Attendance: Vaughan Thomas, Adrian Finney, John Reid, Pat O'Brien, Olly New, Dave Rayfield, Janine Booth
COUNCIL OF EXECUTIVES REPORT
Olly reported on:
- TUC demo, 26 March
- RMT education centre to expand
- Parliamentary group report
- DLR ballot
- Chris Hutchinson reinstatement
- ASLEF Boxing Day strike
- FBU refusal to work ET claims
- 2x cases of appeals against legal refusals supported
- LU dispute - request for hardship payments being considered by Finance Sub-Committee
- 4 Companies Safety Council
- Eamonn and Arwyn strikes
Discussion:
- Has LU pay claim been submitted yet? Answer: No.
- Shouldn't ballot for 'action short' unless intend to use it.
- Hardship fund
RESOLUTIONS FROM LAST LTRC MEETING
All submitted to GS for Executive:
- ACAS Talks - rejected
- Escalation of LU Job Cuts Dispute - rejected
- LU Jobs and Safety Dispute - rejected
- 5-rounders on the Victoria Line - accepted, being discussed
- Charges for Picket Materials - accepted, being discussed
The rejections of three resolutions will be reported to the January meeting of the Regional Council, which may decide to appeal the rejections to the Council of Executives.
NEXT LTRC MEETING
The following resolutions were accepted onto the agenda of January's meeting:
- Education: Fees and Cuts (Stratford no.1)
- Annual One-Day Meeting of Reps (Stratford no.1)
- Scheduling of Branch Meetings (Finsbury Park)
Secretary to circulate these to branches by email to facilitate discussion.
Agreed request from Stratford no.1 branch to invite speaker from National Campaign Against Fees and Cuts to January LTRC meeting.
RESOLUTIONS TO CHANGE BY-LAWS
Janine outlined her intention to ask the Executive to submit changes to by-laws to the Regional Council AGM - introducing this now to facilitate time for discussion and possible changes to the proposals:
1. Current standing orders state that proposals to amend the standing orders can only be tabled to the AGM. Proposal to amend this so that these proposals can be tabled to the August meeting as well as to the AGM, and in each case the deadline for submission should be the LTRC EC meeting of the previous month (ie. July and January, respectively).
2. Creation of new Regional Council officer posts. Current suggestions are: Website Officer, Publicity Officer, Training Officer, Social Events Organiser, Health & Safety Co-ordinator
RECRUITMENT AND ORGANISATION
Dave reported. Statistics show no significant overall loss of membership during dispute.
Agreed to ask RO to write to all branches asking them to organise a specific recruitment activity during January.
Secretary to write to all branches requesting contribution to annual report on branch organisation.
NOMINATIONS OPEN
Nominations were delared open for all Regional Council officer and executive posts. Secretary to circulate branches.
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