Tomorrow's meeting: AGM and Wetherspoons strike

Wetherspoons' staff in Brighton are planning to go on strike. Find out why, when and how we can support them from their union reps at this week's NUJ branch meeting.

https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/16610332.brighton-wetherspoons-staff-threaten-strike-action-over-poverty-wages/

You'll also get the chance to meet Richard Palmer, the man who represents this area on the union’s NEC. He wants to know what the NUJ can do for you.

This will be our annual general meeting – at which the branch officers for the coming year will be elected. Posts up for election include Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary and Treasurer. We also need an enthusiastic and energetic committee. If you’re interested in taking a more active role, or simply want to know more, contact acting branch secretary Brian Williams using this email address.

The meeting is on Thursday 27 September in the Craft Beer Company pub (22-23 Upper North Street, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 3FG), starting at 7pm. And if you've never been to a branch meeting before, don't worry. We like to keep it all as informal as possible and are much keener on making new friends than passing tedious motions. It would be great to see you there!

Draft agenda

1. Attendance sheet
2. Introduce guests (Richard Palmer and Wetherspoons striker)
3. Wetherspoons speaker
4. Minutes of last meeting
5. Matters arising not covered elsewhere in the agenda
6. Motion: The branch agrees that this meeting shall be the AGM for 2018
7. Election of officers
8. Election of new members
9. Richard Palmer Q&A
10. Motion by BW: This branch agrees to cover the childcare costs of members attending properly constituted meetings organised by us up to a maximum of £20
11. Ideas about promoting the branch
12. Correspondence
13. Chapel reports
14. Next meeting(s) date and location
15. AOB

AGM 2018

Our annual general meeting – at which the branch officers for the coming year will be elected – is on Thursday 27 September in the Craft Beer Co pub (22-23 Upper North Street, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 3FG), starting at 7pm.

Posts up for election include Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary and Treasurer. We also need an enthusiastic and active committee. Are you interested in equality? Or disability issues? Maybe you'd like to help increase the training opportunities for journalists in our area. Whatever it is you'd like to become involved with, we'd like to hear about it. Simply contact acting branch secretary Brian Williams, using this email address.

We will also be considering ways that the branch can best help NUJ members throughout Sussex. If you've got any thoughts on that, again we'd love to hear them – either by email or, better still if you can make it, at the meeting itself.

And if you've never been to a branch meeting before, don't worry. We like to keep it all as informal as possible and are much keener on making new friends than passing tedious motions. It would be great to see you there!