November EC Meeting 2019

Four Day Stage One and Two Course

Following the success of the recent courses we are running another one. Dates to be confirmed.

Cybercrime Training.

Leicestershire Police who have excellent expertise in this area and who provided training to the GFTU staff have offered to run a course for affiliates. Details to follow.

Northern College.

We have agreed to provide training again through residential courses at Northern College. Dates to be circulated.

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Education strategy.

Discussions with Paul Skitt on our future education strategy have continued and we are working towards making final proposals to the November EC.

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Support for affiliates.

BFAWU

The GS was asked to set and mark the questions for the written examination which forms 30% of the marking in the General Secretary’s selection process.

PDA

The EC was pleased to note that the PDA organised their first training for their first new group of representatives in Boots at Quorn.

TSSA

Work to support education and finance continues.

RBA

Agreed to affiliate and hopefully their next Conference will be held at Quorn.

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Campaigning.

Chooseyouth.

The GS had held a number of meetings with Labour Party Colleagues to ensure that the fully funded and detailed proposals for building a new statutory youth service are agreed and the commitments are entered into the Manifesto.

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Union Building Conference.

The EC agreed that we organise the Union Building Conference on 21/22/23 February at Quorn, and subsidise.

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