RMT AGM debates rail dispute, Belarus, politics
The annual general meeting of the Rail, Maritime, and Transport workers' union (RMT), which was held in Birmingham from 3-7 July, saw delegates debate strategy and perspectives for the union's national dispute with Network Rail and mainline train operating companies. An emergency motion from RMT East Midlands Central resolving to name further strikes as soon as possible, citing the beginning of the next pay period for many rail workers on 17 July, was heavily defeated. This may suggest some rank-and-file delegates are, for now, unwilling to mount too vigorous a challenge to national officers'...