Meetings and events

The Tolpuddle Martyrs Festival is held on the 14th to 16th of July.

The RMT will be arranging a coach from London for the event.

You can read more about the festival here

Dear Colleagues

LONDON BRIDGE DISCIPLINARIES DISPUTE UPDATE

Following the ballot of all Station Staff members you will now be aware that despite an overwhelming vote in favour of taking industrial action, the ballot turnout failed to meet compliance with the new legal thresholds that have been introduced. This means we cannot take strike or any other action in support of your three colleagues.

The Burston Strike School rally, held on SUNDAY 3 SEPTEMEBER is an event to commemorate the longest strike in history and to celebrate the people who continue to fight for Trade Union rights, working class education, democracy in the countryside and international solidarity.

Speakers at the event include:

• John McDonnell MP, Labour Shadow Chancellor
• Len McCluskey, Unite General Secretary
• Phyllis Opoke-Gyimah, UK Black Pride, TUC race relations committee

There will be entertainment from a numbr of sources including the RMT Brass Band.

A demo has been planned in defense of the London Bridge 3.

For more info read this article.

Dear Colleague,

RMT NATIONAL BLACK & ETHNIC MINORITY MEMBERS’ CONFERENCE 2017

I am pleased to inform you that the 2017 National Black and Ethnic Minority Members’ Conference will take place in Edinburgh on Friday 24 March (starting at 1pm) to Saturday 25 March 2017 (concluding at 3pm). The venue is the RAF Club, 11 Hillside Crescent, Edinburgh EH7 5EA.

The RMT's Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender conference will take place on the 19th and 20th May in the Gwesty Marine Hotel, Marine Terrace, Aberystwyth SY23 2DA.

The National Black & Ethnic Minority Members’ Advisory Committees take place at 13.00:

3 July            -    Platform 1, Euston Station    
25 September    -    Platform 1, Euston Station
27 November    -    Platform 1, Euston Station

Arrangements have been made for the 2017 National Retired Members Advisory Conference to take place on Thursday 20th April, commencing at 13:00 in the Concert Room, Doncaster Trades & Labour Club, Doncaster.

Nominations

The 2017 National Women’s Conference will take place on the Isle of Wight from Friday 3rd (starting at 1pm) to Saturday 4th March 2017 (concluding at 3pm).

The venue is Yelf’s Hotel, Union Street, Ryde, Isle of Wight PO33 2LG.

Staff Our Stations - Emergency Public Rally in support of Tube workers

Wednesday 1 February, 18:30pm

Indian YMCA, 41 Fitzroy Square, London, W1T 6AQ

Tube journeys are up by 23% in the last six years.

Even Tube management have conceded that the 838 job cuts imposed by the previous Mayor, have had a devastating impact on passenger safety.