RMT JUNCTION IS HERE!

RMT helpline 0800 3763706 :: january 2010 :: RMTnews 14 The latest ipod Touch could be yours in our special competition to launch RMT Junction. All you have to do is: 1. Register with RMT Junction at www.rmtjunction.org.uk. 2. Upload some details (as much or as little as you like) to your profile, as well as a profile picture (click on “Profile” in the black bar at the top). 3. Join the “Win an ipod” group (simply type “ipod” into the search box at the top-right of any page to find it). A winner will be picked at random and announced in the March edition of RMT News. Ipod kindley donated by UIA Home Insurance, www.uia.co.uk R MT is pleased to announce the launch of RMT Junction, a social networking website where members can meet online to exchange information about workplace and other union issues – or whatever else takes their fancy. Many RMT News readers will already be avid users of websites such as Facebook and Twitter – or at least be aware of these social networks and how they connect like-minded people. So, how is RMT Junction different? Essentially it automatically subscribes users to particular groups – based on their RMT branch, region, workplace and grade. Within these groups users can converse with other members and post materials such as photos, newsletters or other files, embed YouTube videos and write their own blogs and messages. But they are also able to create their own groups – and invite other RMT Junction users to join them. These could be anything from a local campaign you are involved in, to supporters of a particular football team or any special interest about which you’d like to link up with other RMT members. The possibilities are endless. Users are also able to “friend” others on the network, allowing them to keep tabs on what new materials acquaintances have posted or groups they have joined etc. In fact, just like Facebook, RMT Junction will only really function at its optimum as more people sign up to and use it. It is RMT members themselves who will populate the site with their contributions – a blank canvas waiting to be filled by people like yourself. As an RMT member you can sign up and get active on the network straight away. Simply visit www.rmtjunction.org.uk to register. You will need your RMT membership number and National Insurance number to do so but it should be stressed that the website does not store your NI number, merely checks it against the central RMT database. Together with the RMT email system for members launched last month, which can be found at www.rmtmail.org.uk, RMT Junction can become a powerful organising tool in the struggle to win decency and fair pay at work for the union’s 80,000 members. RMT JUNCTION IS Win an ipod!