SERTUC delegates report from RMT Rep Dean O'Hanlon
Comrades, I attended as a delegate yesterday on behalf of the Union and made some brief notes of issues raised.
Meeting started with a minutes silence for Ben Rickman, secretary of Brent Trades Council who died on 16th October.
President reiterated the people's charter and called for the Labour Party to make its tenets policy.
At the London Transport Regional council on 25 Oct the following emergency resolution from Jubilee South branch was put before the Region:
Right to elect workplace representatives
This branch is disgusted with the attacks being made by management and the devious methods they are using to try not to recognize our rep for Stratford/North Greenwich depots.
Jason Moriarty, elected for this position by members of the branch, has refused to be recognized by LUL despite him previously being the rep and having full recognition.
We note the correspondence from London Underground Ltd, and instruct the General Secretary to arrange for the appropriate officer(s) and representative(s) to attend the meeting suggested by LUL.
We further instruct the General Secretary to draft a list of issues and demands that we will raise at this meeting, and to place these in front of the GGC in advance of the meeting.
Any developments to be placed in front of us.
London Transport Regional Council, branches and representatives to be advised.
London Undergrounds Engineering Branch invite you to to the 40th anniversary meeting to celebrate the liberation of the Pentonville five, a landmark victory in the history of our movement.
Speakers: Bob Light; Striking Docker, 1972.
Bob Crow, RMT General Secretary
The meeting will be held at the Exmouth Arms, Tuesday 4th December at 5pm. This crucial event is invaluable to us all. Please make every effort to attend and encourage others to do the same.
The Service Control Grades Committee will next meet on: 25th October 2012 between 13.00 and 15.00.
It will be followed by the Regional Council.
The meeting will be held at Committee Room 1, Unity House, Chalton Street, Euston. The nearest tube station is Euston or Kings Cross.
All RMT members within the Service Control and signalling grades are urged to attend. Have your say about your workplace
Preparing for the march
We recommend that you bring some food and a bottle of water although there will also be many shops and cafes open on the route. Be prepared for a long day with appropriate clothing for the changeable weather. Hyde Park tends to get very muddy with a lot of people on the site.
On your arrival
Please head to Victoria Embankment for 11am and look out for RMT stewards near Temple Tube Station.
Nearest Tube stations
Temple tube (which is likely to be closed as the area gets busy)
Embankment tube
From General Secretary Bob Crow
RMT will be demonstrating outside Kings Cross station on Sunday 18th November at 11.00 to commemorate the fire and to highlight the continued need for a fully staffed and safe tube network.
This demonstration is especially important in light of the LUL documents which have been seen by your Union, which plan an unattended network including automated trains and would necessitate the ripping up of the safety regulations, including minimum staffing levels, which came about in response to the tragedy.
The National Shop Stewards Network which is supported by the RMT is making a call for a national strike to follow the upcoming march against austerity on 20th October.
The NSSN has arranged a meeting for the 24th of October, 7pm at ULU, Malet Street WC1E 7HY. (Map.)
There's more info at the NSSN website.
This months edition of Jubilee South Branch's newsletter has details on the previous meeting, an update on a Stratford representative who has been unrecognised by management and information on the upcoming demo against austerity.
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At this months Lesbian, gay, Bisexual & Transgender advisory committee passed motions on the scrapping of benefit for under 25s, bogus 'gay-cure' organisations, and extending the length of the LGBT conference.
Scrapping Housing Benefit for under 25s
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