Resolution:Updating Membership Details
Submitted by 1913 Lockout on 14 April, 2011 - 12:26The following resolution to the April meeting of the Regional Council was passed unanimously.
Updating Membership Details.
Information about how to join RMT, how to maintain updated membership details, and benefits for members
The following resolution to the April meeting of the Regional Council was passed unanimously.
Updating Membership Details.
The following resolution, submitted by Neasden branch and amended by Finsbury Park branch, was passed by the September meeting of the Regional Council ...
This Regional Council notes the introduction of mobile technology and believes it could be used to improve communication with our 80,000 strong membership.
London Transport Region held a training day for branch membership secretaries on 26 July. Thanks to everyone who came along and took part. The day seemed to go very well, and I hope everyone got something out of it.
As well as training the membership secretaries, we managed to also generate quite a few ideas and plans, as follows:
Regional Council to:
The Regional Council (with the very great help of the Stations & Revenue Grades Committee Secretary!) has been compiling statistical information on membership levels on station groups and traincrew depots. We calculated the density (percentage of RMT members at each location) for stations and trains, and will soon carry out the same exercise for other grades.
Venue: Exmouth Arms, Star Cross Street, near Euston
This workshop is a must for all workplace RMT representatives, and for branch officers. We are more effective at everything we do if we sign up as many members as possible and keep our membership information up-to-date. this is especially true since recent legal rulings have placed even greater demands on unions when it comes to information.
This training workshop will look at:
Venue: ex-Services Club, Harvey Road, Leytonstone - map here.
This workshop is a must for all workplace RMT representatives, and for branch officers. We are more effective at everything we do if we sign up as many members as possible and keep our membership information up-to-date. this is especially true since recent legal rulings have placed even greater demands on unions when it comes to information.
This training workshop will look at:
The Regional Council AGM voted to adopt the following Recruitment and Organising Plan for the year ahead.
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LONDON TRANSPORT REGIONAL COUNCIL RECRUITMENT AND ORGANISING PLAN 2010 Organising team
The Regional Council Secretary wrote to all branches, asking for their assessment of their branch’s work during 2009, and suggesting that they might address the following points:
- whether your membership grew or shrunk during 2009, and why you think this is
- any problems you have had filling reps’ positions within the branch’s area
- how effective your branch was during any industrial action in your area last year
- what recruitment activities you have organised
The Regional Council Secretary wrote to all branches, asking for their assessment of their branch’s work during 2009, and suggesting that they might address the following points:
- whether your membership grew or shrunk during 2009, and why you think this is
- any problems you have had filling reps’ positions within the branch’s area
- how effective your branch was during any industrial action in your area last year
- what recruitment activities you have organised
The Regional Council Secretary wrote to all branches, asking for their assessment of their branch’s work during 2009, and suggesting that they might address the following points:
- whether your membership grew or shrunk during 2009, and why you think this is
- any problems you have had filling reps’ positions within the branch’s area
- how effective your branch was during any industrial action in your area last year
- what recruitment activities you have organised