BRANCH NEWS

RMT helpline 0800 376 3706 :: october 2012 :: RMTnews 27 S outh Devon Bus branch invited RMT president Alex Gordon to present Paul Rossiter with an RMT engraved tankard as a token of thanks for 25 years as secretary of the branch. Paul has been a loyal member for over 30 years, serving the union and his members as delegate to three AGMs, president of the Bus Workers Conference and South West regional council as well as an EC member on the regional council. Paul will still be heavily involved with the branch and regional council as well as still sitting on the bus workers consultative committee meeting at Unity House a number of times each year. Paul is stepping down to mentor Peter Simmons, as the new branch secretary. Peter has already been to the education centre in Doncaster taking branch officials Courses 1 and 2 and is well prepared to take on the most important position within the structure of the branch. D uncan Guthrie started railway service in August 1972 acting as a RDR signaller working many boxes around the Perth area, retiring on August 4 2012 after 40 years and three days service. Dunc also served two terms of office as an LLC rep for signallers in the Perth area representing members and disciplines etc. He was always willing to stand up and say if things were wrong and was always an active RMT member. Dunc retires with the best wishes of all members of Perth no 1 branch. ASHFORD BRANCH NOMINATES PAUL COX FOR SOUTH EAST REGIONAL ORGANISER FOR ALL MEMBERS CHILTERN BRANCH NOMINATES PAUL COX FOR SOUTH EAST REGIONAL ORGANISER ALWAYS PUTTING MEMBERS FIRST DARTFORD & DISTRICT BRANCH NOMINATES PAUL COX FOR SOUTH EAST REGIONAL ORGANISER ALREADY PROVEN IN THE JOB DEPTFORD BRANCH NOMINATES PAUL COX FOR SOUTH EAST REGIONAL ORGANISER PUTTING MEMBERS INTERESTS FIRST EAST SUSSEX COASTWAY BRANCH NOMINATES PAUL COX FOR SOUTH EAST REGIONAL ORGANISER FOR ALL OUR INTERESTS GILLINGHAM BRANCH NOMINATES PAUL COX FOR SOUTH EAST REGIONAL ORGANISER A CANDIDATE YOU CAN TRUST ORPINGTON BRANCH NOMINATES PAUL COX FOR SOUTH EAST REGIONAL ORGANISER FOR A MEMBER-LED RMT RAMSGATE WORKSHOPS BRANCH NOMINATES PAUL COX FOR SOUTH EAST REGIONAL ORGANISER FIGHTING FOR OUR RIGHTS THE CREAM OF DEVON PERTH CELEBRATES Speaker: Labour movement academic Professor Roger Seifert “Strikers, communists, tramps, and detectives – lessons from the 1966 seafarers' dispute.” Venue: NUT, Hamilton House, Mabledon Place, London, WC1H 9BD Refreshments will also be provided Charles Watkins’ Memorial Lecture 27 November 6pm