Highlights of the young member motion and debate at the RMT AGM 2012 can be seen here:
Item 59. and Item 60 - (Tuesday) 26/06/2012
http://www.rmt.public-i.tv/core/portal/webcast_interactive/81781
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All of the national advisory committees conferences get to submit 2 motions to the RMT annual general meeting.
A motion is a proposal for action, a well written motion will address the following:
-what the issues are
-what needs doing
-who should do it
From RMT General Secretary Bob Crow
“In response to LUL’s statement given on Thursday 5 July at 16:00 at ACAS, RMT is not arguing about the use of ICSAs working on stations alongside established staff. We are, however, totally opposed to ICSAs being counted towards minimum numbers for keeping a station open or for evacuation purposes.
On 2 April 2008, Gerry Duffy, LUL’s Director of Employee Relations, signed an agreement with RMT and TSSA which clearly states that the minimum staffing level for each station is:
In response to LUL’s statement given on Thursday 5 July at 16:00 at ACAS, RMT is not arguing about the use of ICSAs working on stations alongside established staff. We are, however, totally opposed to ICSAs being counted towards minimum numbers for keeping a station open or for evacuation purposes.
On 2 April 2008, Gerry Duffy, LUL’s Director of Employee Relations, signed an agreement with RMT and TSSA which clearly states that the minimum staffing level for each station is:
In this Olympic special edition:
Updated to show deals made at Telent and MJ Quinn, and the latest action at TfL.
Each year the RMT hold an Annual General Meeting, this is where delegates from each region act as the supreme governing body of the union, alongside this event the RMT also runs a young members AGM educational course.
I joined a group of young members from all over the country who work in a variety of grades, there were cleaners on London underground, supervisors, train operators, p-way, and station assistants- almost half of the group came from London. Most young members there had little to do with the union before this and were curious to see what it was all about.
The course itself was funded by the union in recognition that the union needs to regularly involve as well as educate its young members as they are the future (and the present.) My employer did not pay me for the week away but the union covered my loss of earnings as well as travel, accommodation and food expenses so I had nothing to lose by attending.
We note the resolutions from our LU Engineering branch, and in line with these, we instruct the General Secretary to:
Further to our decision of 29 March 2012 to ballot our members on the Telent/MJ Quinn London Underground contract, we note subsequent correspondence from each employer improving its offer to our members. MJ Quinn has offered an Olympic bonus of £750 and a 2.5% pay rise.
The RMT have accepted an Olympic Offer from Tube Lines worth up to £850. A decision was made on the 28 June at the unions recent Annual General Meeting.
“That in light of the report from the Regional Organiser and taking account of the recommendation of the representatives we recommend acceptance of the offer and instruct the GC to inform Tube Lines of our acceptance.”
The three documents below make up Tube Lines offer for Olympic Rewards.
The Workers Educational Association's London Region, in partnership with the RMT have organised a free showing of The Navigators.
Come and join us for a drink and a showing of the Ken Loach film about rail privatisation.
There will also be two excellent speakers at the event. These are Bob Crow, General Secretary RMT and Janine Booth, RMT Council of Executives London Transport and friend of Rob Dawber, the script writer and trade union activist, who died from mesothelioma contracted while working with asbestos on the railways.