Meetings and events

RMT cleaner members working for Initial and ISS demonstrated outside the Olympic Park at Stratford Station on August 9, 2012 as they kick off a 48 hour strike for pay justice and Olympics recognition. Filmed and edited by Andrew Brattle.

There are just over ten weeks to go before the national demonstrations against austerity on Saturday 20th October.

Join RMT colleagues in what promises to be a historic and enjoyable day of protest. Bring your family and friends and send a clear message that we are not prepared to accept the attacks on our jobs, services and communities.

2Branch Secretary: Terry O’Neill. Branch Chairperson: Adrian Finney ,

Branch Minutes: Thursday July 15th 2012

Attendees: Peter Pinkney, Mick Lynch, Janine Booth, John Reid, Ash Malik, Adrian Finney,
T O'Neill , Julia Latona, Glen Brown, Muhamed Mujahid, Paul Penny, Gary Weston, Allan
Thompson, Lee Kanasaria.
• Highlighted denotes attendees are not branch members.

Branch Secretary: Terry O’Neill. Branch Chairperson: Adrian Finney ,

Branch Minutes: Thursday June 14th 2012
Attendees: A Finney, T O’Neill, Allan Thomson, Julia Latona, M Mujahid,P Penny,L Kanzaria, A Saint,D
millhouse, Gary Carney, Amanda Carney,Gary Weston, Julia Latona, Jarred Wood, Dave Pittman, Ricky
Thorne, , Will Reid, Ash Malik, M Mujahid, Nigel Eivers,Steve Hedley, Mark Harding.

RMT union & its members are demanding:-

• SICK PAY: Cleaning jobs are dangerous and when working with
  chemicals with a combination of poor or inferior PPE staff often get sick.
  However the cleaning Companies do not care about their Workers.
• A DECENT PENSION: Many Cleaners are working well beyond other Workers retirement age because they cannot afford to retire as they have no pension to retire on. This is a disgrace in 2012 Britain.
• ANNUAL PAY INCREASE: Why would any bosses object to this?
  

London Transport Cleaners, working on the tube for ISS and Initial will be on strike again between 05:30 hours on Thursday 9th August 2012 and 05:29 hours on Saturday 11th August 2012.

We can support them in their fight for a London Living Wage by joining picket lines in the morning and evening.

This second strike follows the previous rock solid action on the opening weekend of the Olympics for fair pay and Olympics recognition and reward.

A plan of public campaigning and a high-profile presence at Pride events were the keynote decisions at RMT’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender conference – the biggest in its history.

A contagious mood of activity and growth permeated the gathering, which pledged solidarity with working people fighting for LGBT rights at home and abroad. Conference chair noted that the LGBT committee had gained 12 new members, was planning a major presence at Pride in London on July 7 and at Tolpuddle, and had been involved in Pride events at Bristol and Blackpool.

We note the report on the problems experienced in holding a demonstration on 27 July as instructed by the GGC on 19 July. We are appalled that the right to protest is being curtailed under the pretext of a sporting event, and that the Olympic area is designated ‘private property’ when the Olympics is a major public event funded by public money.

We note the ongoing efforts to identify alternative venues for a demonstration and instruct the General Secretary to place a report in front of us once an alternative is identified.