Tube Lines Joint Working Party

Submitted by rmtlondon on 8 September, 2013 - 05:18

We note the report from our lead officer, summarising the views expressed at our representatives’ meeting on 23 August. Accordingly, we instruct the General Secretary to advise the employer that:

  1. trade union representation on the Joint Working Party should be proportional to the membership of the trade unions; that RMT’s delegation should include all our Company Council members; and that all members of the JWP should be either Tube Lines employees or full-time officers;

RMT Organise To Fight Issues On Pay, Conditions and Jobs At TfL

Submitted by rmtlondon on 8 September, 2013 - 05:10

We note the report from our lead officer, and welcome the renewed efforts for RMT organising on Transport for London, so that we may more effectively fight on issues such as pay, conditions and jobs.

We welcome the monthly meetings to be held with our representatives, and instruct the General Secretary to place a report of the 1 October meeting in front of us.

RMT's Bob Crow To Ramp Up Call For "New Party Of Labour" At Pre-TUC Rally

Submitted by rmtlondon on 8 September, 2013 - 03:54

At a pre TUC Rally on Sunday lunchtime in Bournemouth, RMT General Secretary Bob Crow will ramp up the call to the trade union movement to support the creation of a “new party of labour” to challenge head on the pro-business, anti-worker agenda of the three main political parties, Tory, Labour and Liberals.

The call comes in the wake of the decision by the GMB union to make serious cuts to its Labour affiliation levels, a decision which has sparked off a major debate in the trade union movement about the future of working class political representation

RMT Takes Fighting Motions On Strike Action And The EU To TUC Congress

Submitted by rmtlondon on 8 September, 2013 - 03:27

RMT takes motions on EU referendum and co-ordinated strike action to TUC Congress and plans direct challenge to Ed Miliband over betrayal of working people

Transport union RMT will be taking hard-hitting motions calling for a referendum on Britain’s membership of the EU (Motion 16) and co-ordination of strike action and campaigning against austerity (Motion 54) to the Trades Union Congress which assembles in Bournemouth this weekend.

J33 Demo's Continue

Submitted by rmtlondon on 5 September, 2013 - 23:42

The 33 RMT members sacked by LUL must be given permanent jobs

RMT General Secretary Bob Crow has joined our Monday morning protest - have you?

A demo takes place each Monday morning to heap pressure on the tube bosses.

Justice for the 33 campaign. Sack the agency not the workers.
Please come and support RMT members who worked for over 5 years on LUL but have now been dropped by after being promised permanent jobs
Monday mornings at thw Tooley Street exit of London Bridge 0800 - 1000

Using this site on London Underground's IT System

Submitted by rmtlondon on 5 September, 2013 - 22:18

If you are using this site on London Underground's IT system, it probably looks very poor as LUL's web browser of choice - Internet Explorer 7 - is seven years old. However, you can now use a more recent browser: Mozilla Firefox.

To access Firefox, click the 'start' button, then select programs and 'Mozilla Firefox.' You should see an improvement on this and many other websites.

Firefox may not be available on all machines.

Remember, if you have any feedback about the site, you can contact us at here.

Major Victory For RMT As Tribunal Finds In Favour Of Sacked Boris Bike Worker Rep

Submitted by rmtlondon on 5 September, 2013 - 15:54

Transport union RMT has today secured a major victory in the Employment Tribunal over the victimisation and sacking of Zack Dahou, a key activist on the Serco Barclay’s “Boris Bikes” scheme.

In a 37 page judgment the tribunal found in RMT’s favour on both of the counts brought by the union, that Zack had been unfairly dismissed and that that dismissal was linked to his trade union activities. There will now be a formal remedies hearing.

RMT General Secretary Bob Crow said: