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7. Recommendations
A) Conference procedures and guidelines working
well and should be maintained.
B) Whole day out, followed by shorter session
for delegation to go over business worked well
and should be adopted as general practice.
C) Motions should be put through Branch Committee
before AGM to avoid delays and missing deadline.
D) Conference travel and accommodation arrangements
should ensure all delegates can remain until
close of business on Friday.
18. Branch Action List
from National Conference and Local Government
Service Group Conference (In order passed by
Conference, NOT in priority order)
1) Short term Contracts: Negotiate Reduction
in short term contracts. Branch already has
policy locally.
2) Low Pay: Review employers we cover,
seek improvements, name and shame low payers.
3) Term Time Workers: Link in with LG
Service Group strategy. Oppose local management
of schools, look at Northern Ireland improvements
for term time workers with a view to negotiating
along those lines.
4) Public Services: Send people to Durham
Miners Gala in July. Use all media opportunities
to emphasise need for direct provision of services.
Link in with positively Public Campaign.
5) Branch Funding: Ensure Hardship and
Property Funds accounted separately. Ensure
list of Vol & Comm sector employers is correct.
6) Racism: Ensure stewards have opportunity
to go on appropriate training
7) Organising - Our Future: Develop
Branch Development plan, make links with other
branches.
8) Rules: Given failure to address rules
problem, branch should consider setting out
its own rule change on disciplinary rules for
2002.
9) Stress in the Workplace: Monitor
staff turnover, collate problems, negotiate
measures like on-site counselling.
10) Ethical Trading Policy: Back campaigns
like Rugmark.
11) Human Rights & Bill of Rights:
Involve members in securing and exercising rights.
12) Integrating young members: Ensure
Young members Officer post filled, set up forums
for young members ideas etc.
13) Robert Hamill Campaign: Publicise
with members.
14) Counselling Service for Lay Members:
Look at what the branch can provide for
activists while awaiting report.
15) Development of Stewards Organisation:
Target younger members, maintain and improve
local training a resource support.
16) Privatisation of Education Services:
Monitor private contracts, oppose them and
if necessary by industrial action.
17) Health Care and Social Care: Oppose
assimilation of LG services into NHS for reasons
of local accountability.
18) Organising in Private Companies:
Map workplaces, seek recognition agreements
through law if necessary. Look at new structures
to support members and highlight negative effects
of privatisation.
19) Housing Stock Transfer: Campaign
for NO votes in ballots.
20) Car Expense Payments: Ensure no
member suffers detriment, especially in relation
to Road Tolls.
John Stevenson
Branch Secretary
29/06/01
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