Meetings and events

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.

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.

Owen 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.”

The next Stratford no.1 branch meeting will take place on Thursday 8th September from 5pm at the Leytonstone & District ex-Servicemens Club, Harvey Road, Leytonstone, E11 3BD. (Map.)

It is approximately a two minute walk from Leytonstone underground station.

SAVE UK TRAIN MAKING MASS MARCH AND RALLY THIS SATURDAY

Tens of thousands of trade unionists are expected to be out on the streets of Derby this Saturday (23rd July) in a mass march and rally to save the last train-building plant in the UK - Bombardiers Derby works.
The march will assemble at Bass’s Recreation Ground, Derby (DE1 2PB) (Map.) at 10am and is supported by RMT, Unite, GMB and TSSA.

The next Stratford no.1 branch meeting will take place on Thursday 14th July from 5pm at the Leytonstone & District ex-Servicemens Club, Harvey Road, Leytonstone, E11 3BD. (Map.)

It is approximately a two minute walk from Leytonstone underground station.

The branch will then be followed by an all union meeting to discuss and build a defense of sacked colleague Tunde Umanah.

The WEA is to hold a free showing of the film 'made in Dagenham.'

The event will include speakers from the TUC, and refreshments will be available.

The evening will take place at the WEA region Learning Center, 96-100 Clifton road, london, EC2A 4TP on the 21st of July at 6pm.

For more details, please see the attached leaflet.

Please find attached a Leaflet for an important solidarity meeting with Egyptian Trade Unionist Kamal Abu Aita,President of the Property Tax Collectors’ Union (RETAU) and co-founder of the Egyptian Federation of Independent Trade Unions.