GMB Northants Branch Elections 2020

Branch Elections have been postponed because of Covid-19 following consultation with the Region.
​We will announce the date of the elections in due course. In the meantime if you are interested in any of the roles, you can contact the Branch Secretary for more information

​GMB Northants Branch elections for officers and committee are due to take place this year at the June 2020 meeting.

Branch officers are elected by each GMB branch and each branch will have a president, secretary, equality officer, youth officer and two auditors and a committee of no less than nine members. The president, secretary, equality officer and youth officer will all be members of the committee. 

All branch officers, and the branch committee, will be elected at the meeting in June every four years. Nominations can be made at any of the three meeting nights before that meeting. If not enough nominations are made at these meetings, nominations can be made at the June meeting.
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It should be noted that these post holders are lay member appointments. They are not employed by GMB but work on behalf of the union to provide advice and support to members in their branch.

GMB Northants Branch elections for officers and committee are due to take place this year at the June meeting. The Branch will be electing a:

• President
• Secretary
• Equality Officer
• Youth officer
• Two auditors 
• An additional 5 committee members

​Gordon Glassford, our current Branch Secretary, has been in this post for eighteen years and has announced that he will not be standing for election for another four year term. Gordon thinks it is time to hand over to someone, perhaps younger, who can move the branch on and give it fresh impetus. 

The branch secretary is responsible for running the branch, communicating with members and keeping accounts.  As this is a large branch with 2500 members and is financially active, we help support eight foodbanks in Northants make various charitable donations, it is time consuming. 
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We hold ten branch meetings a year and the branch secretary must make a commitment to attend all of them, take minutes and carry out any decisions made. She or he should also have a working knowledge of Excel and Word.

​Nominations for all officers and committee members will be taken in the March, April and May meetings. If more than one member is nominated for any position then there will be an election at the June meeting. 

If you are interested in taking up a role and wish for more information please get in touch with Gordon Glassford by email or telephone

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​Branch Secretary Handbook

GMB is a membership based organisation, and our members are both at the centre of our democratic decision-making process and from where our strength comes. It is through building strong workplace organisation with good communication and enough representatives, that we will achieve our goal of having the strongest possible union organisation in every workplace.

GMB recognises that the role of branch secretary is a vital link in the communications between the Union and our members.

The branch secretary, once elected to the position, has a wide range of duties and responsibilities to recruit, to service and to retain membership. The duties and responsibilities are set out in the union’s rulebook. Branch secretaries need to be familiar not just with the rules relating to their own position, but also with all rules of the union.

This branch secretary handbook aims to help branch secretaries know their responsibilities and role in meeting the aims and objectives of the GMB through the branch and democratic structures of the union.
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Regions will carry out the necessary training and induction to meet the needs of the branch secretary and the branch secretary handbook is a reference tool and guide for all branch secretaries.

The Branch Secretary handbook can be accessed via the secure member’s login on the National website, login at: www.gmb.org.uk/mygmb and the link can be found under 'Resources' (see image below)