Meetings and events

Trains Functional Council Minutes For Olympic Working Meeting

Submitted by Peter on 17 September, 2011 - 09:36

Here are the minutes of the Olympic working 'Trains Functional Council' meeting. The RMT representative voted against the proposals, however the proposals were voted through by other staff side representatives, all members of ASLEF.

The proposals include:

  • Nine hour turns, plus meal break on a weekend - so possibly working 19 hours Saturday and Sunday.
  • Shifts running until 0300 hrs
  • Bakerloo line agreement on number of 'tunnel trips' will be postponed

Click 'read more' to read the minutes, or download them below.

Sunderland Pride

RMT are organising a group to attend Sunderland's first gay pride event. Sunderland pride takes place on the 25th of September and the RMT's North East Regional Council are keen for more people to get involved.

Sunderland Pride is expected to attract 3000 people, who will march from the Civic Centre through the town from noon.

Regional Social & Mass Meeting on 2011 Pay & 2012 Olympics Rewards Claims

Please Find Attached a Leaflet for the Mass Meeting on Pay & Olympic Reward claims and the Regional Social Night at the 12 Pins Public House.

Venue:
12 Pins Public House,
263 Seven Sisters Road
Finsbury Park

Mass Meeting-1730-1930

From 1930 til late, there will be a Regional Social to celebrate RMT's victory in the Victimisation disputes within our Region. There will be a Buffet & Music and a chance for activists & members to get together and have some fun.

RMT Brings Debate On Economy, Workers’ Rights, Defending Public Transport And Social Dumping To TUC Congress

Submitted by Peter on 6 September, 2011 - 20:42

TRANSPORT UNION RMT will be taking a range of motions and amendments to the TUC Congress in London next week aimed at stepping up the union fight to defend jobs, services and workers rights.

RMT General Secretary Bob Crow said: “The TUC meets this year with the economy on the brink of a double dip recession and with the full impact of the ConDem austerity cuts only just beginning to be felt. While boardroom pay and bonuses are rocketing workers are being threatened with the biggest assault on living conditions since the end of war time rationing.”

National Black and Minority Ethnic Committee Anti-Slavery Day Commemorative Event

The RMT's Black and Minority Ethnic committee are hosting an Anti-Slavery Day commemorative event. The event "Slavery - shame of the past and modern curse" will be held at The Brunei Theatre, SOAS, University of London, Thornhaugh Street, London, WC1H 0XG (Nearest tube: Russell Square) on Monday September 12, at 17.30.

The nearest tube to the venue is Russell Square. (Map.)

There will be several speakers from all areas of the RMT as well as the High Commissioner for Saint Lucia and members of other unions.

Charles Watkins Memorial Lecture 2011 - The Case For Independent Working Class Education

The RMT is delighted to invite you to the 2011 Charles Watkins Memorial Lecture, which commemorates the role of a key founding activist of the National Union of Railwaymen in 1913, who was a student at Ruskin College in 1909 and took part inthe Ruskin strikes of that year.The lecture is intended as a contribution towards re-establishing the tradition of independent working-class education.This year’s guest speaker is Colin Waugh, author of 'Plebs: the Lost Legacy of Independent Working Class Education.'

The event will be held at Mander Hall, NUT offices, Hamilton House, Mabledon Place, London. (Map.)

All RMT members are welcome to this free event.

Please see the attached leaflet for more information or if you have a modern browser click 'read more' to view the pdf online.

Discussing Class with Owen Jones, Author of 'Chavs'

Chavs bookOwen Jones, author of 'Chavs: the demonisation of the working class' will be speaking about his book following the Stratford no.1 RMT branch meeting on Thursday 8 September. All RMT members welcome. Buffet provided.

Venue: Leytonstone & District ex-Servicemens Club, Harvey Road, Leytonstone, E11 3BD. (Map.) - Five minutes from Leytonstone underground station.

Owen says, “Denying class has proved all-too-convenient in ignoring the concerns of working-class people. We don’t talk about the fact that people from unskilled backgrounds are ten times more likely to be unemployed than professional people or that five million working-class people are languishing on social housing waiting lists. Nothing makes sense without class. If we don’t talk about it, millions will remain disenfranchised, marginalised and ignored. Thatcherism closed the national debate on class: now is the time to re-open it.”