The Scottish members of the RMT rail workers’ union have voted to back independence, becoming the first major industrial union to come out for a ‘Yes’ vote in this month’s referendum. Members of the RMT in Scotland voted in favour of independence by a margin of 1,051 to 968 in a ballot result announced on the same day Labour leader Ed Miliband made his latest referendum visit north of the border. There were 365 undecided voters. The RMT, which was led by the controversial union leader Bob Crow until his death earlier this year, was expelled from Labour a decade ago, but continues to have strong links to the party and has parliamentary groups at Westminster and Holyrood . An RMT spokesman said: “RMT has conducted a referendum ballot of our members in Scotland and they have narrowly recorded a majority in support of the “yes” position. “That ballot result has been reported to the union’s executive and we will be sending out a formal letter to our members in Scotland in due course.” The only other union to come out for a ‘Yes’ vote is the Prison Officers Association Scotland. However, the RMT backing for ‘Yes’ represents the first backing for independence from a major industrial union.
Posted on: Thu, 04 Sep 2014 14:57:55 +0000
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