More on Keep Metro Public campaign

Tonight i went to a well attended meeting of this newly launched campaign. 

The meeting was introduced by RMT and UNITE organisers and then elected a chair and secretary and went on to discuss the campaign and future actions.

The meeting had a good number of RMT / UNITE metro workers as well as trade unionists, students and the left.

Future proposals were discussed including:

- lobbies of tenders meeting;

- lobbies of PTA and councillors;

- mass leafleting

- street theatre;

- public meetings;

- strike action;

- public referendums and more

The next action is:

Tues 9th September meet outside St James Stadium at 10.30am

for a protest against the future tenders for the metro services who will be meeting to find out more.

The next meeting is:

7th October at 6pm at newcastle labour club, leazes park road, newcastle

more posts soon