RMT AND ASLEF REACH AGREEMENT

RMTnews :: march 2007 :: www.rmt.org.uk 6 Call James Croy on 020 7529 8822 or email j.croy@rmt.org.uk for tickets. £17 each A history of the union, Never on our Knees is available from Unity House at the reduced rate of £5.99 to members Unity House, 39 Chalton Street, London NW1 1JD R MT executive committee member Dave Gott has been elected to sit as an employee director on the Railways Pension Scheme (RPS). Dave will join RMT assistant general secretary Mick Cash as a trustee on the board of RPS, which is an industry-wide scheme for railway employers. It has around 230 private sector employers with pension arrangements in over 100 different sections with their own contribution rates and benefit structures. Its total membership is around 360,000 and the scheme’s assets are currently worth around £18 billion. You can learn more about the Railways Pension Scheme by visiting www.railwaypensions.co.uk F ollowing a meeting at the TUC, the two unions’ general secretaries, Keith Norman and Bob Crow, have put their names to the following statement: ‘ASLEF and RMT are committed to building positive inter-union relations and fully accept their responsibilities as set out in principle one of the TUC’s disputes principles and procedures. Both unions recognise the value of positive inter- union relations and working together on behalf of people working in the rail industry. Both unions therefore agree to immediately refrain from publishing any recruitment, publicity or other material which may be perceived as hostile or derogatory towards the other union. Further, both unions will take speedy and effective action to ensure that union officials and representatives at all levels also refrain from publishing such material. Both unions have nominated senior officials who will liaise as a matter of priority to ensure that the spirit and intention of this agreement is maintained. Both unions are also committed to publicising this agreement widely through their unions, including through the union journal and branch mailings.’ RMT AND ASLEF REACH AGREEMENT RMT WINS RAILWAYS PENSION SCHEME TRUSTEE SEAT June 19 7.00 to 11.00pm