Report on Progress of Resolutions - May 2009
Submitted by Janine on 22 May, 2009 - 23:00
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APRIL’S RESOLUTIONS
- This resolution is a statement of policy which contains no proposals for action: there is therefore no indication that the Regional Council needs to do anything to implement it. However, any suggestions are welcome.
Stop Post Office Privatisation
- I have forwarded this resolution to the CWU’s Regional Council.
- I have invited the secretary of the CWU’s Regional Council to address our mass meeting.
- There is some material on our website, here - which will be added to.
- As CWU calls protest actions, we will publicise them.
- This was a resolution for submission to the national Executive / GGC. I forwarded it to the General Secretary, who ruled that it should not be placed in front of the Executve because “the GGC have already decided to reballot”. I contested this ruling both in correspondence with the GS and in discussion at the Strike Committee. LU Engineering branch has appealed to the Executive against the GS’s decision.
Where is our RMT challenge to LU/TfL?
- I forwarded this resolution to the General Secretary, who replied that the union is considering and preparing for a legal challenge but that this is a time-consuming process. I have asked for an update in time for the Regional Council meeting.
Rank and file members be heard
- This was a resolution for submission to the national Executive / GGC. I forwarded it to the General Secretary, who ruled that it should not be placed in front of the Executive because it “would breach rule as only the CofE can decide on any issue relating to a trade dispute”. I contested this ruling both in correspondence with the GS and in discussion at the Strike Committee. LU Engineering branch has appealed to the Executive against the GS’s decision.
Defend Redeployment Rights in TubeLines
- This resolution has been forwarded to the General Secretary.
- Branch Secretaries are reminded that as the last audit of branch membership lists was carried out in April, they should arrange to bring up-to-date membership lists to head office during June.
- The United Campaign Against Police Violence has been informed of the Regional Council’s decision to affiliate.
- The Regional Council Executive agreed to pay £650 for a room booking for the campaign on the understanding that the money would be refunded to us by RMT branches and other supporting bodies.
- I have subscribed to the campaign’s e-mail list so that the Regional Council can get up-to-date news.
- There is a new section on the website, here
- This resolution has been forwarded to the General Secretary, who advises that it will have to be discussed through the union’s internal staffing process.
Latest headlines from rmt.org.uk
TUBE UNION RMT confirmed today that driver members at a range of depots serving the Hammersmith and City, Metropolitan and Circle Lines will be taking industrial action in a dispute arising from the introduction of the new S Stock fleet.
In separate ballots conducted over the past two weeks, tube drivers, cleaners and TFL electricians and engineers have voted overwhelmingly for action in a series of disputes over attacks on agreements and working conditions, pay and threatened redundancies.
RMT General Secretary Bob Crow said:
'This is another blast of bad news to hit Jubilee Line users after the repeated problems with the fleet and the automated operating system.
TUBE UNION RMT confirmed today that electricians and engineers working for contractors Mitie on the TFL contract are to be balloted for strike action and action short of a strike in a dispute over redundancies and unilateral changes to working conditions.
S Stock tube drivers on Hammersmith and City, Metropolitan and Circle lines to be balloted for action over attack on working conditions
