Would all branch members please note that this month's Branch has been postponed from Wednesday the 10th of August to the following Tuesday, the 16th of August. The meeting will take place in the usual venue (The Sandringham Hotel, St. Mary Street, Cardiff) at the usual time, 18.00 hours.
Would all Branch members please note that the May Branch meeting takes place this coming Wednesday, the 11th of May, at the Sandringham Hotel, St. Mary Street, Cardiff, starting at 18.00.
Please make every effort to attend - we look forward to seeing you there.
Following on from last week's landmark judgement in the Appeals Court, the RMT have today confirmed that they will re-ballot all their driver members at Arriva Trains Wales in the long-running dispute over pay.
Driver members are asked to confirm their details with Unity House by emailing info@rmt.org.uk or by calling the members helpline on 0800 376 3706.
Please note that due to unforeseen circumstances, the Cardiff Rail Branch hustings event scheduled for this Sunday, the 6th of March at the Sandringham Hotel, has been postponed. The event will now take place after the Branch meeting on Wednesday the 9th of March.
Please bring this to the attention of any Cardiff Rail Branch member who may be unaware of the postponement.
A number of meetings are scheduled for March, as follows: -
All RMT members employed by Mitie at Swansea High Street Station and Cardiff Central Station on the First Great Western contract will not book on for shifts between the hours of 06.00 hours on Friday 4th February 2011 and 05.59 hours on Saturday 5th February 2011.
RMT calls off strike action on Arriva Trains Wales this Friday following legal advice but dispute over pay and conditions remains on
Would all members please note that the next Branch meeting will take place on Wednesday 9th February at the Sandringham Hotel at 6pm.
Monday 31st January 2011, 11:00am
Talks are ongoing this morning between our representatives and management of Arriva Trains Wales (ATW) in a effort to avoid strike action this coming Friday the 4th of February.
It's important to highlight some important points regarding the proposed action and the events around it: -