Present: Janine Booth, Vaughan Thomas, Ross Marshall, Mick Crossey, Steve Blewitt, Paul Jackson, Becky Crocker, Jackie Darby, Carol Foster, Terry O'Neill, John Reid, Micky Hyde, Tony Gandolfi, mark Harding, Josie Toussaint-Pinnock, Dean O'Hanlon, Clara Osagiede, Glenroy Watson, John Kelly, Adrian Rowe

Apologies: Andy Littlechild, Peter Sheridan, Dave Rayfield, Paul Rutland

In attendance: Olly New (Council of Executives), Steve Hedley (Regional Organiser)

RECRUITMENT AND ORGANISING

• London Overground - newsletter out now; recruitment & organising day 21 January - all welcome
• February training workshop - being an effective level one / local representative -
  • Wednesday 10 February; Malcolm and Janine
  • Thursday 11 February Vaughan and Janine
• 'Contact RMT' notice - now available for LUL stations and revenue; secretaries of other second-stage councils to give information to Janine to produce notices for their workplaces
• Recruitment and organising meeting - 14:00-16:00, Tuesday 9 February ie. before Regional Council Executive - all branch secretaries and membership secretaries to attend
• Annual report - Secretary to draft report on state of organisation of branches in the Region, as required by rule book - invite branch secretaries to submit short report on their own branch as part of this
• Recruitment and organising plan, 2010 - Janine and Dave to draft, bring to February Regional Council Executive, circulate to branches

COUNCIL OF EXECUTIVES REPORT Olly reported on various issues. Discussion followed, including on: bus workers; LUL pay; five pound minimum; LGBT delegates. REGIONAL ORGANISER'S REPORT Steve reported on various issues, including disputes at Alstom and ex-Metronet signals. Discussion followed. MAKING GRADES COMMITTEES MORE EFFECTIVE Janine presented draft proposals. Following discussion, agreed to:

• endorse, subject to redraft, including a few changes
• bring back to February Regional Council Executive for submission to the Regional Council AGM
• ask the National President to confirm that the proposals are within the union's rules.

RESOLUTIONS TO NEXT REGIONAL COUNCIL MEETING All accepted as bona fide resolutions:

• LUL pay, LU Engineering
• LUL pay, Hammersmith & City
• SGM on Legal Services, Finsbury Park
• Train Grades Representatives, Central Line West
• Train Grades Organisation (x4), Bakerloo
• Diane Abbott MP, Hammersmith & City

IMPLEMENTATION OF REGIONAL COUNCIL DECISIONS

• Defending Jobs to be standing item on Regional Council agenda until further notice
• Janine to bring proposal for make-up of campaign committee to Regional Council

OTHER BUSINESS Cleaners - Clara's situation to be discussed with General Secretary