Ths resolution, submitted by Neasden branch, was carried unanimously by the November meeting of the Regional Council.
This Regional Council is in disbelief that the union expects branches and regional council to purchase flags and other material in order to give picket lines visibility.
Students have sent this appeal to us and to other unions and campaigners.
This is an appeal for solidarity from the students occupying UCL.
We are in the third day of our action in UCL’s central campus against the reductions in state funding for education, the broader scheme of cuts and supporting the London Living Wage for UCL employees.
RMT members and supporters will be handing out these leaflets to the public during and after our strike on Sunday/Monday. You can also click '2 attachments' / file names to download and print your own copies.
This resolution, submitted by Neasden branch, was carried unanimously by the November meeting of the Regional Council.
This Regional Council supports the call from the PCS union for a national demonstration against cuts before Christmas.
A message from Steve Hedley, RMT Regional Organiser
The RMT strike action and action short of a strike is taking place after a legally held ballot. You may have seen an employee relations bulletin suggesting that you can get into trouble for going on strike or refusing to abide by the 5 pounds minimum top up policy, this is nonsense.
Regional Organiser Steve Hedley writes ...
I regret to inform you that despite our best efforts in negotiations at ACAS, talks have broken down due to management's refusal to compromise.The RMT delegation proposed that we should enter binding arbitration on the issue of the criterion for deciding on ticket office opening hours, a process where both sides put their arguments and an independent body decides on the merits of the case. In an action that betrays their lack of any solid justification for massive job cuts, management issued a press statement saying they will not go.
On November 5th 2010, the RMT won a landmark case for health and safety rep Eamonn Lynch at an Interim Relief Tribunal when the Judge awarded a "continuation order". This ruling by the judge means that the view of the Tribunal was that Eamonn had been sacked and victimised by London Underground on the basis of his trade union activity.
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Following various meeting the Trade Unions have held with London Underground, we feel it would be beneficial to update you on the current situation in respect of Assessment & Selection and also awareness of the implications of applying for the Non Permanent Roles listed by LU.
Assessment & Selection
The late Andy Melvin used to work as a volunteer for this charity based in East London so any support our members can give would be most appreciated by the whole of TfL No.1 Branch
15th - 30th November, Tube station collections
Positive East will be collecting vital funds and distributing red ribbons at tube stations during November and we need your help to make the collections a success. Please give 2 hours of your time to join our friendly team of volunteers and let people know about World AIDS Day while collecting money in support of Positive East:
In ACAS talks today your Union together with TSSA tabled a new proposal to LU management which includes a recommendation for the suspension of industrial action if the management side agree to a twelve week suspension of the implementation of their station staffing cuts proposals to allow for a thorough station-by-station safety evaluation to take place.