ELECTION OF GENERAL SECRETARY

GORDON MARTIN - 1

RMT EDINBURGH AND PORTOBELLO DISTRICT BRANCH HAS NOMINATED BROTHER GORDON MARTIN FOR THE POSITION OF RMT GENERAL SECRETARY.

WE ENCOURAGE ALL MEMBERS TO SUPPORT GORDON BY GIVING HIM YOUR 1st     PREFERENCE ON YOUR BALLOT PAPER, DUE DURING 1ST WEEK IN MARCH.

GORDON IS A FIRM BELIEVER IN OUR UNION'S DEMOCRACY AND THAT THE POWER IN OUR UNION SHOULD CONTINUE TO BE IN THE HANDS OF OUR RANK AND FILE MEMBERS.

THE NATIONAL EXECUTIVE (NEC) ARE ELECTED BY OUR MEMBERS TO PROVIDE THAT LEADERSHIP. THEY ARE THE GOVERNING BODY OF OUR UNION. OUR MEMBERS ELECT THEIR NEC TO MAKE THE DECISIONS THAT AFFECTS US ALL. 

ITS OUR UNION! 

GORDON WILL RESPECT THE WISHES OF OUR MEMBERS AND CARRY OUT THEIR INSTRUCTIONS. 

YOU WILL BE ABLE TO CAST FOUR PREFERENCES IN THIS ELECTION AND YOUR BRANCH IS RECOMMENDING THAT YOU GIVE YOUR SECOND PREFERENCE TO BROTHER STEVE HEDLEY. STEVE IS OUR SENIOR ASSISTANT GENERAL SECRETARY AND HE ALSO RECOGNISES AND SUPPORTS THE CONTINUATION OF OUR MEMBERS BEING IN CHARGE OF THEIR DECISIONS INSTEAD OF A SMALL NUMBER OF NATIONAL OFFICIALS.

WE ARE RECOMMENDING THAT YOU GIVE YOUR THIRD PREFERENCE TO FORMER NATIONAL PRESIDENT JOHN LEACH. AS FORMER NATIONAL PRESIDENT IT IS CLEAR THAT JOHN HAS NO CONFUSION REGARDING THE RMT RULE BOOK. OUR MEMBERS CONTROL OUR UNION. THAT IS THE RMT WAY.

LET'S KEEP OUR RMT DEMOCRACY SAFE!

NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE - OUR GOVERNING BODY - KEEPING THE POWER IN THE HANDS OF OUR MEMBERS

NEC MEMBER MARK NOTHARD HAS SERVED OUR MEMBERS WELL ON THE NEC. HE HAS CARRIED OUT HIS DUTIES AND STOOD BY HIS PRINCIPLES. WE THANK MARK FOR HIS HARD WORK OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS. HE HAS STOOD UP FOR OUR MEMBERS. WE NOW WISH NEWLY ELECTED NEC MEMBER MARY JANE ALL THE BEST IN HER THREE YEAR TERM OF OFFICE. WE ARE CONVINCED MARY JANE WILLL SERVE US IN THAT PROUD TRADITION.

GRAHAM BUCHANAN

BRANCH SECRETARY