SSP BACKS RMT POLICIES

RMTnews :: april 2006 :: www.rmt.org.uk 26 Edwards Duthie Solicitors has a special affinity with trade unions, their members and officials. We have advised union members and their families for some 22 years, to the point where we now serve some 40,000 members across 230 branches nationwide. We have a dedicated team which serves RMT members, their families and friends. Unlike our competitors, we offer a full range of legal services, many of which are free or heavily discounted for union members : ●PERSONAL INJURY CLAIMS ●SPECIALIST CLINICAL NEGLIGENCE TEAM ●EXPERT ADVICE ON ALL ASPECTS OF EMPLOYMENT LAW ●24 HOUR CRIMINAL ADVICE AND REPRESENTATION ●FREE WILLS SERVICE FOR MEMBERS ●10% DISCOUNT ON RESIDENTIAL CONVEYANCING ●LAW SOCIETY SPECIALISTS IN FAMILY AND MATRIMONIAL ADVICE ●FREE HALF HOUR INTERVIEW IN ALL AREAS OF LAW Our approach is both proactive and hands on. Our lawyers go to see members and officials at the workplace, at home, at union premises or wherever discussion can best be accommodated nationwide. We are here to provide a service and, unlike our competitors, we do not consider that we can do that from a remote standpoint. RING NOW FOR ADVICE & ASSISTANCE ON 0208 514 9000 email: allinfo@edwardsduthie.com In partnership with the S cottish Socialist Party delegates from all over Scotland backed key RMT policies at the party’s annual conference in Dundee last month. The union gained support campaigns for rail passenger services to be taken under public control, opposition to the privatisation of Cal-Mac ferry services on the Clyde and to the Western Isles and a condemnation of unfair practice which allow private rail operators to obtain public money as compensation for losses incurred in disputes. RMT call for the expansion of rail to counter the effect of road transport carbon emissions was made in a debate on climate change. The union’s campaign against the removal of Fire Precautions (sub-surface railway stations) Regulations 1989 was also raised in the debate on fire service cuts. The union’s call to oppose the replacement of Trident and the decommissioning of the existing Trident weapons system was also supported. In the debate on pensions and workers’ pension rights, RMT expressed best wishes to those public sector unions who plan to take industrial action and highlighted the campaign to defend our members’ rail pensions. The delegation welcomed the refreshing, open and forthright debates on all matters before the Conference ranging across internal party procedures, domestic and international affairs. The value of the RMT’s affiliation to the Scottish Socialist Party was reflected in not only the warm words expressed for the RMT by the National Convener, Colin Fox, but also in the practical support for our union’s aims and policies. John Milligan SSP BACKS RMT POLICIES