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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.

Monday, 12 February 2018

USDAW DIVISIONAL COUNCIL MEETING 29

Wednesday 29th November 2017 I attended Divisional Council meeting number 29 at the St Johns Hotel - Solihull. 

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

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.

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
There was no report. 

West Midlands
There was no report. 

Divisional officers report
We received the Deputy Divisional officers report and Divisional officers report from Gareth Davies.

Membership 433,127 nationally and 57,010 divisional. 

Academy 1 
1,946 new members. 

Acedemy 2
396 new members. 


Both Academy programmes have now ended. 

(1) November Divisional Conference - Saturday 25th November and Sunday 26th November raised £330 which was donated to the Redditch food bank. 

(2) Divisional award winners wished good luck for the Usdaw National organising awards. 

The Divisional officers report was read and all points noted/endorsed.

TUC Young workers Conference  - 1 Delegate required and 1 reserve. 

Delegate - Alexandra Serdean
Reserve - Jodie Abbott 

Additional Reserves - Grant Carter & Rhianne Tims. 

West Midlands Labour Party Regional Conference 3 nominees required and 1 reserve. 

(1) Gavin Dadley
(2) Darren Matthews
(3) Ann Lloyd

Reserve - Flo Nash.

West Midlands Labour Party Regional Board
2 nominees required. 

(1) Darren Matthews 
(2) Ann Lloyd

National Political Conference
Divisional Political Activists 5 nominees and 1 reserve required. 

Top Divisional Recruiters 10 nominees and 2 reserves required. 

Additional reserves 5 listed. 


Any Other Business
We then moved on to any other business.

Thanks given to all Divisional Council members for there work in 2017. 

The next USDAW Midlands Divisional Council Meeting will be on Wednesday 31st January 2018. 

The meeting was then closed  
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