Council Chamber, County Hall, West Bridgford, Nottingham
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TO: ALL NOTTS UNISON MEMBERS
DATE: 17 March 2017
OUR REF: PG/AGM/2017/AGMAgenda22March2017
A G M A G E N D A
WEDNESDAY 22 MARCH 2017 5.30pm – 7.00pm
Council Chamber, County Hall, West Bridgford, Nottingham
1. Welcome from Branch Chair
2. Guest Speakers– Alan Rhodes – Labour Leader of Notts County Council and Kay Cutts, Conservative Leader of the Opposition
3. Minutes of 2016 AGM (available at meeting)
4. Confirmation of Branch Officers for 2017 following election
5. Branch Officers and Convenors Honoraria 2016 – see over for details plus motion re future Honoraria payments
6. Motion – Branch Officers Honoraria
7. Guest Speakers Derby Teaching Assistants and motion in support of their strike action
8. Branch Secretary/Branch Organiser’s Report on Branch work 2016/176 including update on 2016-17 pay claims for local govt and further education members
9. Treasurer’s Report (including audited Branch Accounts for 2016 to be tabled at meeting)
10. Election of delegates to National and LG Conferences
11. Dept. Convenors’ Reports and any questions for Convenors
12. Prize Draw – raffle for Apple ipad mini and shopping vouchers (£100, £50, 2x£25)
13. Any Other Business
Yours sincerely
Rosie
Rosie Bartram
Branch Secretary
Free Buffet and refreshments provided from 5.00pm
Disabled access/travelling and childcare expenses paid (form available at meeting)
Branch Officer Posts 2017
Branch Secretary Rosie Bartram
Asst Secretary Gail Flack
Chair Brian Fitzpatrick/James Minto – job share
Vice Chair Everton Lewis-Gordon
Service Conditions Officer Tina Carnachan/Gail Flack – job share
Treasurer Ged Talty
Asst Treasurer Jane Gannon
Education Co-Ordinator Tina Carnachan
Life Long Learning Officer Tina Carnachan
Equalities Officer vacant
Black Members Officer vacant
LGB&T Officer Phil Smith/Karen Revill
Disablities Officer Brian Fitzpatrick
Womens Officer Natalie Bryan
H&S Officer Everton Lewis Gordon
Welfare Officers (2 posts) Ged Talty/Jan Whooley
Communications Officer vacant
Branch Auditors (2 posts) Neil Timms
List of Honoraria – for 2016 posts/officers – honoraria payments relate to year prior to AGM
Post amount
Branch Secretary 125.00
Asst Secretary 125.00
Chair 125.00
Vice Chair 62.50
Service Conditions Officer 125.00
Treasurer 1,010.74
Asst Treasurer 505.37
H&S Officer 125.00
Welfare Officers (2 posts) 250.00 each
Equalities Officer 125.00
Communications Officer 125.00
Black Members Officer 62.50
LGB&T Officer 62.50
Disablities Officer 62.50
Womens Officer 62.50
Education Co-Ordinator 125.00
Branch Auditors (2 posts) 648.94 and 312.50 respectively
Life Long Learning Officer 125.00
Departmental Convenors
Adult Social Care and Health 125.00
Children and Young People 125.00 each
Communities/Environment 125.00 each
Resources/Chief Execs 125.00
Senior Stewards (with cover time) 62.50
……continued
Motion re Branch Honoraria
The Branch Committee has agreed a proposal regards an increase to honoraria payments made to some branch officer posts.
It has been many years since these payments have been reviewed. Whilst some of the roles remain the same, i,e, supporting members in an equalities or welfare capacity, the role of the senior branch officers (Branch Secretary, Chair, Service Conditions Officers with case work responsibilities, Convenors and Senior Stewards) has grown enormously - with extra responsibilities and pressure from both the employer and UNISON nationally.
The Branch Committee is asking the Annual General Meeting to accept these revised honoraria payments.
Revised Honoraria proposals
Post Present Proposed
amount
Branch Secretary £125.00 (£500)
Asst Secretary £125.00 (£150)
Chair £125.00 (£250)
Vice Chair £62.50 (£62.50)
Service Conditions Officer £125.00 (£200)
Treasurer £1,010.74 (£1,010.74)
Asst Treasurer £505.37 (£505.37)
H&S Officer £125.00 (£125)
Welfare Officers (2 posts) £250.00 each (£250) each
Equalities Officer £125.00 (£125)
Communications Officer £125.00 (£75)
Black Members Officer £62.50 (£62.50)
LGB&T Officer £62.50 (£62.50)
Disablities Officer £62.50 (£62.50)
Womens Officer £62.50 (£62.50)
Education Co-Ordinator £125.00 (£125)
Branch Auditors (2 posts) £648.94 and 312.50 respectively
Life Long Learning Officer £125.00 (£125)
Departmental Convenors
Adult Social Care and Health £125.00 (£200)
Children and Young People £125.00 (£200)
Resources £125.00 (£200)
Place £125.00 (£200)
Senior Stewards (with cover time) £62.50 (£125)
Allowing for a total of 10 senior stewards the full cost would equate to:-
Present costs are £5540.05
proposed costs would be £7065.05
an increase of £1525
……continued
The overall increase will fall below the full increased costings figure as some individuals hold more than one post, however honoraria can only be paid for one post within a branch not multiple officer postions.
(For example if someone held the position of Communications Officer and was also a departmental convenor they would only receive honoraria for the post attracting the higher level of honoraria).
Motion re Derby Teaching Assistants strike action
Nottinghamshire County UNISON offers its full support to the Derby Teaching Assistants in their dispute with the Derby City Council to stop wages being reduced by up to 25% and their contracts being rewritten.
Nottinghamshire Unison is outraged and condemns the actions of Derby City Council. We recognise that Derby City has faced massive cuts due to the Tory Government; however it should be taking the fight to them, not attacking local workers’ pay. It should also be working with Unison about the matter. We call on other Unison branches to join us in asking that the Unison NEC condemn the Council’s actions, which are bringing the relationship between the local, regional and national Labour Party and Unison into disrepute and damaging the Labour Party’s electoral credibility amongst the low paid in this region."