Your union - your vote

Whether you work in the rail, underground, maritime, bus or road freight industries, RMT General Secretary Bob Crow explains why it is vital that all RMT members Vote YES in the forthcoming ballot Q What is the political fund? A. Decisions and laws made by politicians affect your interests at work. For example transport policy, pensions, employment rights, jobs health and safety and working hours are all affected by political decisions. RMT must be able to campaign on these issues to improve your rights and bring improvements to the Transport Industry. To do this the law says that we must have a political fund and ballot members every ten years to retain the fund. The political fund is raised by members paying the political levy as part of your membership subs. The political levy is just £3.12 a year or 26p a month. Q. How has the political fund benefited RMT members? It is important to remember that the political fund and the political fund ballot is not about affiliation to political parties – nor is it about what we do with the political fund – we are just voting on the basic right to keep it. The law says that unions must have a separate political fund to spend on political campaigning. This could include a newspaper advertising campaign in support of public services, lobbying for better legal rights for workers, calling better pensions or holding a rally to protect jobs. The RMT political fund has been used to win a number of rights for RMT members, including: Protection of pension and travel facilities Protection of the right to receive compensation for injuries at work 10 Important information - p l e a s e r e a d c a r e f u l l y Your union, your voice Vote YES for a voice Vote YES to keep the political fund