EC Meeting Papers January 2020

EC Minutes 29 November 2019

PCU – Bro. Price. Psychotherapy and Counselling Union a new non-judgemental union formed in 2016 and is growing a very reasonable rate. Members include counsellors, psychotherapists and other practitioners. Most work is case work and developing their structures. They hoped to bring their expertise as therapists to assist and develop members of PCU and the GFTU together. VOICE – Sis. Lawson. Voice the union for education professionals would be celebrating their 50 th anniversary next year. Members include all areas of education including teachers, lecturers, early years, nannies, classrooms assistants and all other education workforces such as secretary’s and care takers. Funding was and still is an issue. SWU – Bro. McGowan. Social Workers Union is the only UK trade union for, and run by qualified and registered social workers including Bro. McGowan himself also being registered. They assist social workers and are keen to create a positive image for social workers who work behind the scenes 24 hours a day 7 days a week in all areas of child protection. AEGIS – Bro. Linn. A trade union representing workers within the financial services. Current issues included the restructuring of better systems for automation which is resulting in closure of branches and larger financial companies are outsourcing work. Aegis aim to double the numbers of members by the end of next year. TSSA – Bro. Cortes Transport Salaried Staff Association is the union for the transport and travel trade industries. Current issues the union faced was the closure of Thomas cook and disputes within the rail industry. BFAWU – Bro. Draper Bakers Food and Allied Workers Union celebrated its 172 years this year. They were responsible for organising the action against McDonalds with six successful strikes across London recently. POA – Bro. Gillan Prison Officers Association currently has over 30,000 members private and public sector sectors. Current issues are lack of funding, assaults on members, and the No right to strike. POA had secured a landmark agreement which ensures POA can advise members of their health and safety rights without being accused of unlawfully inducing industrial action as a result from a claim at HMP Lindholme on the 12 TH October 2018. There were still an ongoing case relating to contempt of court however they hoped to win the human rights act against this injunction.

Bro. Draper asked for a message of solidarity to be sent to Dave Ward of CWU who was unfortunately unable to attend today’s event.

EC members agreed to send a message of solidarity to Dave Ward of CWU from the GFTU.

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