Regional Council Meeting 31st March-Draft Minutes

Submitted by 1913 Lockout on 14 April, 2011 - 12:58

Regional Council Minutes 31st March

1.Attendance

Bakerloo – Brian Munro, Eamonn Lynch, Jayesh Patel,J.McDaid
Camden No.3 – John Reid
Central Line West –
DLR –
East Ham – D.Izzard,N.Robertson,A.Rowntree,Mr Ingoldy
Finsbury Park – John Kelly, Glenroy Watson, Dave Rayfield, Dean O'Hanlon,Neil Cochrane
Hammersmith & City – Mr Mc Allister,Mr O Hare,S. Mc Kenzie,Linda Hamm
Jubilee South & East London Line –J.Moriarty
London Taxis –
LU Engineering – Andy Littlechild,Lewis Peacock,F.Murray
LU Fleet – Kieran Crowe
Morden & Oval – Arwyn Thomas
Neasden – Gash Carney,N.Eivers

Resolution:Hardship Payments

Submitted by 1913 Lockout on 14 April, 2011 - 12:42

The following resolution to the April meeting of the Regional Council was passed unanimously.

HARDSHIP PAYMENTS

“This Regional Council notes and congratulates the GGC's ballot of all train drivers on London Underground over the victimisations of Bro's Thomas and Lynch. Given the amount of strike action taken by our members in the last 8 months we agree that if any strike action is called by the national union then the Council of Executives should make hardship payments to our members concerned.”

Resolution:Co-ordinated Strike Action

Submitted by 1913 Lockout on 14 April, 2011 - 12:38

The Following resolution to the April meeting of the Regional Council was passed unanimously.

Co-ordinated Strike Action

“This Regional Council requests that the General Secretary writes to other trade unions who are in dispute with a view to coordinating strike action across union's and sectors with our dispute on London Underground over the victimisations of Bro's Thomas and Lynch.”

Resolution:Mentoring New Reps

Submitted by 1913 Lockout on 14 April, 2011 - 12:35

The following resolution to the April meeting of the Regional Council was was passed unanimously.

The London Transport Regional Council is to introduce a formal and recognized mentor system for all newly elected reps from 2012 onwards This will enable them to be at their most effective and confident during their first year in office, and onwards into the future.
 

Oppose The Cuts-carried at Regional Council meeting on May 26th 2011

This Resolution submitted by LU Fleet and amended by Piccadilly and District west was carried at the Regional council meeting on 26th May

Oppose the Cuts.

This Region opposes:

·The vicious attacks by the ConDem government on public services and working class people.

·The idea that public services should be cut in order to bail out the banks.

·Privatization and cuts to public services, whether NHS, education, civil service, transport industry or local authority, and will resist them.

This Region believes:

Branches: 
LU Fleet branch
Categories: 
Regional Council policy
Political campaigns: 
Economic crisis / fighting public service cuts

Victoria Line Drivers Vote for Action over Safety

Submitted by Admin on 13 April, 2011 - 13:48

RMT General Grades Committee decision:

That we note the result of the ballot for ‘action short of strikes’ is as follows:-

Total votes cast: 45
Number voting “Yes”: 33
Number voting “No”: 12
Spoilt Papers: 0

We congratulate our members on their 73.3% majority vote to take action to defend their safety at work. We note that Finsbury Park branch will discuss this at its branch meeting tomorrow. Once the branch has given its recommendations for action, this matter to be placed back of us.