Present: Carol Foster, Unjum Mirza, Linda Wiles, Adrian Rowe, Josie Toussaint-Pinnock, Pat O'Brien, Vaughan Thomas, Janine Booth, Dean O'Hanlon, Micky Hyde, Clara Osagiede, Dave Rayfield In attendance: Steve Hedley (Regional Organiser) Apologies for absence: Neil Hodgson, Les Bruty, Andy Izard, Mick Crossey, Becky Crocker, Chris Tugwell, Andy LIttlechild, Brian Munro, Paul Rutland, Tony Gandolfi, Olly New, Kim Axford, Clive Protheroe, Steve Reeley, Bjorn Bradshaw Murray, Paul Geer, Peter Sheridan, Les Sime
RECRUITMENT AND ORGANISATION
Dave Rayfield reported:
- Train Ops' campaign - targeting people transferring / being promoted into the grade - agreed to go ahead with campaign - team = Dave R, Derek B, Vaughan T, station rep (update: Malcolm Taylor has volunteered)
- Monthly recruitment days need to be revived
Points from discussion:
- need to get to station staff before they go on driver training
- should persuade TSSA station staff that shoudl join RMT when become driver
- get Fleet activists to talk to drivers
- lack of leavers' and joiners' lists to branches
- cleaners' grade meeting now organised
REGIONAL ORGANISER'S REPORT
- Kevin Dobinson - Directors Appeal rejected by letter
- TfL - apologies for lack of coverage of dispute; other unions scuppering progress on pay/jobs; struggle for recognition
- Buses - 'green road' issue = spy in cab
- Metronet to cut £550k from cleaners' budget
- CBS Outdoor - managers' jobs lost
- LUL/TfL dispute - AGS decided strike dates not announced today; all ex-Metronet "at risk" staff now found jobs; meeting with GD on Thursday
Points from discussion:
- must continue to fight on pay - offer is rubbish - other unions now rejecting
- undemocratic to withhold announcing of dates - members want to know what is going on
- legal challenge?
- concern re exclusion of RO from talks
- TfL Employment Tribunals
- buses: prospects of recognition?
- Section 44 of Local Transport Act 2008 - affects TUPE
- Vic line dispute re Brixton depot
- relocation of TfL call centre
- widespread use of agency cleaners
Two proposals agreed:
- JB: Secretary to write urgently to General Secretary / GGC re non-implementation of GGC decision re dates
- DR: In the event of an agreement being made, convene emergency meeting of Regional Executive to discuss, invite GS / GGC to explain
IMPLEMENTATION OF REGIONAL COUNCIL DECISIONS
- Fighting the BNP - agreed to order 10,000 badges from Upstream as per quote
- Reversing Privatisation - to submit to Council of Executives
RESOLUTIONS TO NEXT REGIONAL COUNCIL MEETING
- Swine flu - Jubilee South and East London Line branch - President ruled should not be taken as resolution at EC, but tabled to LTRC - agreed
- Mayor Johnson and 'chicken feed' - Jubilee South and East London Line branch - President ruled should not be taken as resolution at EC, but tabled to LTRC - agreed
- Economic crisis - LU Fleet branch - agreed as valid resolution to LTRC
- Assistant Regional Organiser - Neasden branch - agreed as valid resolution to LTRC
- JB proposed amendment from Executive Committee: Delete "assistant", insert "second"; delete "appointed", insert "elected"; delete "assist", insert "work alongside". This was agreed.
- Annual Leave monitoring of Trains Functional Council reps - Neasden branch - agreed as valid resolution to LTRC
- JB proposed resolution to be submitted by Executive Committee, Affiliation of branches with London Overground members - agreed to submit to LTRC
FINANCE
It was agreed to:
- submit an appeal to the Council of Executives against the General Secretary's decision to charge the Regional Council for the costs of the recent mailing organised by the RO.
- re-send the appeal for funds to branches
OTHER BUSINESS
Agreed to send letter or card to John Knight, who is unwell.
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