GFTU BGCM 2019 Minutes

keeping reserves and it was damaged because nobody expected us to get this

financial fraud.

BRO DEWI HUGHES (AEP): Just to clarify that, what percentage is it? Are you

aiming for 100% of the costs of the GFTU for a year or something less than

that?

THE PRESIDENT: Yes, that is right. It was two years’ worth of costs, I am not sure

in percentage terms what that would be, of the running costs of the GFTU, of

the Federation. It will be 100% for two years. If we had not replenished it, that

would have cleared us, so it was a stop gap.

BRO DEWI HUGHES (AEP): Thank you.

THE PRESIDENT: Thank you very much. We had to have two years because

various restrictions were on us, the Charity Commissioners not least, because

the EC is a charity. Any other questions on the finances, please? (No

response) Okay. I have just been told that the tea and coffee is ready so we

can stretch our legs and have a comfort break. Shall we take 20 minutes?

Thank you.

The meeting adjourned for tea

THE PRESIDENT: Okay, so let’s proceed. We are going to hand out the wording of

the motion that was misprinted in the actual booklet. This is Motion 9. It will be

heard tomorrow, but just so you can have a read through it, make sure you put

it in your book and bring it with you tomorrow. Then we actually have one that

was not printed on the running order. It is in the booklet. We are going to hear

that this afternoon. That is Motion 11 from the Social Workers Union. It is

short notice. They have stepped in to fill the gap this afternoon. Thank you,

John and colleagues, for that.

Let’s talk now about the implementation of the resolutions of the last

conference, the last BGCM in 2017, so I will invite Ronnie Draper of the Bakers

Union to give a report.

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