Saturday, 29 May 2010

Issues to discuss...

RMT London taxi branch Heathrow sub committee will be meeting on Wednesday the 2nd of June to discuss a number of issues affecting the London taxi drivers who work Heathrow Airport.

These issues range from;
  1. Halt/Halts...
  2. Mini-cabs at Heathrow...
  3. M4 Bus lane...
  4. Price increase at the feeder park...
  5. Pickets/Demonstrations...
We look forward to you joining and becoming part of the RMT and its London taxi branch...

Wednesday, 12 May 2010

Heathrow Airport...

Members of the RMT Heathrow airport sub committee will be meeting on Friday the 14th of May 2010 to discuss many issues including the continued abuse/law breaking of the M4 bus lane by a certain private hire company.

Many issues affect the London taxi-cab driver but the recent closure of UK airspace displayed how fragile the economy is at this present moment in time. With over 1000 extra taxi-cab drivers heading into London to seek work the ranks soon over spilled and the trade went straight back into a micro recession.

The London taxi trade needs the rank and work provided by the worlds busiest airport.

http://www.rmt.org.uk/

Friday, 30 April 2010

Welcome to RMT Heathrow Taxis...

Hello from the RMT London Taxi Branch and all our members at Heathrow Airport we at the RMT are the most democratic union you'll find here in the United Kingdom.

We believe in giving you a Voice and Vote and my god doesn't this trade need a dose of democracy. Now back on the main blog the last post dealt with an issue regarding the misuse of the word TAXI and we are pleased to hear via the Director of Taxis and Private Hire that this will be changing and BAA will be altering their websites.

We shall wait and see now all we need is for a certain private hire company to understand they are not TAXIS and obey the signage on the M4 Bus lane. Please note members of the RMT London Taxi Branch will be attending a meeting with senior civil servants regarding this matter/issue.

Heathrow Airport is a unique place and if taxi-cab drivers didn't understand the importance of the feeder park/ranks well the recent volcanic activity showed how fragile the London taxi trade is at this moment. Fact is we need each other and we need to work alongside each other if we are to solve the many issues/problems we all face whether we work in town or Heathrow.

Join the only union/organisation that will give you a Voice and Vote, join the RMT at http://www.rmt.org.uk/ or email a request with your details to Londontaxi@rmt.org.uk .