This Week's Protests Against Invasion of Gaza

Submitted by Admin on 4 January, 2009 - 14:15

EMERGENCY DEMONSTRATION SUNDAY 4 JANUARY 2.00 PM ISRAELI EMBASSY, KENSINGTON HIGH STREET Following Israel's ground invasion, an emergency demonstration has been called for Sunday, 4th January at 2.00 pm. (Nearest tube High Street Kensington).

DAILY PROTESTS AT THE ISRAELI EMBASSY There will be daily protests at the Israeli Embassy from Monday 5 January to Friday 9 January, at 5.30 pm - 7.30 pm.

NATIONAL DEMONSTRATION: SATUDAY 10 JANUARY The national demonstration on Saturday 10 January is planned to march to the Israeli Embassy.

RMT Black and Ethnic Minority Members' Conference

Submitted by Admin on 4 January, 2009 - 13:39

RMT's national Black and Ethnic Minority Members' conference takes place on 16th/17th March 2009. London Transport Regional Council is hosting the 2009 conference, and invites branches or individual members to attend the conference and come to the planning meeting.

Planning meeting: Monday 5th January, 18:00, Bernie Grant Centre, Tottenham, London N15.

If you are interested in taking part, please ring or text Glenroy on 07956-133450.

RMT suspends DLR action as disputed roster is withdrawn

Submitted by Admin on 31 December, 2008 - 22:03

RMT press release, issued today

INDUSTRIAL ACTION by Docklands Light Railway control-room staff scheduled to begin on January 5 has been suspended by Britain’s biggest rail union after Serco-Docklands withdrew rosters it had intended to impose, pending further talks.

RMT members in the DLR control room were scheduled to begin a work-to-rule and overtime ban after voting overwhelmingly for both strike action and action short of a strike, and the union had indicated that it would ballot its entire DLR membership in the New Year.

End the slaughter in Gaza, says RMT

Submitted by Admin on 31 December, 2008 - 19:04

Below is RMT's press release, issued today. You can read more about RMT's policy and campaigning in solidarity with Israeli and Palestinian workers by clicking here.

ISRAEL MUST end the hideous slaughter of Palestinians in Gaza, transport trade union RMT said today.

Condemning Israel’s indiscriminate bombing of civilians, RMT added its voice to the growing world-wide demands for an immediate end to its illegal and inhuman military operations and urged support for emergency demonstrations.

Arab Construction worker killed and 9 wounded as missile hits Israeli city

Submitted by Admin on 30 December, 2008 - 20:52

WAC-MAAN is the Workers' Advice Centre (Ma'an in Arabic) which works to unite Israeli and Palestinian workers, and which RMT supports. It has issued this press release about the appalling current events in Israel and the Palestinian territories, and has asked RMT to circulate it.

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WAC-MAAN – Nazareth www.wac-maan.org.il

Press release: December 30, 2008

Arab Construction worker killed and 9 wounded as missile hits the Israeli city of Ashkelon on Monday

Time to end private rail fares rip-off, says RMT

Submitted by Admin on 30 December, 2008 - 10:13

RMT press release, issued today

Ministers have never tested value of public-sector alternative, union reveals

THE TIME has come to end the ‘great rail-fares rip-off’ and sack the privateers responsible for a ‘legalised scam’ that has made private shareholders rich at the expense of passengers and rail workers’ jobs, Britain’s biggest rail union says today.

ACAS Code of Practice 3: Time off for trade union duties and activities

Submitted by Admin on 29 December, 2008 - 18:30

This is the ACAS Code of Practice on time off for trade union duties and activities. Have a read through to check that you are getting the rights to which you are entitled.

Introduction

1. Under section 199 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas) has a duty to provide practical guidance on the time off to be permitted by an employer: (a) to a trade union official in accordance with section 168 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992; and

Update: LUL and TfL Pay

Submitted by Oliver New on 23 December, 2008 - 15:17

LUL Management seems to have got themselves in a twist over the 2009 pay.

RMT have demanded a substantial one year pay rise and other benefits, including a ‘floor’ salary of £26,000. Heating and food bills have gone right up over the last year and Underground passenger numbers are higher than ever.