ORIENT FOR ORGANISING AND CRICKET

RMT helpline 0800 3763706 :: september 2008 :: RMTnews 34 L ondon and Orient Engineering branch recently held a special branch meeting with guests Bob Crow, regional; organiser Bob Rayner and EC member Derrick Marr where over 30 long-service awards were handed out. Over 70 people enjoyed the food laid on, especially the samosas and the Indian kebabs, except branch secretary Tony Luhar who got to the table to late! All 31 long-service badges included a personal certificate which included their name and date of joining with the total years of membership. The branch also recently held its annual charity Cricket match against a Network Rail team in aid of the union’s Widows and Orphans fund and McMillan Cancer Support. The match took place in bad weather conditions and twenty overs were played. Network Rail scored 85 runs in 20 overs and RMT scored 71 runs after nine overs, then heavy rain stopped play. The umpire decided that had the match gone on, the RMT team would have won therefore awarded the win to RMT. ORIENT FOR ORGANISING AND CRICKET LONG SERVICE: Long-standing member Derek Faulkner received his badge after 41 years on union membership. Derek works at the Plant and Distribution depot at Chadwell Heath and Bob Crow and Tony Luhar also presented him with a set of RMT Edinburgh crystal glasses. Bletchley & Northampton: Steve Craddock: 07766 991174 Broadlands: Alan Brooks: 07786 6381280 Cambridge: John Impey: 0122 3564951 Colchester: Dave Ling: 01206 503600 East London Rail: Ed Shine: 07940 349128 Euro Passenger Services: Mick Lynch: 07505 459302 Euston No.1: Pat Donahue: 07743 177051 Great Northern Rail: John Stanford: 07960 457081 Harlesden Engineering: Jason St. John: 07734 342851 Harwich Shipping: Bill Mixter: 07890 893717 Ipswich: Tony McGovern: 01473 439077 Kings Cross: Ray Knight: 07713 247821 London & Orient: Tony Luhar: 07967 667149 Lond. Ang. & Midland Transport: Vic Winning: 07952 561703 March & District: Steve Smart: 07801 840854 North Thames LTS: Darren Smith: 07725 983311 Peterborough: Peter Watson: 01733 570931 South East Essex: Derrick Marr: 07903 322911 St. Pancras: Allan Jeyes: 07711 149084 Waltham Cross & District: Albert Lingard: 07762 158240 Watford: Stewart Cameron: 07759 531761 Willesden 4 Engineering: Nick Kempson: 07825 431562 Willesden Rail: Keith Saunders: 07795 237276 Wolverton: Colin Cook: 07788 698813 LONDON AND ANGLIA REGION NEEDS YOU REGIONAL ORGANISING WEEK T he RMT London and Anglia region organising week takes place between October 13/17 2008 and your union needs members, reps and activists to help. Don’t be afraid if you have never done any kind of recruitment before, as there will be a training day in London on Monday October 13. The aim is to visit as many workplaces as possible, meeting and advising members and supporting existing workplace reps. Where there is no rep in place structure need to be put in place in order to represent RMT members. The more RMT members involved, the more successful the campaign will be so support your RMT region and let’s get organised. Contact the RMT south east regional office: Geoff Wilkinson on 0207 529 8860 and Stewart Cameron on 0207 529 8853 or via the Head Office Reception Desk Switchboard on 0207 387 4771. PLEASE CONTACT YOUR BRANCH SECRETARY TO REGISTER YOUR INTEREST AND INVOLVEMENT: