Station & Revenue Grades Committee Meeting May 5th

Stations and Revenue Grades Meetings Monthly meetings that bring together rank-and-file station and revenue RMT reps and activists. All members are welcome to come along and raise issues that concern you and plan with others how we are going to fight for a better deal for our grades.

Come along and bring your experience and ideas with you!

Location: The Exmouth Arms (upstairs), nearest station Euston Square.

exit the station turn right, take the first right. For a map http://www.exmoutharms.co.uk/ click the FIND US tab.

Standing Items on the Agenda:

Letter to Labour candidates - and some replies

Submitted by Janine on 2 May, 2010 - 10:12

As requested by RMT's campaign committee, I wrote the following letter to Labour Parliamentary candidates in and around London (or at least, the ones I could find email addresses for!):

As you may know, London Underground, under the leadership of Tory Mayor Boris Johnson, plans to cut 800 station staff jobs, and to severely cut ticket office opening hours.

RMT and London Underground's other trade unions strongly oppose this plan, as we believe it will: - endanger passengers - reduce customer service

Message of support: UCU strike in London colleges

Submitted by Janine on 2 May, 2010 - 09:24

Staff at eleven London colleges are likely to strike over funding cuts on Wednesday, May 5. Higher education has been hit with a series of funding cuts that now total close to £1bn, while further education has been told to make savings of £340m in the next academic year. You can read more about the dispute here.

I have sent the following message of support on behalf of RMT's London Transport Region ...

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Dear brothers and sisters

Support Abdul Omer Mohsin

Submitted by johntube on 30 April, 2010 - 13:41

On March 31st 2010, Abdul Omer Mohsin was sacked for being an effective union rep at London Sovereign. London Sovereign is owned alongside London United by the Transdev group.

Omer began working at London United in February 2003 and transferred to London Sovereign in July 2007. The wages at London Sovereign were about £4,000 a year less than those paid at London United. Omer made his colleagues aware of the huge gap in wages and began to organise a campaign for parity.

Emergency Resolution: All-Grades Ballot

Submitted by Admin on 29 April, 2010 - 08:34

This resolution, submitted as an emergency resolution by Neasden branch and seconded by Camden 3 branch, was carried unanimiously by the April meeting of the Regional Council ...

This region notes that the plans for station staff cuts affect all grades.

This region notes that our ethos and history supports all grades in action together.

This region calls on the CofE to ballot every single grade within London Underground for the “operational strategic plan” Dispute

Finsbury Park Monthly News - April 2010

Submitted by plectrum on 28 April, 2010 - 00:13

To read or download the April 2010 edition of Monthly News, click on the attachment below.

In this edition:

  • HOW OUR BOSSES LIVE - Job cuts for us, jackpot pay awards for them
  • EURO DEMO AGAINST RAIL LIBERALISATION - a member's personal report from Lille
  • VOLCANIC ASH - staff stranded by grounded airlines told to lose pay or give up annual leave
  • RMT defends agreements at Arnos Grove depot
  • ASLEF claim credit for sunny weather!