Report: RMT Women's Conference

Submitted by Admin on 3 April, 2009 - 10:58

RMT regional women's officer Carol Foster reports from the recent national RMT Women's Conference ...

People often ask me ‘why do we need a women’s conference?’

Why indeed? As I write, the Met Police have let a second rapist go; it seems that the Home Office targets place a higher priority on property crime than on sex offences.

The RMT national Women’s Conference met @ The Royal Station Hotel in Newcastle on 6th & 7th March 2009. As ever plenty of lively debate.

There was a talk by Etienne Attala from Thompsons on flexible working & Age Discrimination.

Willesden Green Group - Station Staff Name Strike Date

Submitted by 1913 Lockout on 3 April, 2009 - 09:25

Following an overwhelmimg yes vote for Industrial action and London Undergrounds refusal to invite the Equality and Human Rights Commission to investigate Managements discriminatory and abusive treatment of our members, a strike has been called as follows:

Members are not to book-on for any turns of duty that commence between 18.59 Hours on Wednesday 8th April and 18.58 Hours on Thursday 9th April 2009.

Mass meeting: Jobs / Pay / Justice Dispute

Meeting for all London Underground, ex-Metronet and Transport for London staff

  • hear the industrial action ballot result
  • talk about the action that RMT will take
  • hear reports from your union’s negotiators
  • ask questions
  • join the discussion
    Show your support for RMT’s fight for jobs, pay and justice!

Speakers:

  • John Leach, RMT National President
  • Oliver New, RMT National Executive
  • Steve Hedley, RMT Regional Organiser

RMT Cuba Garden Party

In association with the Cuba Solidarity Campaign I am writing to invite you and your colleagues to the seventh RMT annual garden party for Cuba which will take place on Wednesday 24th June 2009 at Maritime House, Clapham, London, commencing at 7pm.

This year tickets are £15 each, including a free bar, buffet and music. We will also once again be joined by a number of distinguished guest speakers.

As well as supporting a good cause the RMT Cuba night provides a wonderful opportunity to socialise with friends from all over the Labour and Trade Union movement

Strike Ballot on the Vic

Submitted by plectrum on 1 April, 2009 - 10:51

Victoria line drivers at Seven Sisters depot are to be balloted for strike action in response to the increasingly hard-line approach of management towards staff. The recent sacking of Carl Campbell for an alleged wrong-side door opening incident has pushed the members at Seven Sisters beyond endurance, coming as it did after months of increasingly draconian management practices. At a meeting of the branch, it was agreed that the ballot would focus opposition to the company over four related issues:

  1. The grossly unfair sacking of Brother Carl Campbell;

The Fight Starts Now!

Submitted by plectrum on 1 April, 2009 - 10:40

London Underground and TfL have taken industrial relations to a new low with their recent disgraceful pay ‘offer’: RPI +1% this year, followed by RPI + nothing for the next four. This ‘offer’ follows a period in which LUL has abused and misused the Attendance at Work Procedure in order to harass and penalise staff who have suffered illness or injury. And the company’s latest plan is to renege on the ‘jobs for life’ agreement which was made at the time of the enforced introduction of PPP six years ago, opening the way for wholesale job cuts.

Leaflet for G20 Protests

Submitted by Admin on 1 April, 2009 - 10:34

RMT reps and activists will be giving this leaflet on protests organised this week to coincide with the G20 summit. Click '1 attachment' / file name to download it. Read the text below.

RMT supports G20 protests
• Tube staff are on your side.
• A fight for public transport is a fight against climate change
• Support our upcoming strike.

We are on your side!

Letter from Bob Crow: G20 Summit – London Wide Demonstrations

Submitted by Admin on 1 April, 2009 - 09:39

Dear Colleague

RMT members have been expressing their concerns regarding possible violent demonstrations in the capital over the coming week in relation to the G20 summit and I am writing to all employers and the British Transport Police on your behalf. It has been suggested in some parts of the national press that some of these demonstrations may be violent in nature. It is highly possible that the transport infrastructure could well be targeted as part of these demonstrations.