WATCH YOUR GRADES CONFERENCES

RMT helpline 0800 376 3706 :: february 2011 :: RMTnews 28 NEWCASTLE RAIL & CATERING BRANCH SUPPORTS CRAIG JOHNSTON FOR RMT RELIEF REGIONAL ORGANISER - NORTH AYR BRANCH NOMINATES CRAIG JOHNSTON ELECTION OF RELIEF REGIONAL ORGANISER - NORTH STANDING UP FOR ALL GRADES! CARLISLE CITY BRANCH NOMINATES CRAIG JOHNSTON FOR RELIEF REGIONAL ORGANISER - NORTH COMMITMENT - EXPERIENCE - DEDICATION... MANCHESTER VICTORIA BRANCH SUPPORTS CRAIG JOHNSTON FOR RMT RELIEF REGIONAL ORGANISER-NORTH WORKING FOR ALL GRADES EAST LANCASHIRE BRANCH NOMINATES CRAIG JOHNSTON ELECTION OF RELIEF REGIONAL ORGANISER - NORTH “PUTTING THE MEMBERS FIRST!" BLACKPOOL & FYLDE COAST RMT BRANCH PROUD TO NOMINATE AND SUPPORT CRAIG JOHNSTON FOR RELIEF ORGANISER ( NORTH) WE VALUE HIS EXPERIENCE,COMMITMENT AND DEDICATION. A total of eight RMT conferences are being webcast this year, beginning with the all-grades Health and Safety gathering in Doncaster on February 16 and concluding with the Annual General Meeting from Fort William between June 26 -29. In order to access the webcasts RMT members must first register at www.rmt.org.uk/members. Once inside the members’ area of the RMT website it is then simply a case of choosing the webcast option. If you already have a user name and password for the members’ area then you can go directly to www.rmt.org.uk/webcast. Conferences will be broadcast on the dates below. But proceedings will also be archived online for six months following the conclusion of each event. R onald Kendall passed away on November 7 2010 following a short illness he was 78 years of age. He worked at Blackfriars and Bank as a leading railman. He was a member of the NUR and retired from LUL in June 1996. He was married to Eileen for 53 years and leaves a daughter, three sons, eight grandchildren and two great-granddaughters. IN MEMORIAM J oe Connor who served on the union’s national executive in 1987 and 1988, died recently. Joe was a stalwart of the catering grades, working on the east coast mainline out of Kings Cross, and was an active fund-raiser for the then NUR Widows and Orphans’ Fund. He is pictured here with miners’ leader Arthur Scargill in the 1980s. WATCH YOUR GRADES CONFERENCES RMT’s grades conference season is fast approaching and members can follow the debate and discussion live via the union’s online webcast service HEALTH and SAFETY Wednesday, February 16 Doncaster SUPERVISORY GRADES Saturday/Sunday, March 19/20 Bournemouth BLACK and ETHNIC MINORITIES Thursday/Friday, March 24/25 Newcastle ENGINEERING GRADES Thursday/Friday, April 14/15 Rugby BUSWORKERS Thursday-Saturday, April 14-16 Exeter CATERING GRADES Friday-Sunday, April 15-17 Scarborough STATION STAFF Friday/Saturday, April 29/30 Rhyl ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Sunday-Wednesday, June 26-29 Fort William Members who wish to attend any grades conference should contact their branch secretary