Minutes For Stratford Number One Branch, February 2011

Branch Secretary: Terry O’Neill.
Branch Chairperson: Adrian Finney ,

Branch Minutes: Thursday February 2011

Attendees: A Finney, T O’Neill, Glen Brown,D Pittman,P Penny,M Mujahid,G Weston, A Saint, A Carney,
G Carney, G Watson, D Millhouse, Allan Thomson, A Cunningham, J McConville, A MiahApologies: P Heys, D Fitzpatrick, J Latona, B Witham, K Shatford, J Booth.

* Highlighted denotes attendees are not branch members.

Apologies: John Latona,B Witham, D Fitzpatrick. Chris Bluett, A Thomson,

17.05 hrs Meeting opens.

Previous Minutes Adopted:Pro AC Sec GB

  1. Matters Arising:
    TO'N Branch A/c at £950, With affiliations to region due.
    Food rising to £75 per month.
    End of Year account completed
    Donations to retirement against union rules.
    Arywn Thomas, Eamonn lynch position discussed.
    Asbestos : Reps working together .
    Epping Toilets & SS office
    DP,GB,GW,AT,TON,AF,AC,DM
    17.03 Standing Orders suspended to allow Glenroy Watson to address the branch.

    Main Points

    • Global African Congress( Affiliations, annual conference, reparations for colonialism)
    • Thanks for supporting Glen in the elections
    • Train Grades reports and AGM
    • Salaries & benefits 2011,
    • Olympics 2012(benefits)
    • Q&A session followed,Three main questions taken and answered, The branch to affiliate in the summer of 2011.
  2. (A) Leavers and Joiners:
    No report
    • Long Service rewards, 15 x 10 years and 1 x 25 year2(b) Organization, Recruitment & Retention.
    • Thursday March 10th 2011, time to be arranged.
    • Leyton Group and Hainault to be visited. TON,AC
    • HQ has advised that all members looking for Diaries must call HQ.
    • HQ wants to ensure that all membership details are correct.
    • Allan Thomson to get branch membership lists and e-mail them to other reps(Data Sensitive).
  3. Committee Reports:
    1. AF .Reported on the progress of Branch motions to the LTRC
    2. AF. Pay and conditions, Branch activists to gauge membership aspirations
    3. AF.Regional officer elections (a) Branch will support Beccy Crocker (Political Officer)
    4. AF.Regional Officers Elections Lee Kanazaria (Lerner Reps)
    5. AF.Regional Officer Vacant Position : LGBT , MM to be put forward

    AF,DM,MM,GB,AC,TON, contributed

  4. Other Reports :

    1. Regional standing Orders, to allow changes to the Regional S.O every 6 months. Carried.
    2. LTRC to create new officer positions . Carried.
    3. Correspondences
      • Olympic Games committee. Two members from the branch, Aban Miah and Amanda Carney
      • Statement of National Membership,
      • Long Service awards
      • Annual conference of Branch and Regional Secretaries (To be affiliated £15)
      • Unity Bank signatories
      • Election of trustee committee
      • Olympic Sub Committee,
      • Arwyn Thomas/Eamonn Lynch/Peter Hartshorn victimisation
      • London Underground Job cuts
      • Partime employees being treated less favorably
      • FBU legal assistance
      • Cuba Garden Party June 21st
      • Spheres of influence Feb 24th
      • Waltham Forrest Affiliation
      • Young Members John Cogger
    4. Members Cases
      1. A Thomas (Morden)
      2. E Lynch (Bakerloo)
      3. A Miah , reported by AM. Neil Cochrane representing (Legal Asssit offered)
      4. A Adeykoya (Legal Assist)
    5. Workplace Issues:
      Epping, ongoing.7 . Motions Previously Given
      1. Solidarity with Egyptian workers, Motion Carried (with amendment)
        Insert after 'pay for the crisis'
        We recognise that the recent emergence of an independent trade union federation, will be a vital element in protecting
        the Egyptian workforce against tyrannical bosses of all kinds.
        We urge the Union Executive to extend every support to this new workers organisation.
      2. Fight the EDL, support the UAF. On discussion Motion falls,
        Branch supports fight against facists, but not through the UAF
      3. Threat of Privilege/Staff travel facility. Motion Carried.
        The branch decided that all other motions to the region will be voted upon by the delegates as per policy.
    6. AOB
      • Peter Smith, retirement forms to be sent
      • Rob Weadon , retirement forms to be sent
      • Ruislip depot ATO incident, Contact Sheridan for information
      • Loss of an Industrial rep at Hainault, bot reps to be contacted
      • Branch account report, TON to arrange for delegation to HQ
      • Food: change the menu. MM to assist.
      • Overtime ban, email Janine and Hedley for update.
      • Summer Retirement bash .

      Meeting closed 19.23 hrs