Meetings and events

London Transport Regional Council Meeting Synopsis, Motions & Reports

Submitted by rmtlondon on 7 June, 2012 - 00:00

Updated with Regional Organiser Steve Hedleys' Report & Motions.

Synopsis from RMT LTRC President Vaughan Thomas

We had excellent contributions from the C of E member Janine Booth and the RO Steve Hedley. We also had a guest speaker who talked about the National Shop Stewards Network and the upcoming conference on June 9th in London.

Young Members Cuban Lunch

To coincide with the most infamous social of the year the RMT Cuba Garden Party, RMT Young Members plan to make a real occasion of it.

Meeting at Maritime House- Clapham Common (SW4 OJW) at 11am on Wednesday the 20th of June where over a spot of a cuppa and some lunch we plan to discuss the issues which matter to you.

Come along and decide the events which are planned and events we should be planning.

All work, no play and all that lark means that once we’re done we’ll head out probably to a Cuban bar ending back at the Cuban Garden Party at Maritime house.

RMTv: Action For Railways Campaign Launch

Submitted by Admin on 29 May, 2012 - 00:58

On May 28, 2012 the rail unions - RMT, Aslef, TSSA and Unite - launched the Action for Rail campaign by leafleting train stations nationwide. RMTv caught the launch event at Euston station.

Action for rail was set up to campaign against the McNulty report which recommends massive cuts to the railways which could mean the loss of over 20,000 jobs.

RMT Cuba Solidarity Campaign 10th Garden Party

The 10th RMT annual garden party for Cuba, in association with the Cuba Solidarity Campaign, will take place on Wednesday 20th June 2012 at Maritime House, Clapham, London, commencing 7.00pm;

Tickets are £15 each and this includes a free bar, buffet and music. As usual we will be joined by a number of distinguished guest speakers.

The garden party will provide a wonderful opportunity to show solidarity with Cuba with friends from across the Labour and Trade Union movement.

RMTv: John Carlos - Resistance: The Best Olympic Spirit

Submitted by rmtlondon on 24 May, 2012 - 03:09

The iconic image of John Carlos & gold medallist Tommie Smith making their protest against racism, poverty & injustice from the podium at the 1968 Mexico Olympics remains as powerful today as it ever was. On 21 May 2012, John Carlos addressed a meeting organised by RMT and spoke about what motivated him then & how things are today.

LUL Olympic Offer - Representatives Meeting - Friday 25th May 2012

From RMT London Transport Region Regional Organiser Steve Hedley

LUL have agreed to the release of all industrial representatives on Friday 25th May 2012 to attend a meeting to discuss the Olympic Offer at Hughes Parry Hall, 19-26 Cartwright Gardens, London WC1H 9EF (a short 5 min walk from Euston/Kings Cross Stations) commencing at 11:00 am to discuss the latest LUL Olympic offer.

Please ensure you have been released at local level.

RMT LGBT Conference 2012 Motions

Submitted by Peter on 22 May, 2012 - 16:03

There were six motions at the LGBT conference this year. All were passed. The motion "International LGBT Rights" and "Diversity Role Models: tackling homophobia through education" were voted to go before the unions AGM. The others will be discussed by the unions Executive.

TUC Mass Demonstration – 20th October

The TUC is organising a mass demonstration in London under the banner of “A future that works” on October 20th this year. RMT will be participating fully in this mobilization, as part of our wider strategy of opposing the cuts.

It is essential that the RMT contingent is as large as possible in order to demonstrate the seriousness of our opposition to Government plans to slash jobs, pay, terms and conditions, employment rights, and pensions alongside the services we all use.