RMT to Include Sexual Orientation Option on Membership Form

Submitted by Janine on 21 March, 2012 - 13:42

Council of Executives decision:

We instruct the General Secretary to make the following amendments to the draft membership form.

  1. Number the new section ‘Sexual Orientation’ ‘5’, and renumber subsequent sections 5 and 6 as 6 and 7 respectively.
  2. Replace the sentence ‘If you wish for the RMT to contact you with information about union LGBT activities, then please tick here’ with ‘If you wish RMT to contact you with information about union activities for lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgender members, please tick here’

Government Budget Cut Plans

Submitted by Peter on 21 March, 2012 - 02:26

RMT Warns Of Social Breakdown And Further Riots As Government Plans Budget Cuts To Top Tax While Hammering Public Services

TRANSPORT UNION RMT today warned of social breakdown and further riots as the ConDem coalition Government of public school-educated millionaires prepares to widen the gap between rich and poor by handing out tax cuts to the rich while hammering jobs, wages and services in the country’s public sector.

RMT Rejects London Underground Olympics Offer

Submitted by Janine on 20 March, 2012 - 18:48

RMT General Grades Committee decision:

We note that a well-attended meeting of our London Underground representatives unanimously recommended rejection of London Underground’s Olympics offer, taking the firm view that any offer should be for all grades and that there should not be any changes to the rules governing working conditions set out in the Framework Agreements. We therefore reject London Underground’s offer.

Day of Action Against McNulty Cuts - Wednesday 21st March 2012

From RMT London Transport Regional Organiser Steve Hedley

We wil be organising a day of action against the McNulty report on Wednesday 21st March 2012 and I call on all our members in London transport region to support our brothers and sisters on the mainline who are fighting for their jobs and conditions and against savage proposals contained in McNulty.

Poster: Cleaners Demand Olympic Bonus

Submitted by Peter on 18 March, 2012 - 17:30

A recent cleaners protest, photo by Mark King

“Greedy Money Grabbing Cleaners” Demand Olympics Bonus

If only this were true! Whilst the debate continues about the financial rewards being offered to most LU staff across the combine for the Olympic Games, please spare a thought for our often downtrodden cleaning colleagues who are employed by the notorious Cleaning Companies.

Please download and distribute the attached poster.

RMT Executive Statement On Claims For Olympic Period

Submitted by Peter on 17 March, 2012 - 03:20

The RMT Executive through the General Grades Committee has issued the following statement and poster for notice boards to reiterate and clarify the RMT's position on members entitlements for the Olympic period.

“We reiterate our stance that all grades of transport employees are entitled to a decent financial reward for their efforts transporting huge numbers of passengers during the Olympics and are entitled to take leave during the summer, and that working conditions and important agreements should not and need not be attacked in order to facilitate Olympic running.”