GMB Northants Community Branch
  • Home
  • About
  • Join GMB Northants
  • GMB Extra
  • Legal Services
  • Sponsorship
  • Regional GMB Website
  • National GMB Website
  • My GMB
  • Branch Newsletter
  • News
  • Contact

sUMMARY OF BRANCH mEETING 271022

18/11/2022

0 Comments

 
Picture
The October 2022 branch meting of GMB Northants was on Thursday the 27th October 2022 and took place on zoom. 

Below are the summary minutes of the meeting. A full copy of the minutes are issued to attendees and are available on request from the branch secretary. 

A PDF file copy of the October Summary Minutes are also here. 


GMB Northants Community Branch
Secretary, Alan Irwin

Summary Minutes of the Branch Meeting held on 27th October 2022

Correspondence.
  • Up-date on recent Trades Council meeting.
  • Membership Department – update on membership.
  • Authorisation of payment for flowers for Queens funeral.
  • International Transport Workers – Campaign P&O ferries.
  • Nicaragua – AGM and up-date.
  • National Pensioners Convention – Birmingham conference.
  • LRD – Employment Law – copy for Jackie to support her studies.
  • WoW – Debt crisis globally. “Pushing people into poverty”
  • Unity Trust – increase in rates.
  • AVAAZ – Brazil elections update.
  • Corby Trades Council (CTC) meeting – Corby Demands Better
  • WoW – Cost of Living Crisis.
  • Northants JJ  - daily up-date.
  • CTC speaker for next CTC meeting.
  • Nicaragua – Food sovereignty campaign.
  • GMB vacancies.
  • WoW – Palestine update – atrocities against civilians.
  • Nicaragua – update.
  • TUC rally London – 2nd November, Demand Better.
  • Banner Theatre – Donation request. Agreed, £100
  • Cuba Solidarity, sponsorship figure reached.
  • National Pension Committee.  Thank you to branches that donated.
  • New Regional Council Election Representatives.
  • Postal Correspondence; Cuba Solidarity,
  • Postal correspondence – GMB 2023 conference – Secretary nominated.
  • Postal correspondence – Conference 2023.  Appointed Equalities \officer nominated.
  •  LRD – re-new affiliation.
 
Secretary’s Report
  • Report on meeting with FTO – 2023 review. Agreed for the Secretary to become more involved with recruitment in 2023.
  • Consensus that we should do more active work with younger members and recruit more younger members.
  • Education for Reps.  Possibly more local courses. 
  • Up-date on recent CTC meeting from CTC Secretary – Excellent turn out and a very productive meeting.  Next CTC meeting to be put on our website. 
  • Physical meetings for next year – possible three dates across the County.
 
Presidents Report
  • Minutes received of the Regional Council meeting.  Could not attend the meetings.  Travel is proving extremely difficult; 2 hours drive or 3 train changes.  Everyone agreed this was unreasonable for our delegates.
  • Employment Law Certificate.  President reported that she is enjoying the course and progressing well with the work to support her work as an Accompanying Rep.
 
Digital Communications Officers Report
  • Website activity for last 30 days: we had 155 (+18) website visits (sessions) by 123 (+12) people (users) and they viewed 488 (+72) pages. 
  • News Items Added to Website: 
  • CHARITY RIDE CUBA - NOVEMBER 2022
  • SUMMARY OF BRANCH MEETING 290922
  • OCTOBER 2022 BRANCH MEETING 
  • MENOPAUSE IN THE WORKPLACE 
  • WhatsApp Group has 30 members (-1) 
  • The October email newsletter was sent out on Tuesday 25th October to 1,541 members (September list) and has been opened by 652 members, a 42.3% opening rate 
  • Twitter: 730 (+4) Followers. Last 28 days: Tweets viewed (impressions) 392 (+3.4%) Profile visits 332 (+8.9%) 
  • Facebook: 270 (+2) Followers. Last 28 days: Posts seen by (reach) 56 (-9.7%) people. Page views 23 (+27.8%). 
  • Zoom: 12 month plan renewed until 24th October 2023 at a discounted cost of £93.52 (Full price £143.88)
  • Questions – Secretary reported on funds raised for his Cuban Cycle Challenge 2022
  • Questions - Dates for next year to be agreed, including physical meetings

Equality Officers Report

No report, apologies tendered.
 
Youth Officers Report
No report.  Apologies tended.
 
Race Officers Report
No report. Secretary raised concerns that we did not have any reports this year and we need rectify this position in 2023.
 
Regional Organisers Report
No report – apologies tendered.   
 
Accompanying Reps Report
Secretary reported he had been very busy with cases and with some success in getting members reinstated back to work. 
 
Workplace Report
  • Neil – new ASDA rep.  Hopefully get some resources – files etc.  Secretary to ask Rachelle. 
  • Neil reported on current cases he has been dealing with.
 
Any Other Business
No other business. 
 
Date and Time of Next Meeting
November 24th, 7pm – Zoom
summary_minutes_271022.pdf
File Size: 291 kb
File Type: pdf
Download File

0 Comments



Leave a Reply.

    GMB Northants Community Branch Logo
    GMB Northants Community Branch

    RSS Feed

    Branch Mtg Dates
    Picture
    Zoom Meeting Help
    Email Signup
    Picture

    GMB Northants Community Branch

    The latest news from the branch

    Click on the news story to read more

    Categories

    All
    Ambulance Strike
    Asda
    Branch Meeting
    Contact Magazine
    Corby
    Courses
    Dying To Work
    Election
    Equality Conference
    Events
    Fact Service
    Foodbanks
    General
    GMB
    GMB Congress
    GMB Credit Union
    GMB Northants
    GMB Womens Conference
    GMB Youth Members
    Green Patch
    Holocaust Memorial Day
    IWMD19
    Kettering
    Kier
    Labour Research Department
    Matalan
    NHS
    Northants
    Oakley Value Rangers
    Pensions
    Resources
    Schools
    TUC
    TUC March
    Union
    UnionLine
    Will Writing
    Worker Memorial Event
    Workers Memorial Day
    Youth Officer

    Picture

    Archives

    January 2023
    December 2022
    November 2022
    October 2022
    September 2022
    August 2022
    July 2022
    June 2022
    May 2022
    April 2022
    March 2022
    February 2022
    January 2022
    December 2021
    November 2021
    October 2021
    September 2021
    August 2021
    July 2021
    June 2021
    May 2021
    April 2021
    March 2021
    February 2021
    January 2021
    December 2020
    November 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    August 2020
    July 2020
    June 2020
    May 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    November 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    November 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    November 2015
    October 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015
    November 2014
    October 2014
    September 2014
    August 2014
    July 2014
    June 2014
    May 2014
    April 2014
    March 2014
    February 2014
    January 2014

    Picture
Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.