London Busworkers Meeting
A busworkers meeting is to take place on 20th April 09 at the Bulstrode public house, Lampton Road, Hounslow between 4 - 6pm. The pub is situated next to Hounslow Central station on the Piccadilly line.
Central Line West Branch Meeting
Meeting in the upstairs room of The Redan Pub, Queensway, W2 (just past Whiteley's on the corner of Westbourne Grove)
Recruitment and Retention Training
Training for reps and branch officers on recruiting and retaining RMT members.
Venue: Unity House, Chalton Street.
LUL Pay Talks Report: No Movement From Management
Submitted by Admin on 3 April, 2009 - 19:20
Yesterday (2 April), RMT and other unions' representatives met with London Underground to discuss your pay. Your representatives at the meeting were Oliver New (Council of Executives), Steve Hedley (Regional Organiser) and Janine Booth (Stations & Revenue Council / Regional Council Secretary).
A full report will follow. In summary:
- LUL did not revise their offer at all.
- With February's RPI at 0%, LUL's offer is 1% this year, followed by RPI only for the next four years.
- All the unions rejected this.
- RMT and TSSA insisted on a one-year deal only.
Regional Council Executive meeting
Monthly meeting of the Regional Council's Executive Committee.
Venue: RMT head office
AGENDA
1. Recruitment and organisation - report on meeting with Bob Crow - cleaners - catering grades - bus workers - proposal to create organising team - other issues/ideas
2. Regional Organiser's report - disputes - other issues
3. Implementing LTRC decisions - resolution on cleaners - e-mail newsletter - monthly training workshops - 'know your rights' guide: refusal to work on safety grounds - decisions of last LTRC Executive meeting
Training workshop: Organising effective industrial action in your workplace
Venue: ex-Services Club, Harvey Road, Leytonstone - map here.
A short workshop for RMT reps and activists, giving you the skills and knowledge you need to ensure that strike action is as effective as possible in your workplace.
Stratford no.1 branch meeting
At the ex-Services Club, Harvey Road, Leytonstone.
All members welcome!
Central Line West Branch meeting
Meeting in the upstairs room of The Redan Pub, Queensway, W2 (just past Whiteley's on the corner of Westbourne Grove)
Regional Council meeting
Somerstown Community Centre Ossulston Street NW1
We will be kicking off on time this month in the hope of concluding business for a change!
Report: RMT Women's Conference
Submitted by Admin on 3 April, 2009 - 10:58RMT regional women's officer Carol Foster reports from the recent national RMT Women's Conference ...
People often ask me ‘why do we need a women’s conference?’
Why indeed? As I write, the Met Police have let a second rapist go; it seems that the Home Office targets place a higher priority on property crime than on sex offences.
The RMT national Women’s Conference met @ The Royal Station Hotel in Newcastle on 6th & 7th March 2009. As ever plenty of lively debate.
There was a talk by Etienne Attala from Thompsons on flexible working & Age Discrimination.