RMT

This is the report I gave to ETF Women's Conference about the previous four years campaigning against violence against women ...

The 2013 ETF Women's Conference decided that opposing violenece against women transport workers would be one of its priorities for the next four years.

Statement by the TUC Disabled Workers' Committee to TUC Disabled Workers' Conference, 18 May 2017:

There will be a general election on Thursday 8 June. Whatever the circumstances under which it was called, it is an opportunity for voters to either reaffirm or change the government.

Published in Solidarity 438, 17 May 2017.

Janine Booth reviews Bob Crow: socialist, leader, fighter — A political biography, by Gregor Gall (Manchester University Press)

Forthcoming TUC Disabled Workers' Conference, 18-19 May

The Committee agreed:

Published in Solidarity 433, 22 March 2017:

RMT member Martin Zee has won an important legal battle concerning his actions as a train guard.

Yesterday saw RMT's first ever Disabled Members' Conference, held in London.

Although quite small (9 delegates, plus union officials), the important thing was that it took place at all, especially as rank-and-file members had pushed for its creation against the wishes of the union's national leadership. Now it is established, it will grow from year to year, as the union's other equalities conferences have done.

pic: Committee co-Chairs, Sean McGovern and Janine Booth

Campaigning

We have set up campaign working groups to get more work done on key issues:

Click on the attached PowerPoint file to walk yourself through an explanation of the structure of RMT and how women members can raise issues and get involved.

Click the attached file to scroll through Janine's report on the work of the ETF Women's Committee. This report was presented to RMT Women's Conference on 4 March.

Janine's speech proposing this motion on the 50th Anniversary of the Abortion Act at RMT Women's Conference 2017.