SOS 2020 Day of Action, Aberdeen 26 February

Circular No: NP/022/18

 

TO ALL BRANCHES AND REGIONAL COUNCILS.

 

Our ref: S1/1 S2/5

 

2nd February 2018

 

Dear Colleagues

 

SOS 2020 campaign – DAY OF ACTION, ABERDEEN 26th February

 

Further to circular no. NP/004/17 of 11th January 2018, I write to alert all members and activists to the RMT Day of Action being held in Aberdeen as part of the national SOS 2020 campaign.

 

The following day of action will take place in Aberdeen, Monday 26th February in the following order. Assemble 10.30am RMT Office, 106 Crown St, Aberdeen AB11 6HJ:

 

Demonstration against seafarer pay below the National Minimum Wage, outside Constituency Office of Ross Thomson, Conservative MP for Aberdeen South. 192 Holburn Street, Aberdeen, AB10 6DA.

 

Demonstration against low pay across the offshore oil and gas industry, outside Oil & Gas UK’s office 2nd Floor, The Exchange 2, 62 Market Street  Aberdeen AB11 5PJ.

 

Leaflets, flags and other regalia will be distributed on the day. Shipping and offshore members and activists are strongly encouraged to attend this day of action. The cost of attendance is a legitimate form of Branch expenditure.

 

Your union’s Offshore Strategy is awaiting ratification by the NEC and will be circulated shortly.

 

I would be grateful if you could bring the contents of this circular to the attention of members in your branch and you will be kept updated with all further developments.

 

Yours sincerely

 

Mick Cash

General Secretary