Green Party Trades Union Group meetings archive page September 2007

Minutes GPTU 3/10/2007

Apologies R. Mallender, P.Frost, P.MacCafferty, M.Schleiman, J.Healy
Minutes 5/9/2007 & report from Autumn Conference; Agreed for Accuracy
Minutes 5/9/2007 & report from Autumn Conference; Matters arising
1. Banner quote still needed (action: Joseph Healy )
2. Assumed Northern meeting still in process of being organised.
3. P.Murry still needs to contact Alan Wheatley re follow up to disability issues raised on 1/8/2007.
4. Political levy a Hounslow GP member had raised a query. Not clear what body monitored TU political contributions. Info needed.
5. RMT strike & campaigns. Derek Wall and Sian Berry had issued statements in support
6. Ticket office closures meeting 20/9/2007. Derek Wall or Sian Berry not invited to to speak from platform.
7. Poems/lyrics needed for CATP website, please email to yrrumuk@yahoo.co.uk
8. Website links to http://www.tigmoo.co.uk/ & http://www.laborstart.org/ agreed.
9. More Blog contributions needed send to yrrumuk@yahoo.co.uk
10. Green Left Leadership Debate Meeting postponed to 16/10/2007 Grayston Hall, Old St, London
11. Green Left Public meeting to discuss constitution and other matters 27/10/2007 venue t.b.a.
12. STW anti-war demo October 8th.
13. Patients Forum re Darzi report, 18/9/2007 Guy´s Hospital, London more info needed (JH).
14. Mininimum wage to be reconsidered with other changes to Workers´ Rights policies (see below).
Report from London Fed AGM
1. Report on Remploy protest, How successful had this been? Had Brixton factory saved?
2. CATP speaker well received and v.informative.
3. GPTU stall.
Finances
1. ST cheque handed over
2. GP cheque Treasurer to liaise with K.Hussenbux re payment into GPTU acct.
3. Debts: Treasurer to contact P.Cooney re donation. £35 to PM for conference stall.
4. Spending plans agreed to get quote fro 1000 leaflets on better quality paper (+banner, see above)
STW Protest 8/10/2007.
National rally for Trade Union Freedom Support the Trade Union Freedom bill. Assemble and demonstrate outside House of Commons, 4pm-5.30pm. Then rally in Committee Room 14, 5.30pm-7.30pm. The bill goes before the Commons on Friday 19 October.
Lobby for pensioners' rights Rally 12 noon, Methodist Central hall, Westminster followed by lobby of MPs. Called by National Pensioners Convention.
NHS Demo: 3/11/2007 Assemble 11am, Temple Place, Victoria Embankment, London.
OFFU day school 24/11/07 venue tba
STW World against war conference 1/12/2007 Westminster Central Hall
Campaign agaimst Climate Change March 8 December Assemble 12 noon, Millbank. Rally at 2.30pm, US embassy
CCC TU Conference 8/2/2008 NB Next Organising meeting Exmouth Arms 2pm. NB More Greens needed Respect are a majority. Caroline Lucas and Derek Wall had been invited . Sue Fearns and/or a speaker from Prospect suggested as well as Hilary Wainwright for Greening the Workplace workshop.
AOB
1. Revision of Workers Rights Policy
  Decided to propose large scale revsion of Workers Rights Policy (PM to contact Brian Heatley)
  To include:
  1. Right to reinstatement after unfair dismissal.
  2. Legal secondary picketing (under certain circumstances, sub-contracting mentioned).
  3. Revision of industrial dispute: Balloting Rules.
  4. Notice for industrial disputes.
  5. Workplace reps right to facility time.
  6. Union tax deductions.
  7. Rights for Agency workers.
  8. Migrant workers.
  9. Minimum wage (info needed on whether any Unions or TUC recognised or advocated regional variations).
  10. Other suggestions welcome.
2. Changes in GPRC/GPEX representation. Congratulations to Joseph Healy (and votes of thanks) for election to GPEX. Sole GPRC rep is now M.Schleiman. GPEX situation needs review when GPEX election results are announced.