As RMT rail engineering members at one of Network Rail’s key contractors, Jarvis, prepare to take industrial action next Tuesday May 5 2009 in response to plans by the company to axe 450 jobs, the union has sent out an eve of May Day pledge to defend jobs and services across the industry.
London busworkers met at the Bulstrode public house in Hounslow on Monday 20th April 09. The meeting was a very lively affair with many important topics being discussed. There was a debate on the proposed RMT London Busworkers' Charter. The charter contains the aspirations and objectives of London's RMT busworkers and include the demand for the re-nationalisation of the London Bus network, recognition of RMT on the London bus network, pay parity with Tube drivers (currently £40,073), terms and conditions parity with underground workers and joining the TfL pension. Other points include the provision of toilet facilities at every terminus and turning point, free staff gyms at garages, decent canteen provision at all garages, and for staff passes to be valid on all National Rail services.
Click '1 attachment' / file name to download April's report on porgress of Regional Council decisions.
Click '1 attachment' / file name to download an A4 sheet of the Regional Council's diary of events for May 2009.
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
It has come to my attention that forums such as the Jubilee line open forum seem to be springing up unannounced and for the most part unwanted.
These forums have not been agreed by any trade unions to my knowledge and certainly not the RMT. Management have in past sought to undermine the union by having meetings with individuals and groups who have no place in the agreed machinery of negotiations.
Improve your branch's section of this website! All branches are invited to send a branch representative to this training session, to learn how to post the material that you want your members to know - and what they want to find out!
Details here.
The RMT delegation of Olly New, Janine Booth and myself (Steve Hedley) met with London Underground management yesterday to discuss pay. Management marginally improved their offer .The new offer is one percent this year and rpi plus 0.5 percent for the next four years.
Not only is management's offer a pay cut in real terms this year with inflation as outlined by C.P.I. at 3.2 percent (February) but the proposed deal would of course take us over the period of the Olympics where Australian rail workers secured a very good pay deal when the games were held in Sydney.
Venue: RMT head office (Unity House), 39 Chalton Street, London NW1 (nearest stations: Euston / King's Cross St. Pancras)
Somers Town Community Centre Ossulston Street NW1