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Congress welcomes Labour’s commitment to transport polices that will benefit transport users and workers.
Congress is concerned however that there are vested interests seeking to dilute and delay these polices.
Congress therefore agrees the General Council will work with affiliates to campaign to ensure the delivery of a progressive transport agenda.
This includes:
i. the implementation of Labour’s proposals to take the train operating companies into public ownership and integrate rail operations with infrastructure into Great British Railways (GBR), creating a single employer. Congress also agrees to campaign to ensure GBR moves to end outsourcing, absorbs open access operations and rail freight, ends the profiteering of the rolling stock leasing companies and develops publicly owned rolling stock ownership and manufacturing
ii. public ownership and publicly controlled buses. Congress also agrees to campaign to ensure there is sufficient ring-fenced funding for local authorities to deliver this policy and reverse service cuts throughout the country
iii. increased funding for rail, metro bus and ferry networks, given Labour’s welcome acknowledgment that every pound spent on rail can create £2.50 in economic benefits and Labour’s commitment to set targets for modal shift to lower emissions from transport
iv. following the P&O scandal, implementation of Labour’s commitment to a mandatory seafarer’s charter in the ferry sector and also campaign for other measure to protect and improve maritime jobs, conditions and skills.
Congress agrees to campaign for the full implementation of the New Deal within the public transport, maritime and offshore sector, including ending outsourcing and extending collective bargaining.”
National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers
AMENDMENT
In bullet point iv. after “P&O” insert word “Ferries” Add new final bullet point:
“v. establish a national maritime training organisation to centralise the training of all UK maritime professionals, whilst introducing 100 per cent SMarT Funding for all UK rating and officer training and work to deliver the recommendations, in full, as provided by the Maritime Skills Commission.”
Nautilus International