RMT General Grades Committee decision:
Total votes cast: 3,339
Number voting Yes: 3,108
Number voting No: 230
Spoilt papers: 1
We note the ovewhelming referendum result from our London Underground members. Accordingly, we instruct the General Secretary to inform the employer of our acceptance of the offer.
On Tuesday 25th October 2011, RMT organised a rally and lobby of parliament.
We protested at the proposed attacks on rail workers' jobs and pay and conditions contained within the McNulty report.
In the last two days, two RMT tube drivers have been reinstated. This is the latest of several RMT members to be reinstated following unfair dismissals.
The following resolution was put to the RMT train grades committee:
"This train grades committee notes the election of Brian Munro to the trains funcional council and Gary Fitzpatrick to the trains safety council.
This committee sincerely thanks our outgoing reps Bill O'Dowd and Dave Rayfield for their sterling work on behalf of all train drivers on the combine."
Carried unanimously.
Young members activist and victimised driver Jayesh Patel reached a settlement with London Underground yesterday at ACAS.
An annual 'Vigil Against Hate Crime' is due to take place on Friday 28th October, 7.30pm-9pm in Trafalgar Square.
A 2-minute silence to remember all victims of hate crime will be observed at 8pm across the UK.
No To Hate Crime said “We believe that it is important to actively remember the victims of hate crime, to show our support to those who have had their lives changed forever by acts of hate. To state clearly that hate crime is not acceptable in our communities and that we need to work together to tackle this problem.”
Please Find Attached 'The Neasden Flyer' giving instructions of the recent work to rule
Inside this issue
Reversing a train blind No!
Platform Category A or B?
Passengers over shunt signals No!
Sensitive Edge Visual Overide No!
Please Find Attached the Special October Edition of 'The Neasden Flyer'
Inside this issue
RMT Ballot drivers for Strike Action defending vicitimised members
RMT TUBE drivers are to refuse to follow what the union considers to be dangerous new instructions from London Underground after voting by a margin of four to one for industrial action over train safety.
from RMT General Secretary Bob Crow
I write to advise you that following the magnificent 80% vote in favour of action, the General Grades Committee has decided to call the below action short of a strike in the above dispute.