RMT London taxi branch newsletter - September 2010
Submitted by Admin on 20 September, 2010 - 11:56Click '1 attachment' / file name to download the latest issue of the RMT Taxi branch newsletter. Read the text below.
Sold Down the River…
Click '1 attachment' / file name to download the latest issue of the RMT Taxi branch newsletter. Read the text below.
Sold Down the River…
Click '1 attachment' / file name to download the latest issue of RMT's London Taxis branch newsletter.
The latest issue of the RMT London Taxi branch's newsletter reports on issues including pedicabs, emissions and satellite minicab offices.
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The RMT London Taxi Branch has contacted the Department of Transport and requested emergency rank space be made available to the trade due to the ongoing problems with UK airspace which has effectively closed Heathrow and City Airports.
... and his reply (at the end)
Dear Mr Mason
The RMT London Taxi Branch request that TfL/PCO issue a stop notice to all PHVs that are effected by the safety recall notices that several manufactures including Toyota are issuing. We would expect that Tfl/PCO carry this out in the same manner that they did with the TX4 fire issue. ie 6pm Friday (5th Febuary 2010) all vehicles that are effected by this issue and are licensed by the PCO as PHVs are taken off the road until the owners are able to produce a certificate from the manufactures franchised and registered factory service agents showing that the necessary work has been carried out to ensure that this problem has been removed from said vehicle.
From Daniel Bedford, Communication Officer, RMT London Taxi Branch
Dear Colleague,
If you have not already done so please take time to register and have a look at http://www.rmtlondoncalling.org.uk for all the latest news from the RMT London region, special thanks to Janine Booth for coming to our most recent branch meeting and talking about this and other matters that affect the London region.
The Regional Council Secretary wrote to all branches, asking for their assessment of their branch’s work during 2009, and suggesting that they might address the following points:
- whether your membership grew or shrunk during 2009, and why you think this is
- any problems you have had filling reps’ positions within the branch’s area
- how effective your branch was during any industrial action in your area last year
- what recruitment activities you have organised
RMT members from London Transport Region joined fellow members from around the country at Parliament last Wednesday to demand that MPs stop Network Rail going ahead with plans to scrap 1,500 maintenance jobs.
These photos come courtesy of RMT's London Taxis branch, who sent a delegation to the lobby.
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Taxi touting just doesn’t damage the wealth and prosperity of London’s taxi-cab drivers but puts the travelling public in harm’s way and grave danger. Here at the RMT specialist transport union we intend to highlight to the media and the authorities the failings of all concerned when dealing with this problem.
Welcome to the very first issue of RMT Taxi branch news this will be a monthly newsletter aimed at you the self employed London taxi-cab driver. No adverts just plain simple facts and certainly not the fiction some of you may have been reading of late.
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