GFTU BGCM Minutes 2017

and I think that is the kind of thing we should all be thinking of. My son’s

grandma puts it a little bit more succinctly than that and she will see, “You’re

chatting arse”. Hopefully I am not chatting arse now, okay?

Performance certainly needs to be seen and understood in context, in the

social and political context, and I think every child does not just need to just

have a place in our minds, but also in our hearts and the TU movement has

had a lifelong history, a long, long history of strongly advocating for lifelong

learning where access to relevant and appropriate learning opportunities are

not restricted by time scales, location, prejudicial evaluations of worth or

narratives that seek to suppress aspirations, so I would hope that you can

support our motion. Thank you. (Applause)

Motion 13 was CARRIED unanimously

THE PRESIDENT: That moves us to Motion 3, Reps Training, page 58, NAPO to

propose.

MOTION 3 – REPRESENTATIVES, TRAINING

BRO IAN LAWRENCE (NAPO) moved the following motion:

1

The GFTU plays a critical role in helping small unions train

representatives. The formation of a training co-ordinators network to help

shape, develop and test the representative training programme is welcomed as

positive and should be encouraged and supported.

2

This BCGM thinks that there is scope for the GFTU to broaden its

impact by using this network to identify best practice and sharing best practice

in training for union activists where the focus is on softer skills, vital to

successful union organizing, but not traditionally central to representative

training - such as active listening, overcoming deficit thinking through positive

communication, and writing effective campaigning materials.

3

Similarly the GFTU should promote identifying common recruitment and

organising challenges and support active learning around best practice and

overcoming these challenges. For example, managers are critical union

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