Brighton and Hove District Trades Union Council
Annual General Meeting and 125th Anniversary
Wednesday 15th April 2015 7:30pm King and Queen Pub
Marlborough Place, Brighton, BN1 1UB
Local Union members, committee members and workplace reps are welcome.
Keynote Speakers, local reps organising in the Private and Public Sector
Richard Davies BECTU
Rep at the Duke of York's Cinema where union density has in a short time gone from virtually zero to over 50% of the workforce. BECTU members are now working to force union recognition and building a active union among the casualised workforce that can campaign for better contracts and working conditions.
Liz Ritson NUT
Rep at Hove Park School which has seen a joint parent/student/union campaign successfully fighting off privatisation combining industrial action and public campaigning.
We hope the discussion will enable those present to share experiences and advice as workplace reps with a huge range of experience.
125th Anniversary
All attendees will receive a booklet on the history of the Trades Council that was established in 1890. Brighton has long been a strong centre of union organisation even back in 1926 when our town was the most solidly out of any on the South Coast
Constitutional Amendment
To bring the constitution up to date with the position of affiliate AGMs the following is proposed by the executive.
The current Constitution reads:
6, The Annual General Meeting of the Council shall be held on the third Wednesday in February, and will be followed by the ordinary meeting.
Proposed amendment is to delete "be held on the third Wednesday in February" and insert "normally be held in April".
Effect:
First sentence of Section 6 would read:
6, The Annual General Meeting of the Council shall normally be held in April, and will be followed by the ordinary meeting.
Many thanks
Phil Clarke
General Secretary
Brighton, Hove and District Trades Union Council
01273 380819
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