RMT SGM 2009

Under RMT's rule book, a member could only stand for election as a delegate to the union's Annual General Meeting (AGM) once s/he had been a member for five years. Many union branches felt that this rule was unfair and out-of-date, and submitted a proposal to last Friday's Special Meeting to reduce the qualifying period to three years.

I am pleased to report that, following a lively debate and a close vote, the proposal was passed. Printed below is the speech I made in proposing the rule change, which outlines the reasons and arguments behind the change.

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The RMT is to hold a Special General Meeting (SGM) in November to discuss changes to the Unions rule Book. Motions already listed include changing the amount of years you must be a union member to go to the AGM and how many delegates can be sent to the AGM. The delegates for this conference shall be the same delegates who attended the AGM.

The conference takes place in Doncaster and ANY member of the RMT can attend as an observer.