EC Meeting Papers March 2018

UCAC.

I am pleased to report that the General Secretary of UCAC indicated that they intended to make an application for affiliation.

VOICE

I am pleased to report that VOICE have applied for affiliation to the GFTU. Their application papers are attached. Please treat these as all papers as private and confidential. The General Secretary of VOICE assisted our recent consideration of the future of our nursery and also attended the UBC with her colleague.

I recommend affiliation.

Outstanding affiliation fees.

The following affiliates have not yet paid their affiliation fees: Social Workers’ Union, BECTU/Prospect, CCISUA, PFA, Scottish Artists.

SoR

I am pleased to report that SoR attended the UBC.

Advance

The GS has invited me to visit.

ASLEF

The ASLEF GS and leadership will be visiting Quorn shortly.

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Work with Partners.

Ruskin College.

I remain Vice Chair of the College and have proposed a new structure for the College creating a Friends of Ruskin Body and a streamlined governance structure. This is being debated currently.

The Principal of Ruskin College spoke on apprenticeships and other matters at the UBC.

We are writing to all TUC affiliates seeking support for the Trade Union Officials’ apprenticeship.

Wolverhampton University.

Our post doc student Grace Millar and our PhD student Edda Nicolson, spoke at the UBC.

Newman University.

Mike Seal attended the UBC and led the education session.

Hull University.

Christine Smith attended the UBC and led the education session.

University of Central Lancashire.

Prof Phil Whyman led the economics discussion at the UBC.

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