updates
This resolution was submitted by Bakerloo branch and passed unanimously by RMT Disabled Members' Advisory Committee on 12 November.
We note that:
This is the draft plan of activities for RMT's Disabled Members' Advisory Committee for 2019. The Committee will discuss it further at its meeting in January.
‘Know Your Rights’ Campaign
RMT Reps have been fighting hard to ensure passengers are given clear and accurate service information and have directly requested that the TFL website more honestly reflects the state of the service.
When is a Good Service not a Good Service?
Answer: When it’s Part Suspended
Since Wednesday 14th November the Piccadilly Line has been suspended between Rayners Lane and Uxbridge with a greatly reduced Piccadilly Line service on the Uxbridge Branch. Frustratingly the TFL website has insisted on advertising a “Good Service”.