TRIBUTES TO DAI

RMT helpline 0800 376 3706 :: sept 2014 :: RMTnews 28 October 11, London Irish Centre, Camden at 12.30pm Sessions include: • The role of Trade Unions in the struggle for Irish independence and unity • Ireland and the international crisis: 1912-1916 • The EU's assault on national democracy and the state The school will be followed by an evening social and the Luke Kelly ballad competition. First prize is an average workers’ weekly wage. For more information contact: gensec@connollyassociation.org.uk www.connollyassociation.org.uk C O N N O L L Y A S S O C I A T I O N ESTABLISHED 1938 R MT activist David Alan Evans died on April 15 aged just 30 years, leaving behind a partner and a young daughter. Those who knew him paid tribute to his faultless campaigning for improved safety and better worker's rights on the RMT/Amey Colas safety and industrial boards Amey Colas paid tribute to Dai's memory by washing and waxing the tamper he was due to be passed out on as a driver and attached a wreath to the front, for its journey from Newbury to Thatcham Station. A commemorative plaque has also been made for the same Tamper, and Dai's colleagues arranged to have it brought into Newport for the family to see. Acting general secretary Mick Cash said that he had the privilege to know Dai and work with him as an RMT representative. “I was really sorry to hear about his untimely death we have a lost genuine decent person, a dedicated union member and superb representative,” he said. Amey Rail director Simon Bunn said that Dai was one of the youngest and most energetic members of the HO team, looking to enhance safety and operational performance of the Plant. “I remember very clearly a number of engagement meetings we both attended on behalf of Amey, Colas and RMT and his personal enthusiasm in ensuring that safety was effectively debated and kept at the front of everyone's thoughts. “I also witnessed at first hand the effect his loss had on his colleagues as he was a very popular member of the OTM team,” he said. TRIBUTES TO DAI CONNOLLY ASSOCIATION DAY SCHOOL AND LUKE KELLY BALLAD COMPETITION