EC Meeting May 2018

17.2 I held a full day meeting with the National Association of Racing Staff to consider some future education proposals.

17.3

ASLEF have visited us at Quorn to review our recent work.

17.4 Thanks to Bro. Cortes of TSSA an extremely positive meeting with the British Pharmacists Association was held at Quorn.

17.5

The British Dietetic Association will be visiting us at Quorn.

17.6 I was invited to attend the CWU Conference in Bournemouth and continued very productive discussions with their General Secretary and leadership team. 17.7 A named position/s have been reserved for the GFTU on the new Friends of Ruskin Council being proposed. 17.8 As instructed I wrote to all TUC affiliates seeking support in principle for our Trailblazer partnership. We need two more unions on board to make this happen.

17.9

I attended the Youth Festival and delivered two workshops.

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Campaigns and other.

18.1 I chaired the highly successful Roundtable in Parliament for a statutory Youth Service.

18.2 A report of that Roundtable from myself was published in Youth and Policy . Attached.

18.3 Support was given to the recent fundraising dinner for the Durham Miners’ Association.

18.4 The Freedom for Ocalan Campaign is able to now appoint a Coordinator. I drafted employment materials for this position. The GFTU administers the website for this campaign. More and more unions are affiliating and the Freedom for Ocalan campaign will be the main international theme at this year’s Durham Gala.

18.5

I have been asked to address the Derby Silk Mill Rally in June.

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