UNISON Edinburgh Branch Meetings

Branch AGM 2004

Was held on Monday 23 February 2004 in the City Chambers, High Street, Edinburgh

Click on appropriate links below for decisions. The full minute will appear in due course.

1. Minutes of Branch Meetings 2003
Annual General Meeting 24 March 2003
2. Annual Report 2003

3. Election of Branch Officers

4. Rule Changes passed
5. Policy Motions passed

8. Election of Branch Officers 2004

PRESIDENT: Joe Galletta (City Development) ELECTED	Education Shop Stewards Committee
CHAIRPERSON: Barbara Foubister (Education) ELECTED	Education Shop Stewards Committee
VICE-CHAIRPERSON (2)
Matthew Crighton (City Dev) ELECTED	Education Shop Stewards City Development Shop Stewards Committee
Gerry Corbet (Social Work)
SECRETARY John Stevenson - (Social Work) ELECTED	City Development Shop Stewards Committee, Education Shop Stewards Committee
ASST SECRETARY
Catriona Grant (Social Work)	Social Work Shop Stewards Committee
Agnes Petkevicius (Education) ELECTED	Education Shop Stewards Committee, John Ross (Housing) John Stevenson (Social Work), City Development Shop Stewards Committee
TREASURER Mike McCrossan - (Housing) ELECTED	City Development Shop Stewards Committee, Education Shop Stewards Committee
SERVICE CONDITIONS
CO-ORDINATOR John Mulgrew - (LVJB) ELECTED	Agnes Petkevicius & Barbara Foubister (Education) - City Development Shop Stewards Committee
CONVENER (APT&C) John Ross - (Housing) ELECTED	Education Shop Stewards Committee - City Development Shop Stewards Committee
CONVENOR (Craft) Walter Weir - (City Development) ELECTED	Education Shop Stewards Committee - City Development Shop Stewards Committee
CONVENER (Manual) George Lee - (Social Work) ELECTED	Education Shop Stewards Committee - Veronica Houston & Dot Paterson (Social Work) - City Development Shop Stewards Committee - Education Shop Stewards Committee
SERVICE CONDITIONS OFFICERS (4) - at least 2 must be women.

Alan Brown (Education) ELECTED	Education Shop Stewards Committee, City Development Shop Stewards Committee, George Lee (Social Work) Mike Pegg (Education)
Kevin Duguid - (Finance) ELECTED	Veronica Houston & Dot Paterson (Social Work) - City Development Shop Stewards Committee
Agnes Petkevicius - (Education) ELECTED	Education Shop Stewards Committee - City Development Shop Stewards Committee
Lyn Williams (Social Work)	Education Shop Stewards Committee - Social Work Shop Stewards Committee - City Development Shop Stewards Committee
Elaine Wishart- (Social Work) ELECTED	Social Work Shop Stewards Committee
HEALTH & SAFETY Tom McLeod - (City Dev) ELECTED	Education Shop Stewards Committee - City Development Shop Stewards Committee
RECRUITMENT/MEMBERSHIP SERVICES OFFICER	ELECTION REQUIRED
Barry Carbis (Social Work) ELECTED	Social Work Shop Stewards Committee
Craig MacLeod - (City Dev)	City Development Shop Stewards Committee - Education Shop Stewards Committee
EQUALITIES Irene Stout - (Recreation) ELECTED	Education Shop Stewards Committee - City Development Shop Stewards Committee
EDUCATION OFFICER	ELECTION REQUIRED
Ken Scott (City Development) ELECTED	City Development Shop Stewards Committee
COMMUNICATIONS John Stevenson - (Social Work) ELECTED	Education Shop Stewards Committee - City Development Shop Stewards Committee
WELFARE (Job Share) Gillian Allan (LVJB) - Education Shop Stewards Committee Mike Smith (Finance) - ELECTED	Education Shop Stewards Committee - City Development Shop Stewards Committee - Finance Shop Stewards Committee
INTERNATIONAL: Matthew Creighton (City Development) ELECTED	Education Shop Stewards Committee - City Development Shop Stewards Committee
AUDITORS Alan Bennet (Recreation) Stewart Mullen (Recreation) - ELECTED	Education Shop Stewards Committee
YOUNG MEMBERS OFFICER	No nominations were received. Nominations will continue to be sought via the Branch Committee for this and any other vacant post.

9. Rule Changes

New Rule E21 Lifelong Learning Convenor

Proposed by John Ross (Housing) Amanda Kerr (Culture & Leisure)

Add new rule as below and renumber subsequent rules in this section.

E.21 Lifelong Learning Convenor

The role of the Lifelong Learning Convenor will include the following in conjunction with the Education Officer:-

1) Developing the profile of Lifelong Learning in the branch

2) Encouraging members to become Lifelong Learning Advisers/ Representatives

3) Setting up schemes and structures to support advisers and members in Lifelong Learning

4) Co-ordinating the activities of Lifelong Learning Advisers/ Representatives to:-

a) raise awareness of Lifelong Learning issues in the workplace and the branch
b) raise awareness of Lifelong Learning opportunities amongst members and potential members
c) help to identify and articulate the learning needs of particular groups of members or potential members
d) raise awareness of the UNISON partnership approach to learning
e) liaise with employers on learning opportunities in the workplace
f) create a positive experience of what UNISON can do for members in the workplace around learning issues.
g) encourage colleagues to join courses such as Return to Learn and supporting them while they are learning
h) work with the branch to encourage learners into branch activity
i) work with other branch officers to promote Lifelong Learning opportunities.
CARRIED WITH NECESSARY TWO-THIRDS MAJORITY