January 2014

Secretary’s Supplementary Report for AGM January 2014 

Wolverhampton, Bilston & District TUC   www.wolvestuc.org.uk       info@wolvestuc.org.uk

 

  • 2014 WB&DTUC officer nominations received  from UNITE WM/6150 and NUT:

 

President (Chairperson)       Marie Taylor – CYW-Unite

Vice-President                       Rob Marris UNITE WM/6150

Secretary                                Nick Kelleher – UNISON Gen

Treasurer                                John Grant – UCU

Minutes Secretary                 Marion Halfpenny – NUT

Publicity Officer                     Jenny Battell  – NASUWT

 

  • Elections to be taken at AGM for 2014 TUC Equality conference observers:

 

Women’s TUC              Wed 12th – Fri 14th March  [deadline 17-1-14]

Black Workers’ TUC    Fri 11th – Sun 13th April   [deadline 7-3-14]

Disability TUC               Wed 28 & Thurs 29 May  [deadline 13-4-14]

LGBT TUC                             Thurs 26 & Fri 27 June  [deadline 2-5-14]

All of these conferences are taking place at Congress House, London.

 

  • Elect our delegate Trades Union Councils conference in Cardiff Sat 14th  & Sun 15th June  [deadline 9-5-13]    -Motions for conference (deadline 31-3-14]

 

  • Nomination to be made for West Midlands TUCJCC rep [deadline 31-3-14]

 

  • 19 branches still to re-affiliate – Thanks to branches that have re-affiliated for 2014: 

ASLEF                               Community 17000                           NUT    

UNISON University                  UNITE WM6150                       UNITE WM 6151

 

Website update – our views have rocketed tenfold already in 2014 we’ve had 5,000 views in the last week!! Most are viewing our minimum wage article.

 

DIARY DATES:

this Saturday (18th Jan) 

11am leafleting in Queens square for launch of Peoples Assembly

please come along and help for a while  – contact Ian 07953 647479 

 

next Saturday 25th January 11am@Arena Theatre Black Country Peoples assembly launch for which we have had a £980 grant for the Midlands TUC

 

10,600 disabled people died within 6 weeks of their disability benefits being stopped by Atos/DWP between January and November 2011,  and then they stopped counting.

At 8am on Wednesday February 19th  @  Atos, Wolverhampton Assessment Centre, Ground Floor and First Floor, 15-17 Pearl Assurance House, Waterloo Road, Wolverhampton, WV1 4DJ

 there will be 144 demonstrations outside Atos centres all over Britain called by the group Anonymous  https://www.facebook.com/ATOSNationalDemo

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