January 2017

Secretary’s Supplementary Report for AGM January 2017

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

 

• 2017 WB&DTUC officers no nominations received – outgoing officers:

President (Chairperson) Marie Taylor – CYW-Unite

Vice-President Rob Marris UNITE WM/6150

Secretary Nick Kelleher UNISON General

Treasurer John Grant UCU

Minutes Secretary vacant

Auditor Adrian Turner UNISON General

• Elections to be taken at AGM for 2017 TUC Equality conference observers:

Women’s TUC Wed 8 – Fri 10 March [deadline 31-1-17]

Black Workers’ TUC Fri 7 – Sun 9 April [deadline 24-2-17]

Disability TUC no details yet

LGBT TUC Thurs 6 & Fri 7 July [deadline 26-5-17]

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

Trades Union Councils Conference Sat 10 & 11 June Sunderland

 

Thanks to branches that have re-affiliated for 2017:

ASLEF, Community W’ton Craft, FBU, UNISON Sandwell General, UNISON Police Staff, UNITE Faith workers

19 branches still to re-affiliate

 

DIARY DATES: February TUC Love Unions week – local activity

Join us to hand out flowers and union recruitment cards in Valentines’s week 

Saturday 11th February Wednesfield High St stall 10.30am

& Sunday 12th February Bilston Market stall 10.30am

 

NHS demo

“The NHS will last as long as there are folk with the faith to fight for it” Nye Bevan, Founder of the NHS

OnSaturday 4 March 2017 The People’s Assembly is be teaming up with Health Campaigns Together to organise a major national demonstration in defence of our National Health Service.

apply for places at festivals working with us by 20th March 2017