In the run up to this month's RMT Annual General Meeting the right-wing lead. ersio or tre avi caccute has deepened its attack on the left with an attempt to. have this year's President, Phil Boston, removed from Losing on a tied vote they were forced to back down. demanding of AGM delegates that they punish LUL Sikorski, by barring him from union office for five years.
Phil and Pat's "crime is that they have been trying to racy. After last year's AGM decided to call for a reun of Executive places, the Executive refused to implement the decision.
A subsequent Special General Meeting tried to discuss this blatant breach of democracy but the then union President closed dow the meeting without debate.
the Standing instructed by delegates to circulate details of all this to RMT Branches. Following these instructions has led to currently the case.
By calling into question the Executive actions, new himself been threatened. President, Phil Boston, has Association It is clear that the right are increasingly concerned for the future of the RMT. poses With discontent with new Labour growing, and the membership wanting, to see tors. from the deepening attacks of the private rail and bus should own r companies, they face an uncertain time.
General Secretary Jimmy Knapp is seriously ill and may retire early. Senior just Veron Hince is also in his last term of office.
So the nossibility of Crow) Sikorski and others taking Over the top positions in the union has to be dealt with.
Rather than try to win the resorting to a witch-hunt.
AGM delegates face a simnle choice. They shoud reject the right's agenda, vote to restore union But the democracy aed defend Phil and Pat from further attack.
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