Minutes GPTU Meeting 23/6/2010

Apologies: Alan Wheatley, J.Healy, R.Phoenix, S.Tibbles

1. Minutes of 20/5/2010 Accuracy: several typos
2. Matters arising
   1. Website P. Murry to liaise with C.Puddicombe.
   2. A.Durango: IT awarded compensation but not reinstatement, some cleaners able to continue on old conditions.
   3. JC Piedra: further info needed
   4. Visit to Tom Paine´s House won´t go ahead unless John Carver has definite committment from 6 members by Friday 25/6.
   5. Headcorn visit J.Healy to liaise
   6. PM drafted model motion on education cuts: only 2 signatories
   7. Update PfSS on LGBTIQ and equalities motion on conference agenda
   8. How definite/permanent was the reprieve of Whittington A&E? question still remains, watch for developments re cuts.
   9. PM emailed Housman´s re on line links
   10. Bank account still £144.25. Fundraising event needed/co-operation with GL discussed.
   11. Middx Uni Philosopy dep´t: students may be moved to other uni and dep´t closed?
   12. Much discussion on lists re Unison gen.sec. election.
   13. A. Hewett had made statement of support to P. MacCafferty
   14. Pat Kavanagh had addressed Green Left AGM re dissident Irish Greens and Emerald Forum.
3. Cuts/ budget
   1. Greens had participated in Budget day demo in Parliament Sq.
   2. Various anti cuts campaigns (eg, Fightback, Right to Work, Counterfire) sometimes cooperating (Brent meeting 17/6) GP should work with all if possible.
   3. Caroline Lucas statement on budget should be communicated to PCS.
4. Green Party Autumn Conference 2010 : Friday 10th September 1pm to Monday 13th September Birmingham Conservatoire,
   1. Motions: the meeting felt that it could offer a general recommendation to members to vote for the following motions in the prioritisation ballot

    

   POLICY MOTIONS

   C26 Prisoners´ Rights

   C27 Co-operative Home Ownership

   C29 Private Sector Tenants

   C30 The Landfill Communities Trust

   C31 Update PfSS on LGBTI and equalities

   C32 Community pubs

   C33 VAT for new build housing

   C35 Write off Council Housing Debt

   C36 Appropriate Housing for Disabled Tenants

    

   ORGANISATION MOTIONS

   D45 Delegate Conferences

   D46 Local Party Disputes

   D48 Haiti

   D50 Job-shares

   D51 Joint electoral lists

   D54 World´s Peoples´ Conference on Climate Change

   D55 Green Mps to consult the party.

    

   Concerns were expressed re the following

   C21. Monetary reform

   D47. Green Shadow Cabinet

    

   Members are reminded that the prioritisation ballot is by STV details of the voting procedure is available in the First agenda which is available via the members´ website.

   2. emergency motions , members were encouraged to draft emergency motions, especially on government cuts
   3. Teresa to Book a fringe on "Greens and anti-cuts campaigns"
   4. stalls PM to book NB: The GPTU meeting yesterday suggested that Sue Tibbles look after the GPTU stall at conference, she will not be able to do this as she is on SOC. GPTU therefore needs a volunteer to organise the stall and organise a rota of other members to look after it.
5. current/imminent disputes
   1. BA dispute continuing
   2. RMT tube strike on some lines
   3. RMT statement re plans for driverless tube trains noted, need to investigate whether Darren Johnson had issued a reply.
6. AOB : Victory To Colombian Oil Workers! No Blood for Oil! Emergency pickets of BP HQ 1 St James Sq, London SW1 5-6pm 22/6/2010 and every thursday until further notice.
7. The Next GPTU Meeting: Wednesday 21/7/2010 Royal Festival Hall, Southbank, London SE1 6.30pm