Minutes GPTU 5 September 2007
- Minutes of 1/8/07 (agreed for accuracy) & matters arising:
- Banner quote still needed (action: Joseph Healy )
- Northern meeting still in process of being organised.
- Sue Tibbles´ report on the Brighton Unison meeting still in progress.
- EcoSocialist gathering Paris 7/8 October 2007 for further details see http://climateandcapitalism.blogspot.com/2007/08/international-ecosocialist-meeting.html. GP had turned down request to fund participants Green left was attempting fundraising for shared travel & accommodation, for further details contact sarahfarrow2000@yahoo.co.uk or wallddd@hotmail.com.
- Brighton GPTU report: regret to hear of cancellation of meeting at TUC, hope to organise better for next yr´s conference.
- P.Murry needs to Alan Wheatley re follow up to disability issues raised on 1/8/2007.
- Green Party Conference (Liverpool 13-16/9/2007)
- GPTU Fringe 12noon Sat 15/9/2007 speakers: Paul Cooney (Huddersfield Health Unison Branch Secretary, and Huddersfield PPC) on . "Gov´t attacks on the NHS. " And Joseph Healy on "Patient Involvement in the NHS, New Legislation and the Darzi Report. "
- Stall booked £35 fee paid by P.Murry (reimbursement agreed)
- Motions
- MINIMUM WAGE
"The Green party calls for a national minimum wage of at least £7.20 per hr."
- HOUSING
"The Green Party condemns Margaret Hodge's statements on prioritization of housing for ´established British families´ as it encourages racism and divisiveness. We endorse Sian Berry'´s statement advocating a sensible housing policy as a real solution to the problems of homelessness and extortionate home prices and that there shall be an immediate response from the Green Party to such statements"
- POA emergency
"The GP deplores the short-sighted nature of G.Brown´s economic policies as exemplified by his provocation of the recent Prison Officers´ Association strike. Offering public sector workers, (who all in different ways perform socially important work), below inflation pay settlements whilst allowing their workloads to inexorably increase is insulting, when private sector bosses can award themselves pay rises of 37% or more. The consequences of this gross inequality are crime, social problems and physical and mental ill health. We call on the gov´t to institute a pay policy based on need not greed and to set about practically addressing the problems we face due to climate change, instead of making matters worse for us all by its tight-fistedness."
- Finances
- GPEX has voted £300 to GP-TU, this being from the campaigns budget.
- P.Murry to send letter of thanks to GPEX.
- Sue Tibbles owed a Further £25 for Brighton Unison meeting (noted that sue had not yet received previous cheque for £65)
- Political levy item deferred to next meeting.
- Green Left
- Leadership Debate Meeting postponed to 16/10/2007 Grayston Hall, Old St, London
- Public meeting to discuss constitution and other matters 27/10/2007 venue t.b.a.
- Patio Heaters; Sue Tibbles´ suggestions re mini patio heaters to be forwarded to Chit Chong
- CATP (Campaign Against Tube Privatisation)
- RMT strike & campaigns. Derek wall and Sian Berry had issued statements in support
- Ticket office closures meeting 20/9/2007 Request for Derek Wall or Sian Berry to speak from platform. Max possible attendance of London GP members to be encouraged.
- Poems/lyrics needed for CATP website, please email to yrrumuk@yahoo.co.uk
- Blog and Website
- links to http://www.tigmoo.co.uk/ & http://www.laborstart.org/ agreed.
- More Blog contributions needed send to yrrumuk@yahoo.co.uk
- Any other business
- Ideas invited for autumn social/cultural trip (eg: Dickens House, Blake Exhibition, Women´s Library, Socialist film Co-op film).
- SERUC Euro selections meeting 18/9/2007 Caxton House London
- STW anti-war demo October date t.b.a.
- Patients Forum Q&A re Darzi report, 18/9/2007 Guy´s Hospital, London
- Next meetings
- at conference: date, time & venue: t.b.a.
- 3/10/2007 6.30 pm QEH
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