Bob Lambert - Chair welcomed delegates to the meeting
Speaker - We had no speaker
scheduled for the meeting. Offers/suggestions please.
Campaigning -
The local Stop the War Group was planning to run a coach to
London for the demonstration over Israel attacking Gaza.Contact details
were given.
The council was supportive and wished the organisers success.
CAFARAP - The secretary updated
the meeting on the Equality & Diversity statement. Some 30 organisations
had been approached and further groups were being selected.
The signature collection id support of the E & D statement had
resumed. A change in location to Eld Lane had proved more effective.
Bob Lambert would be co-ordinating this and would appreciate help
on thursday lunch times.
Anti BNP Campaigning. Bob had
attended the meeting at Witham to discuss arrangements for a stall
in the town centre there. This is now planned for 24.01.09.
Bob advised he would look to support a similar anti BNP stall being
run on Saturday.
Bob Lambert also spoke about the event organised by Chelmsford TUC
and Thompson in support of Venezuela and the Sixth Form College Awards
evening on 18.12.08
Sarah Pigott spoke in support of Yunus Bakhsh a sacked health worker
and union activist. Yunus had been sacked from his job and expelled
from Unison. This was causing a great deal of concern to union activists
as Yunus was well regarded
The meeting agreed to send a message of support.
Secretary's Report - The secretary went through the correspondence
received
Kevan Pugh, CWU had asked to make delegates aware of the "privatisation"
of Royal Mail. An update from CWU would follow in due course.
Colchester TUC Correspondence Received
December / January 2009
385/08 Unite - Colchester Central - Donation Observer "Fund"
386/08 VI Form College - Event 18.12.08
387/08 Fairtrade - Faircomment magazine
388/08 SERTUC - SERTUC Directory
389/08 Thompsons - legal Booklets
390/08 Ruskin House Corydon - Newsletter
391/08 TUC - Vulnerable Workers Project - Update
392/08 TUC - ACAS/TUC Conference Ipswich 23.03.09 £23
393/08 TUC - Chairing Skills - Workshop TUC 17.03.09 - free
394/08 TUC - IER Seminar -14.01.09 Stress £45
395/08 Unite - Gibraltar - The Story of Albert Fava
396/08 GMB - Learning Centre - Southampton
397/08 Unite Colchester Central - Minutes 10.11.08
398/08 Amnesty International - Acknowledgement of Affiliation
399/08 Working Class Movement Library - Shelf Life Winter 08/09
400/08 Unite - re Affiliation Fee
401/08 Essex County Council re Rivenhall Waste plant
402/08 TUC - TUC - Disability Conference 20 & 21.03.09 - Observer
place
403/09 PCS DWP Essex - CAFARAP & statement
404/08 Hazards 2009 - Acknowledgement of donation
405/08 Co-op Bank - Statement 237
406/08 National Express East Anglia - re Changes/job losses
0011/09 Stop the War re 10.01.09 & Appeal
002/09 Defend Council housing - update
003/09 Gerry Gable -Anti BNP Campaigning
004/09 SERTUC - Re -constitution of SERTUC
005/09 Children of Swaziland - Appeal £42
006/09 Co-operative Bank - Statement 238
Treasurers Report - The current account balances were reported.
Funds to support the cost of sending an observer to the TUC Womens
Conference, £50 had been donated by Unite Colchester Central,
which was gratefully acknowledged.
The meeting agreed to continue supporting The Children of Swaziland
charity and donated £25 to Stop the War Campaign.
Alternative Oyster Feast - Pete
Norfolk would look to approach Bob Crowe of RMT to attend as special
guest.
Essex County Association of TUCs - AGM 21.02.09. The secretary
noted that resolutions for Trades Councils Conference would need to
be agreed at our AGM and then taken to the County Association AGM.
Delegates then gave updates from their workplaces etc.
The meeting closed at 10pm.
The next meeting will be the AGM on
Thursday February 12th 2009 at 8pm at The Odd One Out, Mesea Road,
Colchester
