What is a National Executive Committee decision?
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RMT General Grades Committee decision:
We note the resolution from our London Taxi branch. Following the Mayor’s imposition of a 15-year age limit on taxis, it is essential that taxi drivers are given assistance to continue working and are not driven out of the trade by the financial demands of the age limit policy. We believe that there should be a scrappage scheme similar to that for private cars, under which taxi owners can ‘trade in’ their aged vehicles towards the cost of a newer replacement. If the Mayor is, as he claims, genuinely committed to improving air quality, he will agree to this scheme and obtain funding for it.
We therefore instruct the General Secretary to:
- ask our Parliamentary group to submit an Early Day Motion on this issue
- write to the current Mayor, and to all candidates for Mayor, asking their views on this proposal
- contact appropriate organisations that campaign on environmental and/or public transport issues, asking for their support for this demand
- launch a petition or postcard campaign in support of our call for a taxi scrappage scheme
This matter to be placed back in front of us in the event of any developments. London Transport Regional Council 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.
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