RMT General Grades Committee decision:
We note the report from our Regional Organiser, that the company has rejected all our conditions claims and offered a pay rise of just 3.5% this year, in real terms a pay cut.
RMT General Grades Committee decision:
We note the correspondence from London Underground. We instruct the General Secretary to forward this letter to all our level 2 and tier 2 reps on London Underground, reminding them to ensure that their training is scheduled to avoid clashing with scheduled meetings of their Council. We also expect that if and when ad hoc meetings of their Councils are called which clash with pre-arranged training, management will agree to any request to rearrange the training to facilitate attendance at the Council meeting.
The Egyptian Federation of Independent Trade Unions (EFITU) have issued a statement on TUC Congress resolution 72.Their statement is below and the original document is also attached.
Statement 30 September 2011
To the British Trade Union Congress and affiliated unions
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
NICARAGUA SOLIDARITY CAMPAIGN ACTION GROUP
seeks a Part-time Trade Union Worker (10 hours a week)
Purpose of the post: To develop and sustain links between Nicaraguan and UK trade unions. The main focus will be communications, promoting and preparing a delegation of UK trade unionists who will visit Nicaragua in April 2012, and fundraising to support the work of NSCAG and projects identified by Nicaraguan trade unions.
Location: Based in the Nicaragua Solidarity Campaign offices, 86 Durham Rd, Finsbury Park, N7 7DT, London
The following resolution submitted by LU Fleet Branch was carried unanimously the October 27th Regional Council meeting.
This Region notes:
1. The Tory-led Government is introducing attacks on the the public sector and working-class living standards that threaten to take Britain back to Victorian levels of inequality and the biggest assault on the working-class since Margaret Thatcher.
The following resolution submitted by Finsbury Park Branch was carried unanimously at the October 27th Regional Council meeting.
The following resolution submitted by TFL No1 Branch was carried unanimously at the October 27th meeting of the Regional Council.
No to hate crime campaign 17-24-30.org are a non-profit making organisation that have been running vigils in Trafalgar square in October for the last two years. They are currently going through the process to achieve charitable trust status.
This region notes the importance of a collective stand against all forms of hate crime and the hard work done by 17-24-30.org to date.
This region resolves publicise the 17-24-30.org and the affiliation form.
The following resolution submitted by Stratford No 1 Branch fell 9 votes to 4 at the October 27th Regional Council meeting.
This Region reaffirms its support for the policy of functional and tier two reps returning to the workplace after a three year term in office.
This Region also supports the ability of functional reps to stand down from the level 1 position if they so choose.
However this Region believes that it is unfair that candidates for functional council have to be local reps in order to be eligible.
The following resolution submitted by TFL No1 Branch was carried unanimously at the October 27th Regional Council meeting.
This region notes that:
The following resolution submitted by Stratford No1was carried at the October 27th Regional Council
Eric Eustace Williams : Trade Unionist & first PM of Trinidad & Tobago
This year sees the centenary of the Birth of Eric Eustace Williams (25 September 1911 – 29 March 1981.
A series of commemorations of Dr Willaims life & his work for the people of Trinidad and Tobago will be held in Cambridge University.
Stratford N01 Branch would be grateful if the LTRC would support a donation to the Eric Eustace Williams fund.