Jubilee South and East London Line branch has submitted the following resolution to the April meeting of the Regional Council:
This Regional Council supports the following proposal from Chris Carroll ...
Caseworker/Support Worker - Proposal
Introduction
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DESPITE A MASSIVE DEMOCRATIC MANDATE FOR STRIKE ACTION, RMT MEMBERS ARE BEING DENIED THEIR LEGITIMATE RIGHT TO STRIKE AGAINST A FIVE-YEAR PAY FREEZE, MANAGEMENT BULLYING AND COMPULSORY REDUNDANCIES.
THE OVERWHELMING MAJORITY OF YOU VOTED DEMOCRATICALLY TO TAKE ACTION AS SHOWN BELOW
Q1 Are you prepared to take strike action? Over 83 per cent vote yes Number Voting Yes: 3,165 - Number Voting No: 619
At the recent TFAG, (Fleet Liaison) RMT H&S reps were told the reason for the problems with wheel/flange squeal have now been identified as being caused by grease pots either wrongly directed or being empty. This is exactly what the track people told RMT H&S reps back in February were definitely not causing the fault. MRIS, the specialist team brought in by Metronet, however have now confidently declared that they have been able to locate the source of the problems and will have it rectified by August 2009.
An annual day to commemorate those killed at work, and to campaign to prevent future deaths.
Stratford no.1 branch will be considering adopting the following by-laws at its next meeting, 9 April.
1. The name of the Branch shall be Stratford no.1 branch.
2. Branch meetings shall be held at the Ex-servicemen's club, Leytonstone, every month but this may be varied from time to time as circumstances demand.
3. The meeting shall open at 17.00hrs and close at 19.15hrs.
Stratford no.1 branch will be considering adopting the following election procedures at its next meeting, 9 April.
1. All Officers and members of the Branch Committee shall be elected at the Annual Meeting and serve for one year. Retiring Officers shall be eligible for re-election.
2. Nominations for Branch Officers shall be taken at two Branch Meetings prior to the Annual Meeting. If nominations are not received for any particular position, such may be filled by nomination and election at the Annual Meeting.
Stratford no.1 branch has submitted the following resolution to RMT's AGM.
This AGM condemns Israel’s military assault on Gaza in December and January.
We reaffirm our existing policy demanding Israeli withdrawal from the occupied territories and an end to Israel’s siege of Gaza.
We ask the Executive to step up its campaigning on this issue in line with current policy, and in particular wish to see RMT run an appeal in support of an appropriate trade union project in the area.
Stratford no.1 branch has submitted the following resolution to RMT's AGM.
This AGM believes that across our industries, employers are using MFA/attendance policies to bully workers when we are sick, to force us either to attend work when we are not fit to, or out of work altogether.
We support our members who have been prepared to take industrial action over this, for example at Glasgow Central Virgin Trains depot, and at East Ham and Willesden Green station groups on London Underground.
We resolve that RMT should:
This video shows why workers are occupying Visteon factories in Enfield and elsewhere. Today, I sent their union rep the following message ...
One of RMT's equality reps emailed me a few questions for a course he is doing. I thought it might be worth sharing the questions and my replies with website readers.
1. What do you think are the key equality issues in the workplace?