Resolution: Affiliation of Branches with London Overground Members

The following resolution, submitted by the Regional Council Executive, was passed unanimously by the August meeting of the Regional Council.

This union believes that:

1. London Overground is now under the auspices of Transport for London.

2. We need to campaign effectively for improved pay and conditions across TfL and its subsidiaries / franchisees, and for the reintegration of London's transport into a single publicly-owned body.

3. We will be most effective in doing this if London Overground RMT members are working closely with members in the rest of London Transport

Further, we note that:

1. Rule 11 of the RMT states that "With a view to furthering the interests of the Union and its members, the Branches of the Union shall be grouped by the Council of Executives into Regions. For each such Region there shall be formed a Regional Council to which each Branch within the area shall be affiliated except that any Branch with members employed in London Transport shall also affiliate to the London Transport Regional Council in respect of those members", and that this clearly means that those branches with members employed by London Overground should affiliate to the LTRC in respect of those members, while remaining affiliated to their current Regional Councils in respect of members employed by other companies outside TfL.

2. East London Rail branch has already discussed this matter and agreed that it wishes to affiliate to the LTRC in respect of its London Overground members.

We therefore request that the Council of Executives implement the provisions of Rule 11 quoted above and arrange for those branches with members employed by London Overground to affiliate to the London Transport Regional Council.