1. Attendees – See list

2. Apologies – M. Mujahid, T. O’Neil, Peter Heyes, Vic Morgan,.

3. Matters Arising March Minutes • Still waiting for reply from Bob Crow about Brother Finney being asked to leave No 2Eu meeting. • DM – Still waiting report on training room door issues.

• Minutes moved – Dick Millhouse • Seconded – Glenn Brown

4. Standing orders – To be oked at next meeting.

5. Leavers and joiners – at time of meeting the branch Sec had still not received any leavers and joiners list.

6. Recruitment and retention – Branch received a letter from RO asking branches to get their membership list up to date. Membership sec to go to head office, Branch agreed to pay Membership Sec’s loss of earnings. DM – Lists have to be updated. WJ – 3 members have left from Hai, how updated does the lists have to be? AT – Right up to date AT – Recruitment day was very helpful. AT to put a recruitment and retention plan together for our branch, Branch agreed to send at least 1 branch member to recruitment course up at unity house every second month.

7. Regional organiser - Reported on the pay and ballot, We had a big turn out 40% turn out and 80% voted for strike action. We will be re- balloting and we must get a bigger turn out next time. Even if we get everyone’s details updated management will still put in a legal argument. We have to think on our feet and get organised. Every time we go out we should have membership forms and get people signed up. JB – I think the members should be mad that the executives could not wait to make a decision until after the mass meeting. As a union we have cocked up and this needs to be addressed. AT – Is there a time scale for the next ballot. SH – Plan is to get lists up to date by the 17th April and hopefully ballot out by the 24th April. SH – Answered Questions from the floor.

8. Resolutions & Motions: 2 resolutions were passed with a majority vote. 1, Stop the Post Office Privatisation. 2, Death at G20 Protest. Please find both resolutions in full attached to attendees list or go to www.rmtlondoncalling.org.uk, click on my branch and select Stratford No1.

9. Correspondence – 9 items as listed in minute book.

Reps Reports; DM – update on Asbestos. H&S reps were guaranteed that Asbestos would be put on Asbestos register complying with law, it wasn’t. MC – Assaults on staff at Bank has increased since the escalator refurbishment has began. 54 members of staff have signed a petition asking for something to be done about this. Michael to update at next meeting. MC – Went to Bank Station to see if staff were ok during the G20 protests. Ended up being hemmed in for 3 hours by police. On the whole the march was great; to be honest there was more reporters than protesters. BW – Cleaners and security guards are not track trained. Management want a concession that people who are not track trained can gain access to the train depot. AT – New TOM at Leytonstone. WJ - 5 day block training route retention has been cancelled and familiarity for White city depot is being done instead. As far as I am aware this has not been agreed. GB – Member was given short notice to attend 5 day block training. He did not get papers until the day of the course. He was sent back to Leytonstone as he had a prior engagement that could not be changed and he would not be able to complete the course. TOM has since confirmed that 28 days notice will be given for course dates and papers.

10. A. O .B AT – Asks that a wreath be sent to JMcC family. Branch agreed £50. Branch Sec to sort.

Rule changes for AGM 2 on young members. Janine proposed 2nd DM.

Branch Funds Balance as of 8th April 2009- £2890.80p

Meeting closed – 1906 hrs

Next Meeting – 14th May 2009

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