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MEETINGS





The Next GPTU Meeting: Green Party Conference fringe "No-one is illegal" 6 September 7pm SOAS, Conference Social TBA,

September meeting Wednesday 17 September , October Weds 22 Oct, Nov Weds 26 November, December Friday 12 December

National Theatre, 1st floor, Southbank SE1




GPTU Minutes 13 August 2008

 

  1. Minutes 2 July 2008: Agreed for Accuracy
  2. Minutes 2 July 2008: Matters Arising
  3. Leadership election and GPEX ballot
    1. No news as yet from Chris Hyland re Convention of Left planning meeting.16/7/2008
    2. Pat Carmody Union rep at Pell & Bales had been reinstated (report on blog).
    3. The meeting regretted that Paul Cooney had resigned from with GP, Pete Murry had written to him . Andy Collingwood to be asked to be GPTU Northern spokesperson.
    4. Brighton GPTU conference had taken place with disappointing attendance but a high quality of discussion.
    5. Pete Murry had attended Pride and Tolpuddle assisting with GP stalls and distributing GPTU leaflets
    6. 16-17 July Unison strike had been well supported in some areas by GP councillors and activists (see blog)
    7. R.Phoenix and Derek Wall had attended NHS birthday demo 8/7/2008
  4. Green Left Headcorn Summer event 16/8/2008 report back needed.
  5. GP conference School of Oriental and African Studies, London: 5th to 8th Sep 2008
    1. GPTU stall agreed,volunteers needed. D.Wall to be asked for copies of book to sell.
    2. Motions C01 (C21) Trade Union Reps and C02 (C29) Minimum/Maximum Wage had been placed at top of agenda
    3. Members reminded that a challenge to ruling Migration motion out of order could come up at SOC report on Monday (See timetable and agenda for conference at http://www.greenparty.org.uk/nextconference).
    4. Fringe 6/8/2008 1900. thanks to Payam Torabi for arranging speakers (Theresa Hayter and Bob Hughes)
    5. NB SERTUC/CPBF fringe organised by Sue Tibbles 13.00 7/8/2008
    6. Anti-academy meeting 16.10 on 5/8/2008
    7. Social meeting to be organised at Conference
  6. Meeting with Jean Lambert. Pete Murry to liaise with Danny Bates re time ,subject etc.
  7. Fundraising and finances
    1. approx £29 in bank.
    2. Liaise with Noel lynch re pub quiz possibly in Southwark
  8. AOB: JC to ask Natalie Bennett to place notice in Internal news letter inviting TU members to join GPTU.
  9. Next meeting to be arranged with Sue Tibbles in late September.