The March meeting of the GMB Northants Community Branch took place on Thursday the 28th March 2024 at 7pm on Zoom
Below are the summary minutes of the meeting. A full copy of the minutes are sent to attendees and available on request from the branch secretary
Below are the summary minutes of the meeting. A full copy of the minutes are sent to attendees and available on request from the branch secretary
A PDF copy of the March Summary Minutes are here
SUMMARY MINUTES OF THE BRANCH MEETING HELD ON 28TH March 2024
Minutes of branch meeting 29th February, 2024
Agreed as a true record
Matters Arising
Correspondence.
Secretary’s Report
Presidents Report
Digital Communications Officers Report
Equality Officers Report
Youth Officers Report
Verena, update on survey. No further responses. Survey now closed!
Regional Organisers Report
Rachelle not in attendance.
Accompanying Reps Report
Secretary reported being very busy with cases, both physical and Teams. Cases coming directly to the Secretary rather than Region which needs further monitoring.
Workplace Report
Neil reported on workplace activity, which included:
Ross, requesting and update on his position as Workplace Rep it Beanfield Community Centre. Secretary to look into the situation.
Any Other Business
Apologies from Gordon for the technical issues in attending the meeting.
Agreed as a true record
Matters Arising
- Affiliations paid to Labour Research.
- Waiting on invoice from Corby Pride 2024.
Correspondence.
- Campaigning correspondence from 38 Degrees.
- Neil – attending Congress for one day with the Secretary. Agreed.
- Several pieces of correspondence from Team Labour, building up to the GE.
- Funding support.
- Rachelle – New Deal – Labour Party.
- Nicaragua – updates.
- Kettering Constituency LP – campaigning updates.
- Neil, recruitment update, ASDA.
- Workers Memorial Day.
- Labour Party HQ.
- East Midlands pensioners – update.
- CCLP – support with canvassing.
- Regional Committee Minutes.
- Regional – setting up a ‘care’ committee for people working in that sector.
- Members/s enquiries to join the WhatsApp group.
- Labour party HQ – Tory funding!
- Eleanor Marx Award. Chair to report.
- Letter from GMB HQ, concerning reports about the GS and bullying.
- Canvassing in Desborough.
- 38 Degrees – Tory Party funding from racist donors.
- Banner Theatre – Miners 1984
- Wortley Hall – updates.
- East Midlands National Pensioners.
- Nicaragua – update
- Wortley Hall – play.
- CCLP – postal votes.
- East Midlands LP – campaigns.
- Regional office – charity walk in Stoke – homeless.
- Rosie Wrighting, canvassing.
- Invite for an evening with David Blunkett
- Adrian – website.
Secretary’s Report
- Workers Memorial Day. Some confusion over speakers. Speakers confirmed:
- Roy Rickuss, Community,
- Lee Barron, PPLC – Corby East Northants
- Rachelle Wilkins, GMB.
- Labour Party funding. Confusion over requests for funding from the branch.
- CEC member. Letter to be sent to the GS expressing the branch’s concerns.
- All our Workplace Reps have been contacted to attend meetings.
Presidents Report
- Jackie gave the following report from Regional Committee:
- Disputes. Amazon.
- Wolverhampton Council – update.
- Special Metal Wigan Ltd. update.
- Personal injuries claims – update.
- Recruitment and retention update.
- Industrial disputes update.
- Tarmac, update.
- Sponsorship and financial requests.
- International Women’s Day, Derbyshire.
Digital Communications Officers Report
- Website activity (GA4) for last 30 days: we had 184 (+31) website visits (sessions) by 152 (+33) people (users)
- News Items Added to Website
- WhatsApp Group has 38 (+1) members
- The March email newsletter was sent out on Saturday 23rd March to 1,616 members (March members list) and has been opened by 729 members, a 45.3% opening rate.Resent to 888 non-opens on 28th March with a further 94 members opening the email.
- X / Twitter: 803 Followers. Last 28 days: Tweets viewed (impressions) 55 (-34.5%)
- Facebook: 368 Followers. Last 28 days: Posts seen (reach) 106 (+324%
Equality Officers Report
- Pat gave updates on the following:
- WASPI – update.
- Retired members – update
- Regional Equalities Conference.
- Eleanor Marx Award.
- Play – Planks Gave way – not going ahead at Congress. Possibly, sometime in the future.
Youth Officers Report
Verena, update on survey. No further responses. Survey now closed!
Regional Organisers Report
Rachelle not in attendance.
Accompanying Reps Report
Secretary reported being very busy with cases, both physical and Teams. Cases coming directly to the Secretary rather than Region which needs further monitoring.
Workplace Report
Neil reported on workplace activity, which included:
- Ballot for industrial action – update.
- Wisbech strike update.
- Health and Safety issues…
- Aggression towards staff from customers – update. Posters to go up in stores.
- Issues on payments.
- Another recruitment day planned – further updates…
- Suggestion to have a physical branch meeting sometime in the future.
Ross, requesting and update on his position as Workplace Rep it Beanfield Community Centre. Secretary to look into the situation.
Any Other Business
Apologies from Gordon for the technical issues in attending the meeting.
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