GFTU BGCM Minutes 2017

David and I are here until tomorrow morning. We are happy to talk today, this

evening or via email or telephone in due course to anybody who wants to

discuss this with us. We can arrange to suit you and your members in the way

that you want legal services to be delivered. Thanks very much. (Applause)

THE PRESIDENT: Does anybody want to raise any issues on the shared services

issue before we move on to the first motion this morning which is Motion 4 in

the name of NAPO? (No response)

MOTION 4 – PROMOTING EFFICIENCIES AND GREATER INTER-UNION CO-

OPERATION

BRO IAN LAWRENCE (NAPO) moved the following motion:

1

The GFTU provides a safe space for union leaders to come together,

share challenges, and celebrate successes. However, all GFTU affiliates will

be aiming to stretch resources so they have the maximum impact for members

and this BCGM believes that the GFTU is not fulfilling it’s potential as a broker

for finding shared solutions to common resourcing challenges amongst

affiliates.

2

By definition affiliates are small so capacity to find solutions to internal

operational challenges is difficult - in terms of time, expertise and cost. For

example, Napo would like to have cutting edge integrated ICT platforms that

could make our membership, finance and communications more efficient and

effective with a direct benefit for supporting activists, campaigning and

organising. This is difficult as we have limited time and expertise to devote to

this and options can be disproportionately expensive.

3

This BCGM believes that through the safe space provided by the

GFTU, common challenges can be identified and common solutions explored,

extending to shared commissioning and economies of scale in areas such as

ICT, insurance and internal financial support, internal legal services, and

aspects of HR support.

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