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.

Initial Cleaning Members To Take Industrial Action Over Pay

We instruct all members on this contract to take strike action by not booking on for any duties starting at or after 05:30 on Friday 30 November and to return to duties starting at or after 05:30 on Sunday 2 December.

We instruct the General Secretary to:

  • send a personal letter by post to all members involved, explaining this action.
  • email our London Underground members, urging their support for this action.

We further note that an eve-of-strike rally will be held at Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, London at 7pm on Thursday 29 November. We instruct the General Secretary to publicise this widely, including by:

  • email and text messages to every member in London and the surrounding area
  • inviting every TUC-affiliated trade union and asking them to advertise it to their members
  • inviting every Trades Council in London and the surrounding area
  • inviting supportive campaigning and political groups
  • using social networking

We instruct the General Secretary to arrange for the production and appropriate distribution of stickers, JUSTICE FOR TRANSPORT CLEANERS - SUPPORT RMT STRIKES.

We instruct the General Secretary to closely monitor and report any potentially unlawful use of agencies during this and other cleaners' strikes; and to draft a letter to agency workers encouraging them not to be used to undermine strikes.

We refer to the Council of Executives the issue of payments from the Disputes Fund for these members.

Regional Councils and branches to be advised.

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.