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At this month's London Transport Regional Council Meeting, reports were given by our Executive member Janine Booth and Regional Organiser John Leach.
These are just notes of the areas discussed - to find out more, have a look through this site, speak to your local rep and do your best to attend branch meetings and the LTRC meeting which is held on the last Thursday of each month except June and December.
RMT MEETING OF LUL REPRESENTATIVES – WEDNESDAY 1ST MAY 2013
The meeting will be held at Big Hall, Friends House, Euston Road NW1 2BJ (Map.)
Agenda
10.00 hours Opening by Peter Pinkney, National President and Chair of the Meeting
10.15 Hours Introduction by John Leach, Regional Organiser
10.30 Hours Workshops (Grade Groups)
12.00 Hours Break for Tea and Coffee
29th & 30th April 2013 10am – 4pm @ Learning Zone, 2nd Floor South Wing, 55 Broadway
Why not drop by to find out how to register for the Climbing Frame website and how it could help you achieve your goals?
The Climbing Frame is a FREE easy to use website for Union Learning Reps (ULRs) and Learners.
Learners often have aspirations, skills and experiences, which relate to all aspects of their lives; their current jobs, possible career routes and their personal situation. The Climbing Frame has been designed to support the interaction and transferability of skills and experience.
We note the interim statement from the Law Commission on its consideration of taxi and private hire
legislation.
We welcome the indication that the Commission will recommend retaining the distinction between taxis and
private hire vehicles (PHVs). We are concerned, however, that the replacement of the concept of ‘plying for hire’ with the concept of ‘pre-booking’ may dilute this distinction and allow private hire vehicles to encroach on taxi drivers’ work. (paragraph 5)
Regional recruitment day Thursday 25th April 2013
Meet at Earls Court 1000
Visiting stations, depots canteens & cleaning staff all in Picc & Dic branch area
Come and help recruit/retain memebrs
Loss of earnings pleadge
I wrote this article for Labour Briefing:
On International Working Women’s Day, set up over 100 years ago by socialist women in the workers’ movement to fight for our rights, RMT launched our model policy for transport employers about domestic violence.
Two years ago, the union's Women's Conference passed a policy rightly deploring cuts to women’s refuges. But as a trade union, we also have a responsibility to identify the workplace implications of domestic violence, and to press this issue through our collective bargaining with employers.
Young Members’ Annual General Meeting Education Course 2013
In recent years the Union has organised a Young Members Education Course to run in parallel with the Unions ‘Parliament’ the Annual General Meeting which has proved highly successful. This year the Annual General Meeting takes place in Brighton, and a similar education course for any of our young members to attend will be organised. To attend you should be a member of the RMT and aged 30 or less on the 22nd June 2013.
TUC Black Workers Conference 2013
Emergency Motion 1- PASSED
Trainpeople on London Underground
Conference notes that on 27th February 2013, RMT called on Trainpeople members to take industrial action over London Underground's decision to terminate the contract with Trainpeople Agency.
Through the agency these employees had a variety of customer service roles, including station assistant, gateline and supervisory posts, some for up to 5 years.