RMT General Grades Committee decision:
That we note the report from our Regional Organiser on file and accordantly instruct the General Secretary to inform the company of our acceptance of the offer.
Further we instruct the General Secretary to liaise with our LU Engineering Branch to organise a recruitment drive at Cubic Transportation.
Relevant Branch and Regional Council to be informed.
The Bakerloo Branch agreed the following resolution at its Annual General Meeting:
“This branch notes that the London Mayoral election is next year on Thursday May 3rd 2012. We believe that the re-election of Boris Johnson would be a disaster for London and unthinkable for our members.
This branch further believes that the only candidate capable of ousting Johnson is Labour’s candidate Ken Livingstone.
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This months branch covered:
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The Vulnerable workers Conference is held on Thursday 8th December at TUC Congress House.
Speakers will include Alan Pottage: ( Head of the Education & Organising Unit), John McDonnell MP: (Chair of RMT Parliamentary Group), Pat Sikorski: RMT Assistant General Secretary and others.
Read on to see the agenda.
Rail Union RMT confirmed today that after constructive talks with London Overground Rail Operations Ltd (LOROL) over the last few months, they have secured a ground breaking rewards package for LOROL staff in exchange for some flexibility of work patterns during the Olympics.
The deal, which includes over 500 front line RMT members across the company at all of its locations, will mean enhanced payments for shifts worked during the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
RMT membership gives you protection from the moment you sign up.
LU Management have informed the TU’s that they will be expanding the AFM Functionality to CSA’s.This now means that both CSA’s and SAMF’s will be expected to carry out ticket selling activities outside of the Ticket Offices,something which RMT are opposed to.LU have told us that they will initially be running a ‘pilot’ on a voluntary basis at Bank Station and also using SRT staff across the network from December to early January and thereafter will introduce it company wide.The first thing that CSA’s must remember is that their Job Description does not include or allow for the selling of
RMT to begin ballot for industrial action on WightLink ferries over victimisation of staff rep
Publication Date: November 29 2011
TRANSPORT UNION RMT confirmed today that it is to begin balloting tomorrow (30 November) for strike action and action short of a strike all members on Wightlink’s Portsmouth routes over the victimisation and unfair dismissal of an RMT union representative Paul Kelly.
RMT General Grades Committee decision:
That we note the negotiated proposals on file and the report from our Lead Officer.
The proposals are a comprehensive package of enhancements for the Olympic period in return for flexibility from our members to enable LOROL to run the enhanced services required.
In light of the Lead Officer’s and our Representative’s views, we instruct the General Secretary to inform the Company of our acceptance of the proposals.
LOROL members to be advised of the decision in writing and to be sent a summary of the agreement.
RMT General Grades Committee decision:
That we note the referendum/ballot result is as follows:
Total votes cast 56
Number voting ‘Yes’ 49
Number voting ‘No’ 7
Spoilt Papers 0
We note the result of our referendum ballot and accordingly instruct the General Secretary to inform the Company of our acceptance of the offer.
London Transport Regional Council to be informed.