Useful links for women members

  • RMT women
  • Advice, support and information for women workers
  • Campaigning for women's rights

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RMT women:
- information about RMT's National Women's Advisory Committee, Women's Conference etc: www.rmt.org.uk/women
- RMT Women's Charter: http://www.rmt.org.uk/Templates/Internal.asp?NodeId=115325
- RMT London Transport region women: http://www.rmtlondoncalling.org.uk/women
- RMT women's survey: http://www.rmtlondoncalling.org.uk/node/2307
- Trades Union Congress (TUC) women: http://www.tuc.org.uk/equality/index.cfm?mins=123&minors=24&majorsubject...
- TUC report: gender impact of the cuts: http://www.rmtlondoncalling.org.uk/node/2278

Advice, support and information for women workers:
- Thompson's solicitors: booklets on sex discrimination and other employment rights issues: http://www.thompsonstradeunionlaw.co.uk/information-and-resources/employ...
- government advice: work and families: http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Parents/Moneyandworkentitlements/WorkAndFami...
- government advice: flexible working: http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Employment/Employees/Flexibleworking/index.htm
- government advice: part-time worker protection: http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Employment/Employees/Flexibleworking/DG_173304
- government advice: sex discrimination and equal pay: http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Employment/ResolvingWorkplaceDisputes/Discri...
- Women's Aid, helping women to escape domestic violence: http://www.womensaid.org.uk/

Campaigning for women's rights:
- Women Against the Cuts: http://womenagainstthecuts.org/
- Feminist Fightback, socialist-feminist activist group: http://www.feministfightback.org.uk/
- Charter for Women: http://www.charterforwomen.org.uk/
- No Sweat, campaigning against sweatshop labour: http://www.nosweat.org.uk/
- Abortion Rights: http://www.abortionrights.org.uk/

Latest headlines from rmt.org.uk

31, May
TUBE UNION RMT warned today London Assembly members risk unleashing the biggest wave of industrial action on London Underground in 30 years after City Hall politicians lined up this morning to attack basic tube workers' rights including pensions and passes.
31, May
TUBE UNION RMT confirmed today that driver members at a range of depots serving the Hammersmith and City, Metropolitan and Circle Lines will be taking industrial action in a dispute arising from the introduction of the new S Stock fleet.
31, May
In separate ballots conducted over the past two weeks, tube drivers, cleaners and TFL electricians and engineers have voted overwhelmingly for action in a series of disputes over attacks on agreements and working conditions, pay and threatened redundancies.
30, Apr
RMT General Secretary Bob Crow said: 'This is another blast of bad news to hit Jubilee Line users after the repeated problems with the fleet and the automated operating system.
30, Apr
TUBE UNION RMT confirmed today that electricians and engineers working for contractors Mitie on the TFL contract are to be balloted for strike action and action short of a strike in a dispute over redundancies and unilateral changes to working conditions.