Women

Station staff, drivers, engineers, cleaners, admin, underground and overground, full-time and part-time, ... RMT women from all over London met to discuss issues and campaigning plans over lunch on 3rd May. The event was a big success, and will soon be followed by an East End women’s history walk and picnic on Saturday 23rd June. More information from women@rmtlondoncalling.org.uk, or find our RMT Women group on Facebook.

This resolution was passed at the May meeting of Stratford no.1 branch:

We congratulate the London Transport Regional Council for its production of anti-sexism posters and A WOMAN’S PLACE IS IN HER UNION badges, and advise the union to produce these for national distribution.

Please sign this petition to show that you support Dayna as she fighs for reinstatement at London Underground.

http://www.petitiononline.co.uk/petition/reinstate-dayna-nembhard-sacked...

We note the report from our Regional Organiser on this shocking case. We are appalled that London Underground has seen fit to victimise and sack a member of staff who did nothing more than stand up for herself against a racist attack while she was off-duty.

We note that there is to be a Directors' Review of this case tomorrow, and give notice that should this not lead to Dayna’s reinstatement, this union will fight this injustice with all methods at our disposal.

We therefore instruct the General Secretary to:

From RMT London Transport Region Executive Janine Booth

INDUSTRIAL ACTION

• LU service control – decision today
• Cubic – ballot re pay (2.5%)/Olympics
• Cleaners – Initial/ISS
• Tube Lines – this week’s action – BW report
• Thales – ballot put on today
• Telent/Quinns – ballot decided, still being prepared
• TfL Olympics – ballot decided, still being prepared
• Time taken to prepare ballots – verbal report given

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CSA Dayna Nembhard
After 8 years unblemished service, Dayna was callously sacked without any corroborated evidence to justify a Gross Misconduct charge.

Pregnant Dayna had finished work and stopped at the KFC for a bite to eat. Unprovoked, a white female customer racially attacked her. Fearing harm to her unborn child, mildmannered Dayna sought to defend
herself.

The following women represent the London Transport region on RMT's National Women's Advisory Committee:

• Val Barzey, LU Engineering branch
• Jennie Rose, Neasden branch
• Debbie French, Stratford no.1 branch
• Mastura M, Finsbury Park branch
• Carol Carroll, Bakerloo branch

RMT COMMENT ON POLL SHOWING FEAR OF VIOLENCE ON LONDON TRANSPORT

Today, the End Violence Against Women coalition has published the results of a YouGov survey showing that 28% of women and 15% of men do not feel safe travelling on London transport at all times of the day and night.

RMT Council of Executives decision:

We welcome the resolution from our National Women’s Conference recommending that the union produce a regular women’s newsletter, and refer this to the Equal Rights Sub-Committee for examination and report to the next Council of Executives meeting.