It’s time to stand up and fight for Eamonn and Arwyn

Submitted by Joffe on 16 February, 2011 - 22:20

Click on the 'attachment' to see the February edition of 'RMT Up Front', the newsletter from the RMT train grades on London Underground. Full story follows:

It’s time to stand up and fight for Eamonn and Arwyn
If we tolerate these sackings, you might be next

Drivers on the Bakerloo and Northern Lines have already taken strike action to overturn the sackings of their workmates. The RMT is now looking to escalate the action across every depot in the combine. Below are the reasons why:

RMT joins international condemnation of any attack on trade unions in Egypt

Submitted by Admin on 14 February, 2011 - 16:10

Commenting on news reports that the Egyptian military might attempt to ban strikes or trade union meetings that might lead to them, RMT General Secretary Bob Crow said:

“Any attempt to ban strikes and trade union activities in Egypt would be a huge step backwards and RMT fully supports the international trade union condemnation of any such moves.

Email to Egyptian Embassy: Don't ban strikes and workers' meetings

Submitted by Janine on 14 February, 2011 - 14:57

I have today sent the following email to the Egyptian Embassy, eg.emb_london@mfa.gov.eg

I have today read in the media (for example, here: http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/14/us-egypt-idUSTRE70O3UW20110214...) that Egypt’s military authorities are planning to issue an order banning workers’ meetings and strikes. If this is true, I wish to register the strongest possible objection.

Public meeting: Defend Our Union Reps!

Venue: Friends House, Euston Road
Click '1 attachment' / file name to download a poster / flyer advertising this meeting.

  • Speakers include Bob Crow (RMT General Secretary), Janine Booth (RMT Executive), Steve Hedley (RMT Regional Organiser) and sacked RMT reps
  • Speakers also invited from other unions

RMT invites all trade unionists and supporters of trade union rights to this meeting, to hear about how London Underground has victimised and sacked RMT reps Eamonn Lynch and Arwyn Thomas, and to show your support for our fight against these victimisations.

Notes from Regional Council Executive, 8 February 2011

Submitted by Janine on 11 February, 2011 - 21:05

PRESENT: Neil Hodgson, Paul Jackson, James Wong-McSweeney, Glenroy Watson, Bjorn Bradshaw Murray, Dave Rayfield, Adrian Finney, Vaughan Thomas, Janine Booth
IN ATTENDANCE: Steve Hedley (Regional Organiser)
APOLOGIES: Dean O'Hanlon, Adrian Rowe, Olly New

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING BUSINESS

1. ELECTIONS

Election nominations declared as listed here.

2. PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO STANDING ORDERS

Agreed to submit the following proposals to amend standing orders to the AGM:

Links: Workers' and Trade Union Involvement in Egyptian Uprising

Submitted by Janine on 11 February, 2011 - 19:17

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While the exciting events in Egypt make headline news, the mainstream media do not tell us much about workers' and trade union involvement. So I have compiled this selection of links:

In solidarity, in defiance: global day of action for Egypt

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Venue: Trafalgar Square, London

From the Trade Union Congress:

Stand in solidarity with the people of Egypt and the wider Middle East and North Africa in their demands for an end to repression, for their freedom, their basic human rights, and immediate democratic reform.

And stand in defiance against all those who try to suppress the growing movement of people standing up for their rights, and for decent work, facing down injustice and offering hope for a better world.

Egyptian Workers have long been repressed under three decades of President Hosni Mubarak's autocratic rule, suffering from worsening unemployment, particularly among the youth, and the denial of their basic rights at work.