Alex Gordon (National President) will be in attendance at the Branch meeting, and will be addressing the Branch on National issues.
Also in attendance will be the candidates looking for a supporting nomination for the Council of Executives position 2011-2013.
Waterloo Branch Represents all Grades at Waterloo, Vauxhall, Queens Town Road and Clapham Junction for South Western Railway, Select Service Partners/Rail Gourmet/Network Rail/ /ISS /Churchill Cleaners and Interserve. The RMT Represents all Grades.... It is your Union So come along to Branch Meetings and find out the latest News and have your say in running your Union.
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Rates Of Inflation (August 2010)
Tuesday 13th September 2010
Circular No. National Policy 164/10
To the Secretary all Branches
Regional Councils, Regional Offices and
Council of Executive members.
Dear Colleagues,
Inflation Rates
The Office of National Statistics has today published the August 2010 rates of RPI and CPI. The RPI for the twelve months to August 2010 is 4.7%. This is down slightly from 4.8% for the twelve months to July 2010.
The Government’s preferred measure of inflation, CPI, is 3.1%, the same level as for the twelve months to July 2010. The next publication date is 12th October 2010.
The largest upward pressures came from:
air transport where fares rose by 16.1%, clothing and footwear where prices overall rose by 2.8 per cent this year, and food where the largest upward effects came from bread and cereals, and vegetables.
Yours Sincerely
Bob Crow,
General Secretary
Circular No. National Policy 164/10
To the Secretary all Branches
Regional Councils, Regional Offices and
Council of Executive members.
Dear Colleagues,
Inflation Rates
The Office of National Statistics has today published the August 2010 rates of RPI and CPI. The RPI for the twelve months to August 2010 is 4.7%. This is down slightly from 4.8% for the twelve months to July 2010.
The Government’s preferred measure of inflation, CPI, is 3.1%, the same level as for the twelve months to July 2010. The next publication date is 12th October 2010.
The largest upward pressures came from:
air transport where fares rose by 16.1%, clothing and footwear where prices overall rose by 2.8 per cent this year, and food where the largest upward effects came from bread and cereals, and vegetables.
Yours Sincerely
Bob Crow,
General Secretary
Sunday, September 12, 2010
RMT motion at TUC calls for co-ordinated strike action, national demonstration and link up with community groups in fight against the cuts
TRANSPORT UNION RMT has tabled a motion for the TUC Congress in Manchester next week which sets out a blueprint for a co-ordinated trade union and community fight back against the cuts programme and the “class warfare” of the ConDem Government.
The RMT motion calls on the trade union movement to;
· Call an immediate summit of affiliates to discuss the sole issue of how we can best coordinate industrial action to defend jobs, pensions and conditions
· Consider convening a urgent conference of affiliates and representatives of users of publicly funded services and the welfare state to establish a broad alliance against the cuts
· Organise an urgent national demonstration, lobby of Parliament and national days of protest against the cuts and fully involve trades councils in moblising for these events.
· Present a clear alternative to the cuts including public ownership, higher rates of tax for the rich, closing corporate tax loopholes and scrapping Trident replacement.
RMT General Secretary Bob Crow said:
“The TUC has to be the launch-pad for the fight back against the coalition Government’s decision to unleash all out class warfare through their unprecedented attack on our communities, public services, welfare state and transport system. Our defence must be built on generalised strike action and community resistance in the biggest public mobilisation since the anti-poll tax movement.
“RMT is in no doubt that the government is using the deficit as a thinly veiled cover to engage in an ideological dismantling of the state and an attack on workers, and the most vulnerable in our society, which goes far further than even the dark days of Thatcher. The true scale of that attack will become clear this autumn.
“As well as setting out plans for our own co-ordinated industrial and community action we also send a message of solidarity to our comrades in France, Greece, Ireland, Portugal, Spain and elsewhere who are fighting similar cuts to jobs, standards of living and public services.”
The RMT motion calls on the trade union movement to;
· Call an immediate summit of affiliates to discuss the sole issue of how we can best coordinate industrial action to defend jobs, pensions and conditions
· Consider convening a urgent conference of affiliates and representatives of users of publicly funded services and the welfare state to establish a broad alliance against the cuts
· Organise an urgent national demonstration, lobby of Parliament and national days of protest against the cuts and fully involve trades councils in moblising for these events.
· Present a clear alternative to the cuts including public ownership, higher rates of tax for the rich, closing corporate tax loopholes and scrapping Trident replacement.
RMT General Secretary Bob Crow said:
“The TUC has to be the launch-pad for the fight back against the coalition Government’s decision to unleash all out class warfare through their unprecedented attack on our communities, public services, welfare state and transport system. Our defence must be built on generalised strike action and community resistance in the biggest public mobilisation since the anti-poll tax movement.
“RMT is in no doubt that the government is using the deficit as a thinly veiled cover to engage in an ideological dismantling of the state and an attack on workers, and the most vulnerable in our society, which goes far further than even the dark days of Thatcher. The true scale of that attack will become clear this autumn.
“As well as setting out plans for our own co-ordinated industrial and community action we also send a message of solidarity to our comrades in France, Greece, Ireland, Portugal, Spain and elsewhere who are fighting similar cuts to jobs, standards of living and public services.”
Saturday, August 28, 2010
Council of Executives Candidates
Waterloo Branch have invited the candidates on the 30th September 2010 who are looking for Branch support for the Council of Executives position 2011-2013....the candidates will address the Branch and listen to their views on the reasons why they are standing for this important position...
Sunday, August 15, 2010
Peter Skelly (Regional Organiser is attending the Branch
Peter Skelly (Relief Regional Organiser) who is covering the Wessex area will be attending the Branch Meeting on the 26th August, Peter will be addressing the Branch on issues that are currently being dealt with, and will be available to take questions and issues from the members.
Also in attendance will be candidates that are seeking Branch support for the Unions Council of Executives position January 2011 to December 2013.
Also in attendance will be candidates that are seeking Branch support for the Unions Council of Executives position January 2011 to December 2013.
Sunday, August 8, 2010
Bill Read (Branch Chairman closes the meeting for the last time)
Bill Read the Branch Chairman closed his last meeting last month and will now be retiring from both the Chairman of the Branch and various other posts he has held over the years including Health and Safety/LDC Rep for the RMT.
Alex Gordon the Unions National President attended the Branch to make a presentation to Bill on behalf of the Branch, he thanked Bill for all the hard work he has done over the years and wished him a happy retirement.
Saturday, August 7, 2010
Branch Officials Course at Doncaster
A Branch Officials Course was arranged and some 9 Branch Officials attended the course at the National Education Centre in Doncaster.
2 tutors were running the course and the National Education Officer over saw the Course, this was a pilot course to get feed back, and a further pilot course is going to be arranged for later this year.
As soon as these are completed the final draft course will be presented to the Unions Executive for approval, then then the course will be rolled out to all Branch Officials.
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