Draft Stratford No 1 Branch Minutes for 9th December 2010

Branch Secretary: Terry O’Neill.
Branch Chairperson: Adrian Finney ,

Branch Minutes: November 11th, 2010

Thursday

Attendees: A Finney, T O’Neill, A Thomson, Glen Brown, John Latona, Dave Pittman,Paul Penny,M Mujahid, A Malik, J Booth, John McConville, Mike Cronin, Kay Shatford,

Apologies: Julia Latona,B Witham, D Fitzpatrick.,Mike Cronin, Chris Bluett, D Millhouse,Adrian Saint,Amanda
Carney

17.05 hrs Meeting opens.

Previous Minutes Adopted:Pro GB Sec TO'N

  1. Matters Arising:
  2. TO'N told the Branch that there was £450.00 in the Branch account.
    MC asked if it was possible to second himself, granted .

  3. (A) Leavers and Joiners:
  4. 14 leavers, 4 joiners.
    TON told the branch of Train Drivers leaving the RMT,
    JB told the Branch that overall regional membership numbers was only down 1.
    PP,MM,MC all contributed

    (b) Organization, Recruitment & Retention.
    Nil

  5. Committee Reports:
    1. AF reported: Regional Council meeting
    2. AF. Reported :Strike Committee December 20 th Indian YMCA
    3. AF. Reported:15th December Mass Meeting to lobby City Hall
    4. AF. Reported :E-mailed letter to Gerry Duffy was not from Crows Office

    Other Reports :

    1. TO'N Reported: On Julia Latona and Muhammad Mujahid election progress
    2. GB Reported on the recent Train Side Health and Safety meeting
    3. DP, Reported on the possible rescinding of representative recognition on the newly formed groups.
      JB,KS,DP,MC,PP all contributed
    4. TO'N to write to Hedley for clarification and to verify whether the status quo is still in place
  6. Correspondences
  • 2010 Jobs Dispute
  • TUC delegate
  • Cuts Demonstration Marchers AT/TO'N/AF/KS/GB) TO'N to e-mail branch activists for other
  • attendees
  • Election of G Harrington
  • Muhammed Mujahid & D Bell TUC Delegate
  • Job cuts LUL
  • RMT Contributions
    Arwyn Thomas
  • Functional Council Delegate NOM G Watson
  • Stations Functional Council NOM McKenna & Reilly
  • Stations Functional Council Withdrawal (Reilly)
  • Service Control T2 election of Kebba Jobe
  • TFC confirmation of branches votes
  • Eamonn Lynch and Arwyn Thomas
  • 2011 National demo against Austerity.
  • GS report to decisions of COE Oct, 2010
  • STUC/WTUC TUC nomination lists
  • Nomination G B to Annual General Meeting 2011, Fort William
  • Stations Tier 2 Vacancy Jim Harrington
  • Demo Austerity 2011..Branch Organiser: Terry O'Neill.
  • Representation Levels LUL: No agreement to any changes
  • Election of Delegates Male: TUC LGBT 2011. No1 MM, No2 a Bell
  • Election ofTUC regional Councils (SE) 4 Degates: No1 A Lingard, No2 D Bedford, No3 D Rios Alonso.
  • Election of 2 delegates BTUC Black workers 2011, No1 J latona, No2D James, No3 K Patel.
  • Election of delegates to BTUC Womens conference General Grades No1, A Lingard, No2 R Cakebread.
  • Members Cases
    1. Eddie Ogie , AT updated the branch
    2. Alwyn Thomas (Morden)
    3. Eamonn Lynch (Bakerloo) interim relief
    4. Aban Miah Neil Cochrane
    5. AT Reported on several Train Ops been threatened with wage removal/ FBU Strike l2 and ET1
    6. Amanda Carney, slip on ice covered walkways at Woodford , unmanned station,
    7. Tunde Umannah Council /LUL
  • Workplace Issues:
    1. Leytonstone PTI incident, snow covered platforms, possible broken leg. Inform TSC.
    2. Epping , elderly Disabled passenger abandoned on unmanned station Tues Nov 30th.TSC
    3. Loughton Unmanned all night on two occasions with the station opened to passengers. TSC
    4. Strike day: Trains arrived at Leytonstone when it was closed
    5. Waterloo and City : Cleaners issued with a letter to take over T.ops facility
    6. DRMS not trained properly ( Washing Trains etc)TSC
    7. Greasy Track, W&C no service, passenger service trains sent onto dangerous rails.

    TSC &Geoff Martin
    Branch asked that TON e-mail Crow & Hedly to ask about eh possibility of a Newspaper Advert, detailing the above
    E-mail other branches to seek other information
    E-mail Geoff Martin and TSC and ask for them to investigate and publicise
    Possible further strikes in the first week in January
    Local Leafleting of East End stations December 14th 1600hrs. Email all other branches

  • Motions Previously Given
    1. JB.Students support , Carried
    2. JB.Release for Reps , Carried
    3. Resolutions to Stations and associated grades conference 2011.

    'SOS: STAFF OUR STATIONS' CAMPAIGN

    This conference recognises the full-scale onslaught by employers on station staffing levels. This is a threat to station
    staff jobs, to safety and service standards, and to the help available to other grades.

    We request the union to launch and run a national campaign entitled 'SOS: Staff Our Stations', to include:

    • industrial action against any attacks by employers on station staffing
    • co-ordination of action across different companies
    • 'SOS' merchandise eg. badges, stickers, T-shirts
    • regional rallies
    • a national press launch

    Having asked for a national campaign on this question in several previous years, we hope that the union will now run a
    serious, high-profile campaign on this vital issue.

    Carried.

    AOB

    1. MM. Raised issue with BOD not recognising MM after being courteously approached , Branch advise MM
      ask BOD via E-mail why this is happening
    2. JB : COE elections , please push for support
    3. Hainault, with poster of Support for Lewis Peacock
    4. Friday December 17th Regional Christamas Party Twelve Pins , Finsbury Parkth
    5. Saturday 15th December , lobby the Mayor at city hall 0930hrs

      Meeting closed 19.45hrs

      Bank Account as of 10/12/2010 £350.