Tube cleaners fight victimisation

he attacks on RMT cleaners' reps on the underground continues, with another rep suspended without pay and threatened with dismissal this Monday. Calls for Mary Oboakye to be reinstated will be amplified this week with an action at Metronet offices on Wednesday lunchtime. Next steps so that we can start fighting offensively rather than defensively can be discussed next Friday evening.

Please come along to the following and mobilise as many people as you can for the actions:

MONDAY 26 JANUARY - 1.30PM - DEFEND PHILLIP, RMT CLEANER REP FROM DISMISSAL
Meet 1.30pm at WH Smiths at London Bridge, travel to the ISS Offices, 15 Park Vista, Greenwich for demo from 2.30pm

Phillip has worked on the underground for 7 years, but it is only since he became active as a union rep that employers have questioned his immigration status. Come along to the offices and make some noise before his hearing at 3pm. Be there when the outcome is announced to ensure that ISS know that we won't stand for the victimisation of cleaners for trade union organising.

WEDNESDAY 28 JANUARY - 1PM - REINSTATE MARY, RMT CLEANERS REP, UNFAIRLY DISMISSED
1pm, RMT Demonstration at Metronet, Templar House, 81-87 High Holborn, WC1V 6NU. (2 minutes walk from Holborn station)

Mary's crime was to sit down after finishing her work while she was waiting for the train doors to be opened. 3 days earlier, she had sustained an eye injury at work - but was denied sick pay and annual leave. We know she was targeted for her union activity and want to let Metronet know that we hold them responsible for the actions of their contractors. Mary must be reinstated!

FRIDAY 30 JANUARY - 6PM - RMT CLEANERS GRADE MEETING
6pm, WEA Offices, 70 Clifton Street, EC2A 4HB (5 mins walk from Old Street station)

Speaker: Elaine Hefferman, Immigration Issues Advisor

If you have been involved in solidarity actions with cleaners, or would like to be in future, come along to this meeting to discuss next steps for the campaign. Hear how the cleaners will go about continuing to organise and plan next steps for solidarity action. Ideas floated so far include occupations or direct action targeting TfL, Metronet, ISS, and GBM, better communications with cleaners about what to do about immigration checks, a postcard or email campaign, a survey of cleaners on the underground and more.