Branch Secretary: Terry O’Neill.
Branch Chairperson: Adrian Finney ,

Branch Minutes: Thursday May 12th 2011

Attendees: A Finney, A Carney, R Millhouse, D Pitman, G Carney*, Eamonn Lynch*, Arwyn Thomas*, Steve Hedley, Olly New*, Allan Thomson, ,G Brown, T Umanah, Stefan Melnyk*, L Kanzaria,Hugh Don
Simpson,Keith Crosbie, Debby French, Paul Hamilton, Bob McMunn*, M Mujahid, Julia Latona, Tunde
Umanah, A Adekoya,

Apologies:Brain Witham,Kay Shatford,Den FitzPatrick,G Weston, A Saint.

* denotes attendees are not branch members.

17.05 hrs Meeting opens.

Previous Minutes Adopted:Pro TO'N Sec GB

Matters Arising

Allan Thomson attended last meeting, Amanda Charles surname missing

Leavers and Joiners: March 2011

2 Joined
4 left @ Hainault
3 Retirees

Organization, Recruitment & Retention

• AT to chase up P Sheridan J Tousaint
• Phil Boston ,Terry O'Neill,A Finney,Amanda Carney were recruiting good return from cleaners.
• Recriutment August 2011, Leyton & Bank Group

Committee Reports

GB reported National AGM: Appeals

• Education Cuts .Carried
• Egyptian Solidarity. Fell
• Eamon & Arwyn (1 Hour Strikes) abandoned to strenghten other motions & Appeals
• Station Job Cuts, Carried
• DF reported on the Young Members AGM, Political School,Lerner Reps

Other Reports

Steve Hedley reported:

Management have increased offer to 4.75% With years 2-5 at .25% over RPI

• DM asked about loss of earning for Arwyn Thomas
• Arwyn Thomas reported that it was an agreement not a sanction,
• AF, TO'N ,AT,GB,DM,MC all contributed

The current pay deal 2011
Stations Dispute
Eamonn & Arwyn
2012 Olympics
Multi year Pay deals

Correspondence

Supplementary Agenda to National AGM 2x
General Secretary's Report
Accounts RMT December 2010
South Wales Relocation
Eamon & Arwyn Strike on/off
Victimizations Jayesh Patel
Wages 2011
McNulty Leaflets/Posters
Job Cuts Lul
Bombardier job losses
Election of Appeals court Member
June Quarterly Allocations
LGBT Anti Homophobia posters
Quality Public Services Day
Application for Legal Assist Adekoya
Membership Record & Services
Unity Trust Bank receipt for £270.00 credit
John Tilly illness
Laptops & Printers (£320.00 outstanding)
Accident Benefit Martin Varley
Track Access,TUPE carrillion to TFL,Grade Progression signals
Rates of pay TFL
LUL station members checklist
Leavers & Joiners May 2011
Dean O'Hanlon

TU,GC,GB,MC,AF

AF reported on Bombardier Demo Saturday May 23rd 2011, free bus available .

Members Cases

• Tunde Umanah (Leytonstone), Tunde was sacked at CDI, going for an appeal, the Branch passed a resoltion below. No action against the Manager.
• A Adekoya (Loughton)Gone to appeal.Vaughan Thomas presented the appeal .
• J Bayram, Ongoing, AT and GB to report back
• P Hamilton: 52 week warning, Amand Carney & Paul to Appeal.

PH thanked both Carney's for their representations

Workplace Issues

• Woodford 60 second detrainments. DP
• D&A at Leytonstone TCD for 4 time in 12 months. AT to chase up
• laoon seat lifting, Risk assessments. DM
• Asbestos in Tunnels.
• LUOH Doctors Qualifications.MC
• Sickness Interviews, extra notes not to be signed for .MC

Motions Previously Given

1. Tunde Umanah

   This Branch abides by the recent agreement between LUL and the RMT, regarding the resolution of
   individual disciplinary cases.In respect of Tunde Umanah, we await the result of the upcoming
   appeal.Should the appeal procedure not return the reinstatment of Tunde Umanah, we then request an
   immediate meeting at ACAS and a meeting between our General Secretary and LUL.Should this not
   prove successful this Branch (Stratford No1) to request an immediate ballot of Train Operators with the
   aim of a full reinstatment of Tunde Umanah.

2. Support Palestinian & Israeli Workers.(emergency to region)

   We offer our support to Palestinian workers at Salit Quarries in Mishor Adumim (a settlement area
   east of Jerusalem), who are striking against exploitation and humiliation at work, and for union
   recognition.We also condemn the Israeli government's plans to privatise Israel Railways, and support
   the Israeli railworkers' fight against it, noting that they are using the example of British Rail
   privatisation to show what a disastrous policy it is! We congratulate Israeli railworkers for taking
   unofficial strike action after their union leaders were imprisoned for demonstrating against
   privatisation.

   We believe that solidarity between Israeli and Palestinian workers, and their opposition to Israeli
   government policy, will also benefit the struggle against Israel's oppression of the Palestinians. We
   resolve to send messages of support to these groups of workers, and to write to the Israeli embassy
   informing them of our support for these workers' struggles and our opposition to their policy of rail
   privatisation.

3. Union Merger

   We welcome the rapprochement between TSSA & RMT and support maximum democracy within any Union that emerges.We look forward to increased membership involvement and communications around ongoing negotiations .We reaffirm our support for a single union on the railways , covering all grades.

AOB

SERTU , Hope not Hate.
MM reported that he attended the above and that there was no official delegate on behalf of the RMT

Political School, Debby French

Meeting closed 1900 hours

Meeting followed up by extraordinary meeting for Tunde Umanah (approx 100 attendees)