Resolution progress reports

Council of Executives decision in response to this resolution from the London Transport Regional Council:

That we write to the Trade Union and Socialist Coalition to ask they provide a list of all their candidates for the 2012 GLA elections.

The General Secretary is also instructed to seek a meeting with Ken Livingstone to discuss the 2012 Mayoral elections.

We also note that we are already supporting Andrew Dismore for the Barnet and Camden Constituency and that we are not supporting other candidates for this area.

RMT Council of Executives decision:

The General Secretary is instructed to:-

1. Seek legal advice to bring back to the Council of Executives regarding eligibility to work (such as passports).
2. Produce a ‘Know Your Rights’ leaflet once we have the legal advice produced for members.
3. The General Secretary to write to all Regional Organisers to find out how wide the immigration check problem is in their areas.
4. The General Secretary to initially contact TfL/LUL and this will widen to all companies where evidence exists that there are problems there as well.

RMT Council of Executives decision:

That we list this matter for discussion with our Parliamentary Group to discuss how we can best take this forward and play our part in a broad based campaign on this issue.

RMT Council of Executives decision:

As a union we support most progressive campaigns for the advancement of people and have played a pivotal role in the anti cuts movement and continue to support trade union council and community campaigns for social justice. We also note the General Secretary is speaking at the Youth Fight for Jobs rally at Trafalgar Square.

RMT Council of Executives decisions:

RMT Membership ‘App’

That we note the resolution from the London Transport Regional Council and we see the positive nature that an ‘App’ could do for our union. The General Secretary is to invite a suitable software designer to give a presentation to the Council of Executives on the benefits and the protection we would need to bring this idea forward.

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Council of Executives decision:

That we note this resolution and that this request has not come from the families of the unfortunate deceased.

However, it would be inappropriate to name awards after activists due to the amount of activists that we have in this Union.

If the families of any activists or members want a memorial the General Secretary is to arrange for this to be in the Garden at Maritime House.

RMT's General Grades Committee decision:

We welcome the resolution from our London Transport Regional Council on this matter, and reaffirm our determination to preserve the right of TfL and London Underground employees to both a staff pass and a nominee pass. We also reaffirm that the fact that an employee may nominate a person who lives at the same address as them for a nominee pass, regardless of their personal relationship with them, is progressive and egalitarian, and we will defend it.

Following the resolution passed by our Regional Council in March, the union's General Grades Committee (part of the national executive) made the following decision on June 1st. The latest report is that "work is in progress".

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That we note the resolution from the LT Regional Council and the continuing sackings of our cleaner members and the need to build up our membership in this important grade.

We also take into consideration the recent meeting with our Parliamentary Group, which is placed on file.

The General Secretary is therefore instructed:

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JULY’S RESOLUTIONS

Reverse Privatisation

• This resolution was for submission to the Council of Executives. It will be discussed by them at their next meeting, which I believe is in the week starting Monday 7 September.

Fighting the BNP

• This resolution had three specific mandates:

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APRIL’S RESOLUTIONS

‘Blame the bosses’

• 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.

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MARCH’S RESOLUTIONS

Cleaners

• This resolution was passed on to the Council of Executives.
• The Regional Council has resourced one of our sacked cleaner reps to carry out organising work around depots for two days per week for three weeks (cost: £630).
• We are holding a cleaners’ organising week this week, funding three reps to carry out this activity (cost: £1,050).
• This money is from additional funding from head office specifically for this organising activity.

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FEBRUARY’S RESOLUTIONS

G20 demonstration

• The union nationally and regionally has publicised the demo on Saturday 28 March widely; we expect a good turnout!
• Other protests during the week of the G20 have been publicised on our website and regional mailing.

Metronet Redundancies / Metronet & LUL Pay & Conditions / Request for Ballot (all taken together)