YOUR UNION, YOUR VOICE

RMT helpline 0800 376 3706 :: september/october 2024 :: RMTnews 10 Y O U R U N I O N Y O U R V O I C E RMT is holding a ballot to keep the union’s Political Fund because the law states that to run political campaigns to defend members rights, we must have a Political Fund and we must ballot our members every ten years to ask you to agree to keep it. YOUR POLITICAL FUND - WORKING FOR YOU The ballot is not about political affiliation or whether you personally pay into the Political Fund. Members are voting on the basic right to keep the Political Fund so that RMT can continue to campaign to defend and advance their interests at work. Your Political Fund is used to support a number of campaigns that affect RMT members at the workplace, these include: • Better pay with reduced hours • Defending jobs and conditions • Protecting pensions • More rights at work • Improved health and safety YOUR UNION. YOUR VOICE. USE IT, DON'T LOSE IT! The employers are not required to have a Political Fund and can spend millions lobbying against your interests. Big Business is constantly lobbying for members to have less employment rights and worse terms and conditions. Without the Political Fund we will not be able to effectively fight back. We will lose our political voice. We will not be able to run political campaigns on the issues that affect members at the workplace. That is why it is vital members VOTE YES to keep the political fund. YOUR VOTE MATTERS In the last RMT Political Fund ballot in 2014 RMT members voted by a resounding 96 per cent YES vote in favour to keep the Political Fund. Please vote YES vote and send a clear message that your union will keep campaigning to defend and improve your interests. SUPPORT THE CAMPAIGN You can support the campaign and spread the word for a YES vote by obtaining campaign materials by emailing info@rmt.org.uk or visiting the RMT website. YOUR UNION, YOUR VOICE VOTE YES to keep the RMT Political Fund VOTE YES TO CONTINUE OUR STRONG CAMPAIGNING VOICE Rember the four key arguments for the Political Fund: 1. The Political Fund is not about affiliation to political parties or if members pay into the Fund. It is about the right of the union to keep the Political Funds so we can keep campaigning on the bread and butter issues that matter to our members in the workplace. 2. The Political Fund has already allowed the unions to win campaigns to protect jobs, pay, conditions and pensions and to win concessions on such issues as employment rights, hours at work, pensions and health and safety. 3. In the future the Political Fund will be used to defend and advance these rights and to support other campaigns, such as job security and better terms and conditions, public ownership and investment for public transport, travel facilities, opposition to outsourcing, repeal of anti-union laws and winning improved employment rights. 4. If the union doesn’t have a Political Fund, we won’t be able to effectively campaign on any of these issues. We will lose our Political Voice. The employers are not required to have a political fund and spend millions lobbying against your interests. Without the political fund we will not be able to speak on your behalf. We’ll be fighting with one hand behind our back. RMT pocket guide to winning the Political Fund RMT pocket guide to winning the Political Fund Ballot 2024 YOUR UNION YOUR VOICE rmt.org.uk The RMT Guide to the Political Fund