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Submitted by Admin on 28 September, 2009 - 13:11
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RMT announces six days of strike action by Eurostar cleaners
Submitted by Admin on 28 September, 2009 - 13:05RAIL UNION RMT today confirmed a further six days of strike action by Eurostar cleaners working at St Pancras International for contractors the Carlisle Group in an increasingly bitter dispute over pay, the introduction of routine staff fingerprinting, redundancies and the victimisation and harassment of RMT union reps.
RMT Eurostar cleaners will strike on the following dates:
05:30 hours on Friday 2nd October 2009 and 05:29 hours on Saturday 3rd October 2009. 05:30 hours on Sunday 4th October 2009 and 05:29 hours on Monday 5th October 2009.
Resolution: Standing up to the Employers' Clampdown
Submitted by Admin on 27 September, 2009 - 18:35This resolution, proposed by Stratford no.1 branch and seconded by TfL no.1 branch, was passed by the October meeting of the Regional Council ...
This Regional Council notes that our members continue to experience oppressive treatment at work, including: over-the-top disciplinary punishments, harsh attendance policies, heavy workloads, management pressure and bullying.
Stratford Number 1 Branch Meeting
Our branch meetings are held on the second Thursday of every month. They begin at 1700 and generally run until 1900.
The meetings are held at 'The Ex-Servicemen’s Club' in Harvey Road, Leytonstone. This is approximately a two minute walk from Leytonstone underground station.
Stratford Number 1 Branch Meeting
Our branch meetings are held on the second Thursday of every month. They begin at 1700 and generally run until 1900.
The meetings are held at 'The Ex-Servicemen’s Club' in Harvey Road, Leytonstone. This is approximately a two minute walk from Leytonstone underground station.
Stratford Number 1 Branch Meeting
Our branch meetings are held on the second Thursday of every month. They begin at 1700 and generally run until 1900.
The meetings are held at 'The Ex-Servicemen’s Club' in Harvey Road, Leytonstone. This is approximately a two minute walk from Leytonstone underground station.
Stratford Number 1 Branch Meeting
Our branch meetings are held on the second Thursday of every month. They begin at 1700 and generally run until 1900.
The meetings are held at 'The Ex-Servicemen’s Club' in Harvey Road, Leytonstone. This is approximately a two minute walk from Leytonstone underground station.
Minutes of Regional Council meeting, 24 September 2009
Submitted by Admin on 25 September, 2009 - 15:20
ATTENDANCE
- Bakerloo branch - Malcolm Taylor
- Camden no.3 branch -
- Central Line West branch - Vaughan Thomas (meeting chair), Stefan Melnyk, Vik Parmar
- DLR branch - Chris Ives, Les Sime
- East Ham branch -
- Finsbury Park branch - Glenroy Watson, Dean O'Hanlon, Frank Curtis, Will Reid, Dave Rayfield, Neil Cochrane, Gary Fitzpatrick, Derek Bishop
- LU Fleet branch -
- Hammersmith & City branch - Sandra Hunt, Josie Toussaint-Pinnock
Resolution: Conduct of Jobs/Pay/Justice Dispute
Submitted by Admin on 25 September, 2009 - 15:09This resolution, submitted by Stratford no.1 and seconded by Neasden, was carried at the September meeting of the Regional Council:
This region believes that before any further industrial action on the outstanding issues in our current dispute with LUL, there should be a new ballot or referendum of all members involved.
We also believe that before the union accepts any pay offer from LUL management, there must be a reps’ meeting and a referendum of all members.
RMT announces 24 hour strike on the Victoria Line
Submitted by Admin on 25 September, 2009 - 11:28TUBE UNION RMT announced today that staff on London Underground’s Victoria Line will stage a 24 hour strike from 21.30 hours on Monday 5th October to 21.29 hours on Tuesday 6th October in a dispute over the imposition of new rosters that significantly increase the workload on staff.