Meetings and events

RMT Young Members Education Weekend – To Mark And Celebrate The Life Of Jim Connell

Submitted by Peter on 23 March, 2012 - 15:09

From Dave Marshall - Organising Unit

As part of the years Educational events being organised for the Union’s Young Members we have received an invitation from our Irish Trade Union Brothers and Sisters for RMT Young Members to attend a weekend of educational and political activities to explore the life and celebrate the contribution the Irish Socialist and Trade Unionist Jim Connell (27 March 1852 – February 1929) made to our movement.

Day of Action Against McNulty Cuts - Wednesday 21st March 2012

From RMT London Transport Regional Organiser Steve Hedley

We wil be organising a day of action against the McNulty report on Wednesday 21st March 2012 and I call on all our members in London transport region to support our brothers and sisters on the mainline who are fighting for their jobs and conditions and against savage proposals contained in McNulty.

RMT Women's Conference 2012

Submitted by Janine on 9 March, 2012 - 10:25

This year’s RMT National Women’s Conference, 9 & 10th March 2012, will be webcast live via the members' area of the RMT website.

Any RMT member wishing to watch should go to RMT's website and click on the members' area in the top menu bar on the home page.

Once there you will be prompted to enter a username (your membership number), and your password. Anyone who cannot remember their password should click on the 'register as new user' heading and follow the instructions.

Justice Meeting

The RMT has organised a meeting to discuss 'racism, the state and the police.'

Please print and distribute the flyer amongst your colleagues and friends.

This special meeting aims to secure your solidarity. The meeting will cover the case of Sean Rigg and Christopher Alder. Sean, a young and talented musician died shortly after being detained by Brixton polive in 2008. Why he died remains unanswered.

Christopher Alder died in police custody in 1998. An inquest in 2001 recorded his death as unlawful killing. A year later, a court cleared the five police officers of manslaughter and misconduct.

Olympic payments for cleaners meeting

Submitted by WatsonRMT on 5 March, 2012 - 14:03

There will be a meeting for all cleaners and supporters Tursday 8th of March from 18:30 hours in the 12 Pins Pub, Finsbury Park.

This meeting will discuss the abject failure of the cleaning companies to properly reward and accept the higher workloads for cleaners on LU during the Olympic period. All members welcome.

RMTV: Young Members Conference 2012

Submitted by Peter on 3 March, 2012 - 02:10

The RMT Young Members Conference took place last month. RMTv have produced a video of the event showing why it so important for young people within the union to get involved and how the conference both educates members on how to steer debate, and the way the conference can set the agenda and union policy.