Dear colleague,
TUC- LESE London Solidarity March and Rally: 4th October
RMT station staff members on London Underground will be taking strike action on 4th October, alongside ASLEF members on the mainline and members from a number of other unions in dispute at the moment. The London, Eastern and South Eastern TUC (LESE) has organised a solidarity march and rally on 4th October. There will be speakers from several of the unions taking action.
Train grades meetings are the time for RMT’s train driver activists from across LU to get together to debate issues, formulate plans of action and hear reports from functional and local reps.
All RMT train drivers are welcome and encouraged to attend. Meetings are from 1430 to 1600 and alternate between Zoom and in person. Your local rep will be able to give you Zoom details to join the virtual meetings, or otherwise contact one of the Train Grade officers.
December meeting date is TBC.
For more info see the attached poster.
DURHAM MINERS GALA 2023 - SATURDAY 8TH JULY
The Durham Miners' Gala returned in 2022 after a three-year absence due to the Covid-19 pandemic. It was the biggest Gala in decades as more than 200,000 people packed the streets of Durham and the Racecourse ground to enjoy the sights and sounds of The Big Meeting. Hosted by the Durham Miners Association (DMA) since 1871, the Gala is the world's greatest celebration of community, international solidarity, and working-class culture. It is a unique and inspiring spectacle.
24th May 2023
Dear Colleagues,
DEFEND JOBS, PENSIONS AND AGREEMENTS - LONDON UNDERGROUND
You are all congratulated for returning a fourth vote in this dispute and giving a magnificent mandate to continue our fight to protect your jobs, pensions and agreements.
A meeting for all LUL members has been arranged on Tuesday 30th May 2023 at the Indian YMCA, 41 Fitzroy Square, London W1T 6AQ from 15:00 to 17:00 hours to discuss our continued fight to Defend Jobs, Pensions & Agreements.
Please make every effort to attend.
Our Women's Rep, Lumie, attended the RMT Women's Conference in Newcastle on 3rd and 4th March. Please find attached her report from the event.
Due to the unavailability of a number of Officers, the next branch meeting (scheduled for 19th April) will now be held on Wednesday 12th April instead (same venue). It is hoped that further branch meetings will be held on their scheduled dates. Apologies for any inconvenience caused. Nigel Eivers.
These are the opening speeches from this event, held on Zoom on Tuesday 22 March 2022.
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Sarah Woolley (General Secretary, Bakers’, Food and Allied Workers’ Union): Welcome to the joint RMT and Free Our Unions TUC Disabled Workers’ Conference fringe meeting.
Britain will find this lecture a great opportunity to discuss how we can fight back against Tory anti-union laws.
When:
Thursday, 27 October 2022,
19:00 - 20:30 BST
Where:
Marx Memorial Library, 37a Clerkenwell Green, London EC1R 0DU
What:
Special lecture by Ben Sellers, Director of the Institute of Employment Rights.
Tickets £3/5 booked in advance
5:30, Monday 10 October
Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), 1 Victoria Street, London SW1H 0ET
More info - https://freeourunions.wordpress.com/2022/09/21/protest-on-10-october-stop-trusss-new-anti-union-laws/
Save the dates! We Demand Better! TUC mass lobby of Parliament and Autumn of Action
Dear RMT member
Mass Lobby of Parliament - Wednesday 19th October 2022
This winter, working people will be pushed to breaking point. The cost of everything is going up - from energy and fuel, to food and other household essentials, whilst at the same time wages are being cut.
This economic crisis is no accident. It is a direct result of successive failures of government, and a government that puts profits before people.