What is a National Executive Committee decision?

This article is an 'executive decision' which has been written by the RMT National Executive Committee. The National Executive is the union's governing body in between AGMs. Its decisions set out what the union will do on a particular issue.

These decisions can often be brief, and may be one of several passed over a period of time. To get a better understanding or find out more information about what the RMT is doing, speak to your rep or attend your branch or Regional Council meeting.

RMT Concerned By LU's Planned Social Media Policy

We note the report from our Regional Organiser, that London Underground has written to RMT notifying us of its new guidelines for social media use. Once again, LUL has failed to consult us over a policy which significantly affects our members, and only asks for our "questions" after the document is published, not our input whilst it is being drafted.

Moreover, these guidelines will no doubt become a policy which LUL will use to scrutinise and discipline our members for expressing their views. This union should defend our members' rights to express themselves and to use social media in their own time without fear of employer scrutiny.

"The guidelines require staff to report comments by other social media users which management may not like, raising the prospect of members facing discipline for failing to grass on others."

Even more alarmingly, the guidelines require staff to report to senior management comments by other social media users which management may not like, raising the prospect of members facing discipline for failing to grass on others. Our members are not stool pigeons for management.

We therefore instruct the General Secretary to immediately respond to LU along
these lines, to contact the other LU unions to try to agree a common approach, and table this for discussion at the next meeting of the Company Council.

London Transport Regional Council and branches to be advised.

The 'guidelines' document from London Underground is attached.

What is a National Executive Committee decision?

This article is an 'executive decision' which has been written by the RMT National Executive Committee. The National Executive is the union's governing body in between AGMs. Its decisions set out what the union will do on a particular issue.

These decisions can often be brief, and may be one of several passed over a period of time. To get a better understanding or find out more information about what the RMT is doing, speak to your rep or attend your branch or Regional Council meeting.