The next Stratford no.1 branch meeting will take place on Thursday 8th July 2010 from 5pm at the Leytonstone & District ex-Servicemens Club, Harvey Road, Leytonstone, E11 3BD.
It is approximately a two minute walk from Leytonstone underground station.
Press release from John McDonnell MP ...
As one door closes another one open: John McDonnell tops the poll in the Private Members' Bill Ballot.
John McDonnell MP has been drawn first in the Private Members' Bill Ballot today and has opted for a Bill to tackle abuse of trade union ballots by employers.
John McDonnell said:
Tube union RMT today exposed the safety dangers of cutting station staff serving one of London's largest regular crowd venues – Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium.
RMT have revealed that London Underground plan to almost halve staffing numbers at stations that come under enormous pressure when matches and events are being held at the Emirates. The stations affected are Arsenal, Finsbury Park, Caledonian Road and Holloway Road - all on the Piccadilly line.
TUBE UNION RMT today announced strike dates on Tube Lines over the failure of TfL and the company to give concrete assurances on jobs, pay and working conditions.
Members will not book on for any shift commencing between 19.00 hours on Wednesday 23rd June 2010 and 18.59 on Friday 25th June 2010 and between 19.00 hours on Wednesday 14th July and 18.59 hours on Friday 16th July.
RMT has obtained the following statistics showing how what proportion of London Underground's passengers are male and female:
These figures show that significantly more men travel on London Underground than women, which reflects a continuing gender division and inequality in our society.
Announcements this week confirmed that the profits and subsidies of the private train operating companies are being ring-fenced while key modernisation, maintenance and upgrade works are being ditched in an all-out dash for cuts.
Network Rail boss Iain Coucher says publicly that Crossrail works have “not gone so far that they could not be stopped”
The next Hammersmith & City Line branch meeting will take place on Wednesday 7th July 2010 from 5pm at The Exmouth Arms, 1, Starcross Street, Euston, NW1 2HR.
The nearest tube stations are Euston and Euston Square.
The next Central Line West branch meeting will take place on Thursday 1st June 2010 from 4pm - 6pm at The Redan, 1, Westbourne Grove, London, W2.
The nearest tube stations are Bayswater and Queensway.
Ballot papers over the issues of massive job cuts and the resultant detrimental effects they will have on your working conditions and safety will be sent out shortly.
Your union cannot accept that you should pay with your job and safety for management’s financial incompetence. If savings need to be made they can come from the 200 TFL managers who earn more than £100,000 a year. We will not sit idly by whilst your safety is compromised.
The next Morden & Oval branch meeting will take place on Wednesday 16th June 2010 from 5.30pm at The Wheatsheaf public house, 2, Upper Tooting Road, London SW17.
It is situated next to Tooting Bec tube station.