RMT Signs Up To 'CLASP' LGBT Community Scheme

RMT General Secretary Bob Crow has signed up the RMT to a local community safety scheme, CLASP, to show that we are LGBT friendly.

The RMT Head Office in Camden now has a sticker on display in the window to demonstrate that the building is a 'safe place' for LGBT people should they need a place of refuge whilst near to the building.

We Intend To Stand Firm. We Intend To Stand Our Ground. We Intend To Fight All Job Cuts

From General Secretary Bob Crow
A resolution was received from our East Ham Branch was as follows: -

“We note TfL’s determination to bulldoze through further job cuts on London Underground (LU) and we note previous duplicitous statements by senior LU managers that customers and staff should be assured that all LU stations will continue to be staffed at all times and all stations with a ticket office will continue to have one.

RMT In Dispute With LUL Over Poor Guidelines Regarding Clearing Snow From Platforms

From General Secretary Bob Crow

I write to advise branches that a formal complaint has been made to LUL on the subject of snow clearing and winter weather. The RMT Stations Safety Council has raised this as an issue with the company without resolution and has now exhausted the machinery. The Stations Safety Council has raised the following items with the ORR and the company:

  • Insufficient local, practical training packages are available and have not been delivered to staff.

Demonstrations Against Attacks On Gaza

From General Secretary Bob Crow

Dear Colleagues,

DEMONSTRATIONS AGAINST ATTACKS ON GAZA: SATURDAY 24 NOVEMBER

This Saturday there will be marches in London and other cities around the country to demonstrate against the attacks on Gaza.

The details for the London demonstration, organised by the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC), are:

Assemble: 12:00 Downing Street (nearest tube Westminster)
March to the Israeli Embassy

Demonstrations Against Attacks On Gaza

From General Secretary Bob Crow

Dear Colleagues,

DEMONSTRATIONS AGAINST ATTACKS ON GAZA: SATURDAY 24 NOVEMBER

This Saturday there will be marches in London and other cities around the country to demonstrate against the attacks on Gaza.

The details for the London demonstration, organised by the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC), are:

Assemble: 12:00 Downing Street (nearest tube Westminster)
March to the Israeli Embassy