Meetings and events

TFL1 and LU Managers and Admin AGM is taking place on Wednesday 7th December 2016 from 1700 at the Blue Eyed Maid Public House. 5 minutes walks left out of Borough High Street exit of London Bridge. 

For further information contact the Branch Secretary Paul Rutland 07941877966 or Branch Chair Linda Wiles 07990894576

Bakerloo branch Annual General Meeting & Christmas Social

Tuesday 6 December, 16:00, upstairs at The Fountains Abbey, 109 Praed Street, W2 1PL (nearest Tube: Edgware Road H&C or Paddington)

• Elect your workplace representatives and branch officials
• Awards for long serving members
• Branch raffle
• Buffet and bar provided

To all Industrial and H&S Train Operator Representatives – LUL

Dear Colleagues

Please see the attached letter (below) that John Leach has received from the General Secretary calling for a meeting of Train Staff Representatives within 10 days to discuss the above as well as the situation on the Hammersmith & City and Piccadilly Lines.

This meeting will take place at 10.00 hours in the Boardroom, Unity House on Monday 31^st October.

Dear Colleagues,

Solidarity with the People of Turkey

I am writing to invite you to the conference 'Turkey after the failed coup and the battle for democracy' organised by Solidarity with People of Turkey (SPOT) on Saturday, 29 October 2016 at NUT Headquarters, Hamilton House, Mabledon Place, London, WC1H 9BD.

This is an important and timely conference which aims to give people of Britain an insight into developments in Turkey. The conference will bring many politicians, trade unionists and members of the campaign groups from Britain and Turkey.

PAUL ROBESON - A CELEBRATION OF HIS LIFE AND WORK

Our Black and Ethnic Minority Members' Conference this year passed a resolution calling for an event during Black History Month to mark the 40^th anniversary of the passing of the revolutionary Paul Robeson.  Such an event should be “dedicated to educate our members on the history of the role of Robeson and members of the NUR/RMT in the Spanish war against facism.”  

Dear Colleagues,

TfL’S TRANSFORMATION

RMT recently received a communication from the TfL Head of Employee Relations advising us of “…TfL faces an unprecedented financial challenge and that we [TfL] do not have the money to continue as we are.”

Cleaners and porters at London Transport Museum are only on the minimum wage of £7.20 an hour, despite workers in the rest of Transport for London being paid at least the London Living Wage of £9.40 an hour. Museum management told local TSSA and RMT reps that they would pay the London Living Wage a year ago but still haven't done so.

EVERY JOB MATTERS – DEFENDING JOBS ON LONDON UNDERGROUND (LUL/14/5)

Further to my previous Circular (IR/175/16, 22^nd June 2016), members will recall the NEC decision to organise a Stations & Revenue Reps to discuss industrial action following the implementation of the “Fit for the Future” programme which is having a detrimental effect of members working lives with serious implications for their work-life balance. The arrangements for this meeting have now been finalised and are as follows:-