Meetings and events

Join us: Tube cleaners day of action

Dear Colleagues

 TUBE - CLEANERS - ABM CONTRACT DEMO OUTSIDE CITY HALL AND ABM OFFICES ON WEDNESDAY 21 FEBRUARY AT 2PM

 At 2pm on Wednesday 21 February, we will be holding demos to protest against the treatment by outsourcing companies (especially new mega contractor ABM) of cleaners on the London transport network.

 The first demo will take place outside City Hall (Address: The Queen's Walk, SE1 2AA) with participants then moving on to protest outside the nearby ABM headquarters (Address: George House, 75 - 83 Borough High Street, SE1 1NH).

Transformation mass meeting

TO ALL BRANCHES AND REPRESENTATIVES
ALL UNDERGROUND AND FORMER LT EMPLOYERS

11th January 2018 Circular No: IR/23/18

Dear Colleagues,

TFL TRANSFORMATION (TFL/15/4)

Further to my previous Circular (IR/431/17, 28th September 2017), where I advised that TfL was undertaking a ‘root and branch’ review of the business with the intention of hitting a savings target of £5.8bn – made up from £5.2bn Business Savings and £0.6bn Operating Model Savings, discussions with the Company have continued.

TFL Transformation: Mass members meeting to be arranged

TfL Transformation

Following latest discussions with the company; we instruct the General Secretary to arrange a TfL mass members meeting this month; inviting all other unions on TfL to seek a way forward in line with our members wishes, union policy and with a view to inter-union cooperation.

Members to be advised by email and text.

All London Transport Branches and the London Transport Regional Council to be advised.

2nd Jan 'Happy New Fare Rise' protests, location and times

Dear Colleagues

HAPPY NEW FARES RISE PROTESTS

Thank you to everyone who has helped organise these important protests.

'Happy new year' it isn't as passengers face price hikes and guards and other members working in the rail industry suffer unprecedented attacks from the Government and employers - ranging from the spread of driver only operation, cuts to infrastructure work, ticket office closures and de-staffing of stations.

Christmas Party 2017

LONDON TRANSPORT REGION

End of year rally and Social Thursday 30th November from 6.30pm, after the full regional council meeting;

Speakers: Mick Cash RMT GS, Mark Powellfree, London Divisional Rep , CWU on the postworkers dispute. Revolutionary poetry from Janine Booth

Glenroy Watson LTRC President Speakers from 7.00 The 12 Pins Pub, Finsbury Park.

Hot supper and limited refreshments

ALL WELCOME

Info - Ross Marshall 07932 576 955

Upcoming Events

Branch nominations are now being accepted for delegates to attend the folowing conferences:

The TUC Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Conference which will be held at Congress House in June 2018 (date to be confirmed).

The British Trades Union Congress which will take place early to mid-September 2018 (date and location to be confirmed).

The TUC Disability Conference which will be held in Congress House on 17th and 18th May 2018.