ORGANISING IN THE NORTH EAST

16 RMT helpline 0800 376 3706 :: july/august 2021 :: RMTnews RMT general secretary Mick Lynch addressed a rare public meeting in early July in Newcastle after activists visited workplaces across the region including Network Rail, LNER, Cross Country, the Tyne ferry and Churchill cleaners in a very successful organising and recruitment drive. “We need more socialist politicians that we can work with to deliver for working people. “We are going to show transport workers that if we fight we can win. We reject cuts to terms and conditions and we are on a dispute footing with every employer that to attack us. “We will not tolerate a pay freeze and we want a united front across the union and the labour movement to tackle this onslaught head on,” he said to applause. RMT Parliamentary Group conveyor Ian Mearns and MP for Gateshead spoke about how the parliamentary group was working with the union to oppose job cuts and pay restraint and argue for improvements to people’s terms and conditions. We are fighting living wage campaigns for contract cleaners working for Mitie on their Network Rail contracts ORGANISING IN THE NORTH EAST An intense week of organising transport workers ended with an outdoor meeting of activists and politicians in Newcastle Mick Lynch addresses Newcastle meeting