Dear Colleague
Tolpuddle Martyrs Festival – Friday 16th – Sunday 18th July 2021
I am writing to update you on arrangements for the 2021 Tolpuddle Martyrs Festival, an event RMT supports.
This year’s event is taking place online. There will be various discussions, debates, radical history lessons and music. Details of the Saturday evening musical performances can be found here - https://www.tolpuddlemartyrs.org.uk/festival/2021/saturday-songs-states
Dear Colleague
AFTER COVID, DEMAND A NEW NORMAL: PEOPLE'S ASSEMBLY NATIONAL DEMONSTRATION, 26 JUNE, 12PM, PORTLAND PLACE, LONDON
Dear Colleagues
As you will know, Vaughan Thomas of Trains Functional Council has advised you all of a zoom meeting organised for this Friday 16th April at 11.15 hours in order to address Gary Carney’s dismissal situation. The purpose of this message is to urge all representatives to try and attend and thus ensure maximum turnout. I would also like to make known to you details of the National Executive Committee’s decision on this matter giving rise to this meeting.
Safety, Equality, Solidarity!
The RMT London Transport Region is hosting a panel focusing on women’s health and safety in the workplace, for International Workers Memorial Day.
The event will take place at 5pm on the 28th April. There are more details in the attached flyer.
Please join us, a link to the meeting will be available soon.
Dear Colleague,
UN ANTI-RACISM DAY, SATURDAY 20 MARCH - DEFEND THE RIGHT TO PROTEST
The UN Anti-Racism Day of action this Saturday 20 March comes in the wake of the shocking events of the last few days.
The police response to the Clapham Common vigil for Sarah Everard - and now a new policing bill - are signs that the government is using the Covid19 crisis to attack the right to peaceful protest.
The death of Sarah Everard and subsequent murder charge against serving Met Police officer Wayne Couzens has brought the issue of women's safety into sharp focus. This issue very much affects women in public transport, both as passengers and specifically as workers.
It is important that RMT London Transport Region takes up this issue in the way that its women members want it to.
The RMT trains functional council has organised a meeting to discuss Night Tube issues.
This meeting, for all drivers and in particular Night Tube drivers', will follow an important meeting your union has with senior LUL management on the future of Night Tube.
All drivers are encouraged to attend. For the Zoom login details speak to a local rep, or contact us at www.rmtlondoncalling.org.uk/feedback.
Please see the attached newsletter for more information of the issues being discussed.
The recent TfL financial review has made it clear to all London Underground members that we are all going to have to fight hard for our jobs, terms and conditions, pensions and benefits. The government, the Mayor’s office and London Underground management are determined that the financial burden of the COVID 19 crisis will fall on London’s workers in general and on London Underground staff in particular.
Central Line East branch is holding an em,ergency branch meeting on 17th February at 4pm, following the unfair dismissal of RMT rep Gary Carney.
Local reps will have the Zoom details for the meeting and will be able to supply it on request.
The next Branch meeting will be held on Zoom on Wednesday 20th January at 4pm. To join the meeting, please use the following link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8198069707
Meeting ID: 819 806 9707