Meetings and events

Please find below the successful resolutions passed at the 2012 National Conference of Station and Associated Grades and the appropriate General Grades Committee decision for each resolution.

FATIGUE – STATION & REVENUE GRADES (HSR/)

Resolution

Autism in the Workplace is a really exciting event being run at the Workers’ Educational Association - WEA - on the 1st of February 2013, 9.30am–4.30pm. It is sponsored by Simpson Millar and run in partnership with the RMT.

Please read on for details of the course and to register for a place.

The latest newsletter for Jubilee South branch has just been published.

This months edition includes stories on:

• Wave & Pay technology being a threat to jobs
• Tube drivers ballot for action over Boxing Day annual leave 'sale'
• Details about the next branch and a regional recruitment workshop

You can download the newsletter below.

From RMT General Secretary Bob Crow

I am pleased to inform you that the 2013 National Black and Ethnic Minority Members’ Conference will take place in Glasgow on Thursday 21st and Friday 22nd March 2013. The venue is the STUC, 333 Woodlands Road, Glasgow G3 6NG .

From General Secretary Bob Crow

I am pleased to inform you that the National LGBT Members’ Conference has been extended to take place over two days. The next conference will be in Blackpool on Friday 17th and Saturday 18th May 2013 at The Best Western Carlton Hotel, 282-286 North Promenade, Blackpool FY1 2EZ.

From General Secretary Bob Crow

I am pleased to inform you that the 2013 National Women’s Conference will take place in Nottingham on Friday 8th and Saturday 9th March 2013. The venue is The Ramada, Nottingham City Centre, 19-21 Wollaton Street, Nottingham NG1 5FW.

RMT LGBT demonstration: Solidarity with Ugandan LGBT people! Stop the "Kill The Gays" bill!

Location: UGANDA HIGH COMMISSION, TRAFALGAR SQUARE, LONDON, WC2N 5DX (Map).

The Ugandan Anti-Homosexuality “Kill the Gays” Bill has been placed on the schedule of Parliament - meaning it will be on business of the day any time from now.

The Civil Society Coalition on Human Rights and Constitutional Law in Uganda has called for protest actions across the World.

From RMT General Secretary Bob Crow

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REMINDER: National Lobby of Parliament for Cleaners in the Transport Industry

I am writing in relation to national lobby of Parliament for RMT cleaners. The lobby will take place on 11th December 2012, at 15.00 in Committee Room 14 in the House of Commons.

The lobby will be addressed by myself and several MPs and will discuss the issues facing cleaners in the transport industry and how those issues relate to our current disputes.

The RMT held a rally prior to the industrial action held be cleaners working for ISS and Initial on London Underground and Carlisle on the Docklands Light Railway.

RMT General Secretary Bob Crow, Assisant GS Steve Hedley and London Transport Exective Council member Janine Booth spoke at the event along with Richard Crane an RMT cleaner member and members of other unions and political groups.

Richard talked about the struggles faced by cleaners in making ends meet as low pay meant paying bills and looking after family was almost impossible, with many other cleaners he knew working second and even third jobs to make end meets.

From General Secretary Bob Crow

As a key element of the strategy to gain justice for all our cleaning members working in the transport industry, the Union has planned co-ordinated industrial action against the employers we are currently in dispute with over pay and conditions, to take place on 30 November/1 December.

I am writing to advise you of an eve of strike rally arranged in London at 7.00 pm on Thursday 29 November at: