Uniting workers of all grades; opposing sectionalism - together we are stronger!
Black and Ethnic members have elected a new Secretary for the South East Region.
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The new Secretary is Glen Hart from Morden Group; here he outlines upcoming meetings and organising activities. Click on the attachment for full details on dates and times.
The RMT have published a video explaining why the RMT is the best union for London Underground train drivers.
"From the minute I book on, the tracks that I run over, the trains that I drive, the signals that I work under, even so far as the food that I eat: If I know that those people are part of a strong union, I know that their welfare is being looked after as well as mine. If their welfare is looked after I can rest assured that they are working in a safe environment and their going to provide a professional service" - RMT Train Operator, Picaddilly Line.
Click '1 attachment' / file name to download the latest issue of 'RMT Platform', which leads with this article:
Station and revenue staff should support RMT's campaign to win the reinstatement of sacked driver reps Eamonn Lynch and Arwyn Thomas.
London Underground sacked Eamonn for following instructions from line control when he had a defective trip cock! Other drivers in similar situations, even those more at fault, have not been sacked. LU sacked Arwyn following allegations from a strike-breaker during last year's strikes against stations job cuts.
* Friday 25 March, 8pm, BBC Radio 4 *
RMT General Secretary Bob Crow and London Mayor Boris Johnson will meet head to head for the first time this week when they both appear as guests on the BBC’s “Any Questions” which is being broadcast from Kingston Grammar School in Surrey.
In almost three years as London Mayor, Boris Johnson has refused to meet directly with the tube unions despite a massive financial crisis leading to staffing and maintenance cuts and repeated breakdowns on the Underground’s creaking infrastructure.
RMT General Secretary Bob Crow said:
Neasden Branch has nominated Janine Booth for the London Transport Position on the Unions Council of Executives
There are many reasons why the Branch nominated Janine, Please find attached Posters to be displayed in your workplace.
I recommend this article for some interesting insight into why industrial (ie. all-grades) trade unionism is more effective than craft (single-grade) trade unionism.
It was written by Irish Marxist James Connolly, who was a trade union organiser in the USA at the time (1910) that he wrote this article.
We are collecting accounts of how station staff assist train operators. This information will help the RMT's case against cuts in the number of station staff.
Perhaps you had a customer ill on a train and needed assistance, needed to detrain during the peak or where given safety critical information by a member of station staff?
You can complete the survey by clicking go to form below.
In 1998, the recently-elected New Labour government announced a ‘public-private partnership’ for London Underground. Operations would remain in the public sector, but the infrastructure would transfer to private consortia on 30-year leases.
This resolution, submitted as an emergency resolution by Neasden branch and seconded by Camden 3 branch, was carried unanimiously by the April meeting of the Regional Council ...
This region notes that the plans for station staff cuts affect all grades.
This region notes that our ethos and history supports all grades in action together.
This region calls on the CofE to ballot every single grade within London Underground for the “operational strategic plan” Dispute
Click '1 attachment' / file name to download this as a PDF.
First they came for the admin staff, and I did not take action because I am not admin staff
Then they came for the engineers, and I did not take action because I am not an engineer
Then they came for the station staff, and I did not take action because I do not work on stations
Then they came for service control, and I did not take action because I do not work in service control
Then they came for the revenue staff, and I did not take action because I am not an RCI