Defending RMT reps and members unjustly treated by their employers
A protest against bullying and harassment of RMT bus members at London United will take place on Friday 2nd October at Hounslow Bus Garage, Kingsley Road, Hounslow, TW3 1PA. The nearest tube station is Hounslow East on the Piccadilly line ( 2 minutes walk).
Demonstration against harrassment and bullying of RMT members at London United bus company. Picket will be outside Fulwell Bus Garage, Wellington Road, Twickenham, TW2 5NX (map here). Please make every effort to attend and support our bus members.
Support Kevin
Ballot papers have now gone out with regard to Kevin Dobinson’s sacking. As you know Kevin was sacked for an aggravated SPAD that he owned up to. Drivers on the line were shocked at the severity of Kevin’s punishment, most thinking that at worse Kevin would have been dipped for what he did. This has led to rumours that Kevin’s past record most have been a factor in his sacking. This is not so. Kevin has never had an aggravated SPAD before, or indeed any other serious safety incident.
Details here.
Circular No. IR/222/09
RMT is to ballot all Bakerloo Line Drivers for both strike action and industrial action short of a strike in support of a dismissed colleague, Kevin Dobinson. Ballot papers will dispatched direct to members’ homes on 30th July 2009 with the closing date for returns being Wednesday 12th August 2009.
It seem that our Train Operator members on the Bakerloo are furious at Kevin’s dismissal and over 160 of them have signed a petition telling management exactly that. Kevin was sacked for a SPAD that he owned up to. It was an aggravated SPAD largely caused by Kevin being preoccupied with personal problems. Furthermore it was the sort of incident that had occurred before on the Underground yet other people hadn’t been sacked.
Drivers on the Bakerloo Line are shocked and angry at management's sacking of Kevin Dobinson. Kevin was summarily dismissed last Thursday.
Victoria line drivers held a solid day of strike action, with not a single train running all day Wednesday.
The drivers took action to demand the reinstatement of sacked workmate Carl Campbell (pictured) as well as the installation of Correct Side Door Enabling equipment, and an end to managers' mistreatment of staff, especially RMT branch chair Glenroy Watson.
RMT Regional Organiser Steve Hedley has written the following open letter to London Underground's Employee Relations Director, Gerry Duffy ...
Dear Gerry,
Victoria Line Dispute – Request for Negotiations
Steve Hedley, RMT Regional Organiser, writes ...
After meeting with Gerry Duffy and LU management yesterday, very little progress was made.
1 We asked for an immediate directors review for Carl Campbell which Mr Duffy turned down. We are of course still available to meet Mr Duffy up until nine o'clock tonight when the action commences to seek a resolution.
RMT has demanded that London Underground stop its victimisation of Waterloo station staff representative Elaine Holness.