Apologies were received from:
Julie Haycraft.
Simon Willmott.
Michelle Whitehead.
Andrea Watts.
Kate Macleod.
Gavin Dadley.
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 but these will be discussed 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 and Divisional officers report from Gareth Davies.
We received the Deputy Divisional officers report and Divisional officers report from Gareth Davies.
Membership 437,595 nationally and 57,617 divisional.
Stand down recruitment - 1,960 new members recruited.
194 reps done stand down so far.
8,960 hours of stand down done so far out of a target of 12,000.
Academy 1 - 2018.
7 organising officers.
Members recruited - 961
Reps recruited - 73
Academy 2 - 2018
4 organising officers.
Now finished. Final figures.
Members recruited - 400
Reps recruited - 38
(1) Divisional Conference November 24th / 25th will take place at the Hilton hotel Warwick.
(2) USDAW Divisional membership week 4th - 8th October.
(3) 19th October wear red to work day - part of show racism the red card campaign.
(4) Respect for Shop workers campaign 12th - 18th November. Order your materials now.
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 31st October 2018.
The meeting was then closed
