Refusal to work on the grounds of safety - rights for pregnant women and new mothers
At RMT's AGM, the General Secretary presents a written report, and delegates can question and comment on it. These are the two points that I raised:
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There are two issues that are not in the Report, which I think should have been.
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Firstly, refusal to work on the grounds of safety.
Sunday, June 28 – Wednesday, July 1
Next week’s RMT AGM will be broadcast live on the Internet from Sunday afternoon (approximately 5pm – 7pm) and then daily (approximately 9am – 6pm, concluding Wednesday evening). Proceedings will also be archived for six months and will be available online within a day or two of the conference.
If you have previously set yourself a password at the members area of the RMT website you may go direct to www.rmt.org.uk/webcast and use your user name (RMT membership number) and password to log on to the webcast.
Conference was held in Cardiff this year, particular thanks go to Cardiff Rail Branch for their superb welcome and hospitality. Thanks also for the well organised pre-conference social, well attended by both delegates and branch members alike.
National Young Members Advisory Committee - The Past We Inherit The Future We Build
Are you a RMT member (young or young at heart)?
Are you in a band?
Do you want to showcase your talents in our battle of the bands competition (with the grand prize of recording time at the studio at Brixton JAMM??
Then we want to hear from you NOW!
The RMT Young Members are holding a benefit gig for the Nicaraguan Solidarity Campaign to commemorate the 30 year anniversary of their revolution at the Brixton JAMM on Saturday 13th June 2009.
London busworkers met at the Bulstrode public house in Hounslow on Monday 20th April 09. The meeting was a very lively affair with many important topics being discussed. There was a debate on the proposed RMT London Busworkers' Charter. The charter contains the aspirations and objectives of London's RMT busworkers and include the demand for the re-nationalisation of the London Bus network, recognition of RMT on the London bus network, pay parity with Tube drivers (currently £40,073), terms and conditions parity with underground workers and joining the TfL pension. Other points include the provision of toilet facilities at every terminus and turning point, free staff gyms at garages, decent canteen provision at all garages, and for staff passes to be valid on all National Rail services.
Report by Glenroy Watson. The conference took place on Monday 16th and Tuesday 17th March 2009.
Conference opened without our Chair, elected at last year’s conference and as a result I was elected to Chair this year's conference in direct contradiction of our ‘own’ standing orders. More about that, later.
Conference was again well attended, but could have been better.
RMT 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.
Adrian Rowe, London Transport Regional Council delegate and National Chair of Young Members for 2009/2010 reviews the 2009 Young Members Conference in Birmingham.
Both the Young Members Advisory Committee and the Conference delegation would like to wish a speedy recovery to Ray Spy-Shute (Education Officer), and thank him for all his hard work in preparing for the 2009 conference. We would also like to thank Alastair Gittins from the RMT Policy Department for standing in for Ray as a secretary of our conference.
It’s a cold, February Saturday morning we are in the Comfort inn, in Birmingham; why?? Well…it’s the RMT Young Members Conference 2009.
It was really positive to see lots of new young enthusiastic faces and a row of observers at this years conference.
Joanne Parry, National Young Members Chair tells us what 2009 has in store for RMT Young Members
So far you have read articles on what our young members got up to in 2008. So what’s in store for 2009? Well your union needs you!
You don’t have to be an established rep or an activist to take part in any of the activities below you just have to be a paying member who is willing to find out a bit more about the union and mix with folk your own age.
R.M.T. NATIONAL WOMEN’S CONFERENCE, 2009
Further to Circular No. NP/154/08, 27th November 2008, I am writing to remind Branches and Regional Councils of the importance of nominating women members who wish to attend the above Conference. I also wish to remind you of the importance of submitting motions for inclusion in the agenda.
Please note that the deadline for submission of nomination forms and motions has been extended to Friday, 13th February 2009.