Draft Minutes: Stratford no.1 branch, 12 March 2009

Submitted by Admin on 6 April, 2009 - 13:22

Branch Secretary: Yvonne Duncan Branch Chair: Peter Heyes
Assistant Secretary: Dave Pitman, Vice Chair: Bill O’Dowd

1. Attendees – list be be attached

2. Apologies – M. Mujahid, T. O’Neil, W. Jarvis, U. Mirza, B. O’Dowd, Adrian Saint.

3. February Minutes

Glenn Brown and Dick Millhouse report should have come under Reps Report not AOB.

Minutes moved – Michael Cronin
Seconded – Janine Booth

4. Matters arising from committee meeting :

LUL Pay Talks Report: No Movement From Management

Submitted by Admin on 3 April, 2009 - 19:20

Yesterday (2 April), RMT and other unions' representatives met with London Underground to discuss your pay. Your representatives at the meeting were Oliver New (Council of Executives), Steve Hedley (Regional Organiser) and Janine Booth (Stations & Revenue Council / Regional Council Secretary).

A full report will follow. In summary:

  • LUL did not revise their offer at all.
  • With February's RPI at 0%, LUL's offer is 1% this year, followed by RPI only for the next four years.
  • All the unions rejected this.
  • RMT and TSSA insisted on a one-year deal only.

Regional Council Executive meeting

Monthly meeting of the Regional Council's Executive Committee.

Venue: RMT head office

AGENDA

1. Recruitment and organisation - report on meeting with Bob Crow - cleaners - catering grades - bus workers - proposal to create organising team - other issues/ideas

2. Regional Organiser's report - disputes - other issues

3. Implementing LTRC decisions - resolution on cleaners - e-mail newsletter - monthly training workshops - 'know your rights' guide: refusal to work on safety grounds - decisions of last LTRC Executive meeting