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  • The National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (UK). I have been a member since 1997, and served on the union's national executive 2011-13.
  • RMT Disabled Members
  • Janine was the founding Chair, and later Secretary, of transport trade union RMT's Disabled Members' Advisory Committee.
  • TUC Disabled Workers Committee
  • Janine was elected to this Committee in 2013 and each year since (except 2020-21), before leaving it in 2023.

RMT Launches Model Policy on Domestic Violence

I wrote this article for Labour Briefing in April 2013: On International Working Women’s Day, set up over 100 years ago by socialist women in the workers’ movement to fight for our rights, RMT launched our model policy for transport … Read more

Launching RMT’s Model domestic Violence Policy

This is the speech I gave at RMT Women’s Conference in launching the union’s model Domestic Violence policy: Today is International Women’s Day. Actually, it’s International Working Women’s Day, set up over 100 years ago by socialist women in the … Read more

Right to Resist: Stop ‘Kettling’

In December 2010, I signed up to this statement and campaign against ‘kettling’ and other repressive police treatment of protesters. We should all have the right to protest without being held captive or violently assaulted. Please read the statement and … Read more

Message of Support to French Rail Strikers

In October 2010, French rail workers were on strike. I sent this message of support to them. I am writing on behalf of the London Transport Region of the National Union of Rail Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) here in … Read more

Answering Questions on Equality Reps

Here’s an interesting one from back in 2009: One of RMT’s equality reps emailed me a few questions for a course he is doing. I thought it might be worth sharing the questions and my replies with website readers. 1. … Read more

Stop Israel Railways Sacking Arab Workers

In March 2009, Israel Railways, a state-owned company, launched a new policy denying employment to railroad crossing guards who have no permit to carry weapons – that is: who have not served in the Israeli army. This policy will lead … Read more

RMT AGM 2009: Stop the Sickness Bullies!

At RMT’s 2009 AGM, I proposed this resolution on behalf of Stratford no.1 branch. Lots of delegates spoke in favour of the resolution, telling stories of management abuse of sick staff in their company and/or area. This relates strongly to … Read more

Report: RMT AGM 2009

This is my personal report on the RMT AGM, which was also published in ‘Solidarity’ newspaper, and on Stroppyblog. Rail and transport union RMT held its annual general meeting from 28 June to 2 July, against a backdrop of employers … Read more

Factual Report: RMT AGM 2009

Here is a summary of what happened, with the highlighted words providing links to articles on the RMT London Calling website that give more details. To read some of the linked articles (the more controversial stuff that was discussed in … Read more

Women (and men) workers in Finland’s transport industry

September 2013: On the first day of the ETF Women’s Committee meeting, several Finnish transport trade unionists attended as guests, including women from the logistics, shipping, rail and salaried sectors. We also had a presentation from Tapio Bergholm, who has … Read more

Driverless Trains: a Warning from Helsinki

September 2013 The underground railway (Metro) in Finland’s capital city Helsinki is due to go ‘driverless’ in 2016. I discussed this with Finnish trade unionists Jussi and Satu, and heard a story that has important lessons for London Underground workers … Read more

Speaking Out about Autism at Work

This is the speech I gave at TUC Disabled Workers’ Conference 2013 in proposing RMT’s resolution on Autism in the Workplace. Andrew Beck has Asperger syndrome, an autistic spectrum condition. He was a golf club greenkeeper for 13 years with … Read more

Speech: Disabled Access to Public Transport

This is the speech I gave to TUC Disabled Workers’ Conference on 28 May 2014. Many of you will have your own experiences of both the freedom provided by public transport and the difficulty using it – be that the … Read more