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RMT helpline 0800 376 3706 :: nov/dec 2025 :: RMTnews 28 W irral branch secretary Stuart Harris presented four members with long service awards at their workplaces. O ver 30 delegates to the South East Regional Council came as far away as Dover, Ramsgate, Birmingham and London gathered at the Railway Club in Bognor Regis. The meeting held a minute’s silence in honour of former head office education officer and Anti-Apartheid activist Ray Spryshute who passed away recently. Chris Rodway who knew Ray very well spoke about his comrade with fondness and pride. Chris himself was also given particular focus following his appalling assault whilst at work four months ago, resulting in a fractured skull which has left him still off work. R MT South East Regional Council sent on a team of experienced recruiters to visit London Victoria station, identified as a key location for development in it recruitment plan. The crew included membership officer, Paul Dennis, regional secretary Dan Kennedy, Churchill Company Council, John Johnstone and retired members officer for Medway and District branch. The team moved between the Southeastern and GTR Southern areas, chatting with station grades and train crew and Network Rail staff and outsourced workers, from cleaners to security staff. Paul Dennis said that London terminals had specific challenges, with a wide diversity of nationalities, typically only working for about a year to 18 months, as well as long term workers and they all deserve support and attention. “Morale is poor, and we need to develop some effective reps for the future. “But the strategy is to have regular visits and build relationships and confidence within the workforce which will pay dividends for the future,” he said. He said that numbers in the region were on the rise, but much more needed to be done. “RMT is proud to be an all-grades union and as such needs to recruit and organise all grades in all locations,” he said. SOUTH EAST REGION – ORGANISING AND RECRUITING SOUTH EAST REGIONAL COUNCIL MEETS IN BOGNOR WIRRAL AWARDS Graham Rogers 25 years  Ian Patterson 40 years  Lindsey Hanley 25 years Lee Lomax 25 years