Original document of minutes are attached below

Branch Secretary: Terry O’Neill.

Branch Chairperson: Adrian Finney ,

Branch Minutes: Thursday Feb 08th 2012

Attendees: A Finney, T O’Neill, Allan Thomson, Julia Latona, G Brown, M Mujahid,P Penny, A Miah, L
Kanzaria, A Saint,E Bradbury, Gary Carney, Amanda Carney, Gary Weston, A Saint, M Mujahid, A
Malick, Lee Kanazaria, A Adekoya,

Apologies:Brain Witham, , John Latona, D Pittman,Janine Booth, Ross Marshall,

* Highlighted denotes attendees are not branch members.

17.10 hrs Meeting opens.

Previous Minutes Adopted:Pro GB Sec AF

1. Matters Arising:

Branch Balance & end of year and future financing.
Political Fund £856.62 Plus management fund £1392.14. Total £2238.16
Affiliation to Region due in April
Allocations from HQ due April
Projections for May £2000 approx

Hover retirement
Staurday march 24th Heathcote Arms
Paid for, £100 From Branch
Music and Issue,
LGBT Motions to got to conference.

2. (A) Leavers and Joiners: March 2012

New Members : 3 Joiners
Leavers : 2 Leavers
3 members in the wrong Branch

Members list to now organized regionally
Bank and Leyton Groups to be recruited April 12th 2012.

AT , AF reported on the agreements to spheres of influence.

2(b) Organization, Recruitment & Retention.

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Leyton Bus Station members to go to TFL
All cleaners from Holborn to Stratford( except Hainault)
Mobility Bus drivers joining in the WDF area.

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Control Tower members at Stratford to Jubilee South
Canteen Staff at Leytonstone to Stratford 1
Canteen representatives sought for the region.

3 Committee Reports:

AF: Esme Elected as Regional Womens Officer
Peter North elected as Regional IT officer
Muhammed Mujahid Elected as Regional LGBT officer
Vaughan Thomas elected as President of the LTRC

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Regional Motions :
Neaden Control
Goodman Reports
Bow women match makers
Ken Livingstone meeting
Diane Abbott

Carried
Carried
Carried
Fell
Withdrawn

A discussion was held on the Motions of no confidence in Janine Booth.
Janine should have been given the opportunity to defend herself from motions of no confidence.

3.a Other Reports :

Nil

4.Correspondences

Brussels demo 28th March
Zamal Miah , Solicitors and Union
LUL circulars 4 X
Julia Latona (B&E)
Pay and inflation bulletin
Pat Sikorski
BEM news
LUL engineering support S Hedley
Tax Refund & RMT News
Day against cuts McNulty 21/3/12.
BEM news not RMT sanctioned
BTUC young members award D French
Branch Resolution Janine Booth
RMT AGM 2012 Alterations to Rules
Reminder to nominate BTUC
Election of Assitant GS timetable
National Womens conference 2012 details
Regional Council Minutes
RMT news
LGBT resolution

5. Members Cases
Adekoya: Going back to IT , support to be encouraged by AK
Yeend & Adongo, both retired but Union still on the case appeal by VT and AT, by AT
Hamilton 52 week warning, going to appeal AT
Faye Dobson, injured at work on poorly designed equipment, by AM

AT,GC.AC,PP.MM,GB all contributed.

6.Workplace Issues:

Hainault lift operations :

LK informed the branch that SA's have been told to operate and reset lifts in Hainault without any licenses or
training . The Branch discussed issue, all members to be emailed and told not to operate lifts without training
and assistance.

Dylxexia awarness and educational training .
LK asked for information on specialized training available from the Union and LUL.
LK to contact Kim Brown

Motions Previously Given :

Nil

7.AOB

• Esme Bradbury: Stratford No1 Branch to hold womens conference 2013, Passed.
• AM reported that GSM has relented on the right to inspect the points and section switches, not
the track, Aban to chase up and report back
• AM reported that GSM has relented on self familarisations
• AM reported his current case for Release for TUC courses
• AT asked for representations be made to HQ on removal of cleaning tokens
• AM reported that Brain Farrow GSM leytonstone. Has agreed that all staff who may work Old
Ford are to be trained , AM to monitor and report back
• GB reported on Absbestos issues, parties and put a report to the GS , GB to get DM on board
• GC reported and asked the Branch for support for RMT rep at Wembley who is stood down
pending possible CDI.
• GB OSN 72 , GB
• MM 5 Day block ramp
• MM Dual member Pension advise, GW to assist
• GC OSN 101, RMT still in Industrial action, drivers not to adhere.
• MM cleaners over shunts? GB,TON and other dont do it, no driver should.

Meeting closed 20.05 hours.