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I have been a member of the USDAW trade union since 2001, I'm a shop steward, Health and Safety rep, Union Learning Rep, branch chairman and I'm an USDAW Divisional Councillor in the Midlands division - Elected in 2015. On Wednesday 24th June 2015 I was elected as the Vice Chairman of the USDAW Midlands Divisional Council until 25th May 2016. On Wednesday 31st May 2017 I was elected as the Vice Chairman of the USDAW Midlands Divisional Council until 25th April 2018. I will be using this website to keep you informed of what I will be doing as one of your USDAW Divisional Councillors. I will try to update this website with information about meetings attended, courses attended, conferences attended and any other duties I do as one of your USDAW Divisional Councillors in the Midlands. I will also try to add photos from events that I attend and I will try to post news that members of USDAW might find useful.

Thursday, 24 August 2017

Divisional Council Meeting Number 24

Wednesday 28th June 2017 I attended Divisional Council meeting number 24 at the USDAW Redditch office. 

Apologies were received from:
Simon Eggleton - Work.
Maureen Bowen - Personal.
Andrea Watts - Illness.
Paul White - Illness.
Simon Willmott - Holiday


Minutes from the previous DC meeting
We then read the minutes from the previous DC meeting. These were accepted. 

Minutes of the recent EC meeting
We read through the EC Minutes and will ask for more information at the next meeting.

Minutes from other Divisional Councils
We took a look at the minutes from other Divisional Councils. These were accepted.

Central office circulars and press releases
We looked through a selection of circulars from central office and a selection of press releases. These were accepted. 


Federation reports

East Midlands
No report

West Midlands
No report
  
Divisional officers report
We received the Deputy Divisional officers report from Gareth Davies.

Membership 432,951 nationally and 56,553 divisional. 
Stand down recruitment  - 6,038 hours - 1,596 new members and 48 new reps.

Academy 2 - 3 officers.
New members - 313
New reps - 19

Academy 1 - 10 officers.
New members - 490
New reps - 40

(1) 9th - 15th October - Membership week.

(2) November Divisional Conference - Saturday 25th November and Sunday 26th November to be held at the Stratford Manor Hotel.

The Divisional officers report was read and all points noted/endorsed.
Any Other Business
We then moved on to any other business.

The next USDAW Midlands Divisional Council Meeting will be on Wednesday 26th July 2017. 
  The meeting was then closed  
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