European coalition against rail privatisation conference
Conference in Cologne, organised jointly by RMT and Bahn fur Alle, the German coalition against railway privatisation.
Branches interested in sending delegates should email James Croy.
ITF Day of Action - Unions Say No to Violence in Transport
A day of action organised by the International Transport Workers' Federation.
More details here.
National Conference of Signalling Grades
RMT's annual two-day conference for signalling grades takes place at Lincoln Labour Club, Gafton House, Newlands, Lincoln.
European TUC demonstration
European-wide demonstration in Brussels in response to the economic crisis. A key theme will be challenging the recent decision of the European Courts of Justice (Viking, Laval, Ruffert, Luxemburg) which fundamentally attack the ability of trade unions to take strike action and collectively bargain.
Inflation Figures for March - more evidence that LUL is cutting your pay
Submitted by Janine on 28 April, 2009 - 10:37
The inflation figures for March can be found here.
Management will undoubtedly point out the fact that RPI is now -0.4% and suggest that this means that prices are falling. However, CPI - which much more accurately reflects our real cost of living - is at +2.9%. So demands on our income are still rising significantly, but LUL still offers us just 1%, and that is tied to a five-year deal with RPI only for the next four years. The latest statistics do not justify LUL's offer: they simply confirm that it is a year-on-year real-terms pay cut.
Report: RMT Black and Ethnic Minority Members' Conference
Submitted by Admin on 28 April, 2009 - 09:07Report by Glenroy Watson. The conference took place on Monday 16th and Tuesday 17th March 2009.
Conference opened without our Chair, elected at last year’s conference and as a result I was elected to Chair this year's conference in direct contradiction of our ‘own’ standing orders. More about that, later.
Conference was again well attended, but could have been better.
ROCK SOLID! United drivers strike for justice and safety on Victoria line
Submitted by plectrum on 27 April, 2009 - 00:15Drivers on the Victoria line made history on Wednesday, 22nd April, by completely closing the line for the first time ever. A rock solid strike by RMT drivers, supported by a majority of their ASLEF colleagues, succeeded in completely closing the line for 24 hours.
Re-Ballot Leaflet
Submitted by Admin on 25 April, 2009 - 21:13Read the text below; click '1 attachment / file name to download the leaflet.
RMT are to re-ballot all London Underground & Transport for London Members following management running to un-elected lawyers to find spurious legal loopholes to deny you your right to protest against their appalling pay offer, their intention to bring in compulsory redundancies and their victimisation of union activists & reps.
Report on Progress of Resolutions - April 2009
Submitted by Admin on 23 April, 2009 - 23:00Click on the policy title to read the resolution.
MARCH’S RESOLUTIONS
- This resolution was passed on to the Council of Executives.
- The Regional Council has resourced one of our sacked cleaner reps to carry out organising work around depots for two days per week for three weeks (cost: £630).
- We are holding a cleaners’ organising week this week, funding three reps to carry out this activity (cost: £1,050).
- This money is from additional funding from head office specifically for this organising activity.