The policies of the Regional Council, decided by resolutions passed at Regional Council meetings
This resolution, submitted by Finsbury Park branch and seconded by Stratford no.1 branch, was carried unanimously by the November meeting of the Regional Council:
This Union will not accept the introduction of 5 rounders on the Victoria Line.
Ths resolution, submitted by Neasden branch, was carried unanimously by the November meeting of the Regional Council.
This Regional Council is in disbelief that the union expects branches and regional council to purchase flags and other material in order to give picket lines visibility.
This resolution, submitted by Neasden branch, was carried unanimously by the November meeting of the Regional Council.
This Regional Council supports the call from the PCS union for a national demonstration against cuts before Christmas.
The following resolution, submitted by LU Engineering branch and seconded by Stratford no.1 branch, was passed unanimously by the November meeting of the Regional Council.
That this Branch deplores the weakness of Flexible Working and Parental Leave legislation. The legislation only requires the Employer to "consider" a request by parents and carers for arrangements which allow them to work and take care of their families.
This resolution, submitted by East Ham branch and seconded by Camden 3 branch, was carried at to the October meeting of the Regional Council:
This Regional Council notes:
The 24hr strikes and the action short of strike on London Underground have been a very successful in shifting the dynamic between the workforce and LU management.
The co-ordinated action between the RMT and TSSA has been both industrially successful and politically significant in boosting morale and organisation of the rank and file across all sectors.
This resolution, submitted by Morden & Oval and seconded by Camden 3, was carried unanimously at the October meeting of the Regional Council.
This Regional Council deplores the disciplinary action being taken against Arwyn Thomas, a dedicated and long-serving activist of this union. We fully support the call for industrial action on the Northern Line in support of Arwyn. We also support the campaigns against victimisation of other reps, including Eamonn Lynch and Peter Hartshorn.
This resolution, submitted by the Regional Executive, was carried unanimously by the October meeting of the Regional Council:
That this Regional Council sponsors the International Conference Against Disappearances that is taking place in London from December 9 – 12 2010 and agrees to send delegates.
That we promote the Conference through internal mailings and amongst branches.
That we request the Council of Executives to sponsor the Conference and seek support from branches nationally.
This resolution, submitted by Morden & Oval branch and amended by Finsbury Park branch, was passed unanimously by October's Regional Council meeting.
This Regional Council notes that management are pressurising members to sign agreements regarding their attendance performance. This has led to our members who have failed to meet this attendance target level being dismissed.
The Regional Council reaffirms its opposition to management's attendance policy.
The following resolution, submitted by Neasden Branch, was passed at the September meeting of the Regional Council ...
This Regional Council notes the sterling work carried out by the webmaster at RMT, with the provisions of the current RMT Website, RMTV and RMT Junction.
We feel that the RMT website as it is, is outdated, difficult to use, and not effective enough to communicate with our members.
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.