The Regional Council executive meets this Tuesday - 1600-1800, Unity House.
Agenda
1. Recruitment and organising.
2. Council Of Executive member & Regional Organisers reports
3. LU Victimisation Dispute.
4. Update on passed Resolutions
5. New Resolutions
6. Other Business
RMT's ballot mandate to hold strikes expires after 20 June, so the law forces us to take action before then. But we are also striking the following week, rather than waiting for the decision of Arwyn's Tribunal. Why?
Although the Tribunal hearings have concluded, we do not know how long we will have to wait for it to publish its decision. The earliest is 27 June; it could be as late as September. Neither Arwyn, nor his union workmates, should have to wait this long for justice.
As you are aware management attempted to impose Version 24 of the Stations Framework Agreement even though it had not been fully agreed or ratified by the RMT
At the Stations Functional Council meeting on Wednesday 8th June managenment agreed to withdraw version 24 and re-instate version 22A of the Framework Agreement.
The RMT train grades committee has produced the latest edtion of RMT up front focussing on the union's campaign to reinstate Arwyn Thomas. Main stories follow:
Once again, London Underground management have proved that they do not deserve our faith or trust. Following a bold programme of industrial action which shook the establishment and kept the copywriters at the Evening Substandard busy for days and caused politicians and commentators to bay for Boris’ blood, an agreement was reached which allowed us to suspend previous action.
Please find attached a Leaflet for an important solidarity meeting with Egyptian Trade Unionist Kamal Abu Aita,President of the Property Tax Collectors’ Union (RETAU) and co-founder of the Egyptian Federation of Independent Trade Unions.
Dear colleagues
I am writing to you as your Regional Organiser to appeal to you to get behind the union's decision to strike for the reinstatement of train driver Arwyn Thomas
Arwyn Thomas is a driver at Morden depot who has been victimised for being a very effective trade union representative. Arwyn is a 30-year member of the RMT and during this time has played a key role in organising the union and representing members at all levels including as local representative, branch secretary and executive member of the RMT London Transport Regional Council. Arwyn has had an exemplary record with his employer LUL and has never had any previous disciplinary in his 30 years of service. There is not so much as a local disciplinary for attendance or lateness on his record.
Please take one minute to click this link and send an email to Boris Johnson and TfL (even if you clicked the one I asked you to last month; this is new). Then please circulate this link to your friends.
http://www.labourstart.org/cgi-bin/solidarityforever/show_campaign.cgi?c...
There has been extensive media coverage today of RMT's call for new strikes to demand the reinstatement of Arwyn Thomas. Please click on the links below. Many of these have comments facilities and discussion forums, so please post your support for our campaign!
TUBE UNION RMT today announced strike dates involving all train driver members in the on-going dispute over the victimisation of union activist Arwyn Thomas over his trade union activities and the associated continuing harassment and victimisation of union reps throughout London Underground.
Despite strenuous efforts by RMT, LU have refused to reach an agreement that would reinstate Arwyn Thomas despite his successful appeal for “interim relief” for unfair dismissal at the Employment Tribunal on the grounds of his trade union activities.
The following resolutions were passed by the recent RMT lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgender conference. The first two will go forward to the union's Annual General Meeting. The other two will be discussed by the union's Council of Executives: