WATCH AGM ON THE WEB

RMT helpline 0800 376 3706 :: june 2011 :: RMTnews 23 R MT members are once again invited to tune into the union’s Annual General Meeting this month as it unfolds live on the Internet. The first four days of the AGM - the unionís annual parliament where policy is thrashed out by delegates - are to be webcast live via the RMT website. An archive of each dayís business will be also be made available, so anyone missing a live session will be able to catch up on proceedings almost immediately after they conclude. RMT President Alex Gordon will kick off conference at 5pm on Sunday, June 26 with the traditional AGM opener, where he surveys the challenges facing the union over the year ahead. There follow three days of debates and guest speakers from Monday, June 27 through Wednesday, June 29 from approximately 9.30am to 5.30pm each day (with a one- hour break for lunch at 1pm). Viewing the webcast is restricted to the members’ section of the RMT website at www.rmt.org.uk/members. If you haven’t already registered at the members’ area of the website you will be required to do so. Once you have logged in or registered simply choose the webcast option. Alternatively, any member who already knows their user name and password can go straight to www.rmt.org.uk/webcast. Over recent months RMT has webcast a total of seven grades conferences - all of which are available in the archive by following the instructions above. These are: Health and Safety; Engineering; Station Staff; Bus Workers; Supervisory and Clerical; Catering and Black and Ethnic Minorities. WATCH AGM ON THE WEB