Campaigning Against Job Cuts

Submitted by Admin on 13 April, 2010 - 10:04

bannerA dozen RMT reps and activists leafleted passengers coming in and out of Bank station yesterday, Monday 12 April. They dished out hundreds of leaflets and invited people to sign RMT's petition against the job cuts. After just an hour, several sheets of the petition were full of names.

RMT will be appearing outside various stations over the coming weeks, giving out leaflets and collecting signatures. Keep checking back to this website for dates and details - and join us if you can!

Video of RMT 'Staff Our Stations' Public Meeting

Submitted by Peter on 12 April, 2010 - 20:01

The RMT held a public meeting on the 31st March to start the fight to save our stations from London undergrounds 800 Job Cuts. TSSA also spoke at the meeting.

TSSA and RMT announced at the meeting that they will ballot at the same time over the job cuts at LUL.

A video has been released of what was said at that meeting. Click 'read more' to watch the video; or see it on RMT's YouTube page here.

Petition - SOS: Staff Our Stations

Submitted by Admin on 12 April, 2010 - 11:03

petitionClick '1 attachment' / file name to download a petition against the job cuts. Get your friends, workmates and family to sign it, stand outside your station and collect signatures, knock on doors in your neighbourhood ... and once it is filled in, send it in, print off another one and start all over again!

Minutes: Stations & Revenue Grades Committee Meeting 7th April 2010

Submitted by Gavin Bowtell on 11 April, 2010 - 15:13

Agenda: 1. Minutes from previous meeting 3rd March 2010 2. Standing Orders 3. Election of third contact for Staff our Stations Campaign 4. Membership lists (change to agenda agreed by members present) 5. Recruitment and retention Plan 6. Standing Items: Stations & Revenue Council Report, Local Reports, Stations and Revenue H&SReport.

Training workshop: Refusal to work on the grounds of safety

Venue: Exmouth Arms, Star Cross Street, near Euston

All workers have the legal right to refuse to work in unsafe conditions. By using this right, we can protect ourselves and force employers to provide a safer workplace for us, our workmates and our passengers. With employers under increasing pressure to cut corners in order to save money, this issue is more important than ever.

The workshop will ensure that you understand your legal rights and how to use them.

This training workshop will look at:

RMT and ASLEF reps say: Stations job cuts affect train drivers

Submitted by Admin on 9 April, 2010 - 19:09

posterClick '1 attachment' / file name to download a poster with quotes from RMT and ASLEF representatives, showing that despite London Underground's claims, the plans to cut stations jobs do affect train drivers.

Please distribute this as widely as possible to drivers. Other grades - especially station staff - will also be pleased to see this evidence that drivers' union reps understand the impact of the job cuts and oppose them.

Stations & Revenue Grades Committee

Stations and Revenue Grades Meetings Monthly meetings that bring together rank-and-file station and revenue RMT reps and activists. All members are welcome to come along and raise issues that concern you and plan with others how we are going to fight for a better deal for our grades.

Come along and bring your experience and ideas with you!

Location: The Exmouth Arms (upstairs), nearest station Euston Square.

exit the station turn right, take the first right. For a map http://www.exmoutharms.co.uk/ click the FIND US tab.

Standing Items on the Agenda: