Minutes of last Branch Meeting

ATTENDANCE

21/06 C. Easter Chair

D. Bingham Secretary

T. Britton Treasurer

J. Watts Assistant Secretary

D. Kennedy U.E.L. Group

E. Kiff U.E.L. Group

N. Seeley U.E.L. Group

22/06 Apologies & New Delegates:

Apologies: P. Donovan

23/06 Minutes of February 2006 Meeting:

Read & Agreed.

24/06 Matters Arising:

14/06 re 05/06(a) Brent Trades Council – no further progress.

14/06 re 05/06(d) Still no more Rule Books.

19/06 AFR are confirmed as required by end March, but we still have not seen the form for submission from Head Office. Treasurer to chase up.

25/06 Correspondence:

(a)Camden Trades Council. Still trying to get us to affiliate. Noted.

(b) NEC Minutes. These are for last November. Still too much delay in receiving these.

(c) Latin America and the Unions. Noted.

(d) Honorarium. Secretary and Treasurer have both received this year’s. Noted

(e) Student Union Invoice for our room hirer. £60 this time. Treasurer will arrange payment.

26/06 Membership:

U.E.L Group did receive proper notification this time about their new member. T. Britton has corrected Head Office U.E.L. Group details again and now believes they are 10% accurate.

27/06 Group Reports:

U.E.L. Group:
Barking precinct has now been sold, possibly for £36 Million and U.E.L need to be out by April 2007. This means there is a restructuring process and redeployment of staff going on, including among others E. Kiff. One of our members in the sports centre has been offered a voluntary severance deal, but has not yet made up his mind as to if this is an acceptable package. E.Kiff is part of “Estates” and members here are effected, but it is likely that there will be more fulltime post overall. Meetings are ongoing and an agreement needs to be reached by May 31^st.

Pensions Strike ballot was a bit late but this was no bad thing. Turnout was 45% with the majority in favour and no votes against strike action. Members now awaiting a Government statement before deciding date of strike action. The most likely date is 28^th March. In Amicus as a whole 2,400 voted For strike action & 240 Against.

HERA, two key meetings are scheduled for end April & beginning of May to look at issues where there has not been agreement.
NUPLEXGroup:
Still ticking along. There is a communications meeting in a few weeks time. There was a visit last Tuesday from the MD to consider putting in a new reactor. A visit by DuPont holds out hope of a 10-year deal.

PPG:
Not negotiating over pay as they have no Rep. although we have membership here. They only know what happens when they receive their pay packet.

28/06 Other Reports:

None.

29/06 Any Other Business:

C. Easter is attending Works Council meeting in Wetherby and is asking for assistance with expenses.

Agreed £50.

THERE BEING NO OTHER BUSINESS THE MEETING CLOSED AT 7.53 PM

AMICUS 0338. THE UNION BRANCH FOR SKILLED & PROFESSIONALS IN EAST LONDON