Meetings and events

RMT Organises Cleaners Strike Rally In Build Up To Co-ordinated Industrial Action

From General Secretary Bob Crow

As a key element of the strategy to gain justice for all our cleaning members working in the transport industry, the Union has planned co-ordinated industrial action against the employers we are currently in dispute with over pay and conditions, to take place on 30 November/1 December.

I am writing to advise you of an eve of strike rally arranged in London at 7.00 pm on Thursday 29 November at:

RMT's Charles Watkins Memorial Lecture

From General Secretary Bob Crow

RMT’S CHARLES WATKINS’ MEMORIAL LECTURE: NUT OFFICES, LONDON, TUES 27 NOVEMBER 2012, 6:00PM

RMT’s guest speaker to deliver this year’s Charles Watkins’ Memorial Lecture is labour movement academic Professor Roger Seifert, whose lecture will be entitled Strikers, communists, tramps, and detectives – lessons from the 1966 seafarers' dispute.

RMT Protest At Russian Embassy Against Attacks On LGBT Rights

Submitted by rmtlondon on 22 November, 2012 - 20:17

The RMT held a protest outside the Russian Federation Embassy in Kensington to voice our disgust at the governments attacks on gay rights and to voice our support for LGBT people in the country.

RMT's activists organised leafleting and a demo at the embassy on Tuesday. As the building is in a private road we were ushered to a site prepared by the police who were ready for with barriers in place.

Demonstrations Against Attacks On Gaza

From General Secretary Bob Crow

Dear Colleagues,

DEMONSTRATIONS AGAINST ATTACKS ON GAZA: SATURDAY 24 NOVEMBER

This Saturday there will be marches in London and other cities around the country to demonstrate against the attacks on Gaza.

The details for the London demonstration, organised by the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC), are:

Assemble: 12:00 Downing Street (nearest tube Westminster)
March to the Israeli Embassy

Demonstrations Against Attacks On Gaza

From General Secretary Bob Crow

Dear Colleagues,

DEMONSTRATIONS AGAINST ATTACKS ON GAZA: SATURDAY 24 NOVEMBER

This Saturday there will be marches in London and other cities around the country to demonstrate against the attacks on Gaza.

The details for the London demonstration, organised by the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC), are:

Assemble: 12:00 Downing Street (nearest tube Westminster)
March to the Israeli Embassy

Executive Report To London Transport Executive Council Meeting November 2012

Submitted by rmtlondon on 19 November, 2012 - 00:27

These notes cover very briefly the topics reported by Janine Booth our Executive Member for London Transport Region at the Regional Executive meeting. Most these topics can be found on the site.

Te find out more and get involved you're encouraged to attend your branch meeting and other regional meetings.

CICA cuts – voted through Parliament yesterday

LU job cuts

  • Kings Cross demo
  • Broadsheet (by head office) -> grade-specific leaflets (by Regional council / grades cttees)
  • Meeting with LUL Directors
  • Vic line signalling – we should not agree job cuts

RMT To Protest Outside Russian Embassy Over Violation Of LGBT Rights

On Tuesday 20th November 2012, RMT activists plan to stage a demonstration outside the Embassy of the Russian Federation, in protest at the violation of the rights of LGBT Russians.
We will meet-up at Notting Hill Gate Tube Station at 2:30pm and walk together to the Russian Embassy in Kensington Palace Gardens where we will stage our demo and deliver the RMT protest letter below.

To The Embassy of The Russian Federation

VIOLATION OF RIGHTS OF LGBT RUSSIANS