TUC Disabled Workers Oppose Anti-Union Laws
Submitted by Janine on 11 January, 2020 - 14:50
The TUC Disabled Workers' Committee working group on opposing anti-union laws (convened by RMT's Janine Booth) has drawn up this plan.
TUC Disabled Workers Step Up Accessible Transport Campaign
Submitted by Janine on 10 January, 2020 - 16:50
The TUC Disabled Workers' Committee's accessible transport working group (convened by RMT's janine Booth) met on Monday 6 January, and drafted these plans.
Staff Our Stations: reps campaigning meeting
REMINDER - Staff our Stations - Reps Campaigning Meeting - Thursday 16th January
Dear colleague,
As part of the Staff Our Stations campaign, the NEC has instructed me to arrange a high profile meeting of station staff reps including Tier 2 and Health and Safety reps and branches that represent station staff.
Violence and assaults against rail workers and members is soaring. Despite this, station staffing is under increasing attack from the private train companies which are attempting to close ticket offices and cut hours and staffing at stations.
No war on Iran
9th Janaury 2020
Dear Members
Disabled Workers Fighting Back
Submitted by Janine on 8 January, 2020 - 11:30
On Monday, members of the TUC Disabled Workers' Committee met informally to discuss fighting back following the election of a majority Conservative government.
Bakerloo News: Fight for free trade unions!
Submitted by Admin on 7 January, 2020 - 17:43
The Tory government elected on 12 December has announced plans to ban all-out strikes in the transport industry. They plan to introduce new laws that would impose a “minimum service
requirement” during transport strikes. Although the detail of how this would work has yet to be drawn up, in other countries where such laws exist, they usually mean that unions and employers agree between them that a certain number of workers will work through a strike to guarantee the minimum service level is met.
Disabled Workers and the TUC Strategic Governance Review
Submitted by Janine on 7 January, 2020 - 10:53
The TUC has been consulting on proposal to improve its equality structures. Following consultation, the following proposals will go forward to the TUC Executive:
Justice for Ezra
Submitted by jayeshjpatel on 2 January, 2020 - 17:47
Justice for Ezra
Attached is a leaflet outlining the injustice Bakerloo Train Operator Ezra Christian is facing at the hands of a management who have no sense of the human effect of their actions. Whilst management woefully disregard agreements and commitments in order to push for the toughest penalties, they should be in no doubt that the union will defend its members in every way possible.
Transformation: RMT seeks legal opinion on "maternity leave and organisational change"
Submitted by Admin on 23 December, 2019 - 22:58
That we note the resolution from our London Transport Regional Council regarding the unacceptable and fundamentally sexist and disadvantaging treatment of women
employees going through the company’s Transformation process while on Maternity leave.
We instruct the General Secretary to take the matter up with the company through the Machinery of Negotiations without delay; and seek a legal opinion on London Underground Ltd and Transport for London’s application of maternity leave and organisational change.
Members to be advised by email & text.
Tube bosses plan "offers nothing to station grades suffering from threats and violence at work"
Submitted by Admin on 21 December, 2019 - 18:18
TERMS AND CONDITIONS, STATION STAFF - LONDON UNDERGROUND (LUL/14/2)
The following resolution was submitted for consideration to your National Executive Committee by both our Neasden Branch and the London Transport Regional Council:
“Neasden Branch notes the resolution passed by the LTRC calling for a combine-wide ballot of station grades over London Underground's failure to properly address the issue of workplace violence.