UNITE 301 ST
VINCENT STREET
Attendance: 26 in attendance
Agenda
1.
Apologies
2.
Minute taker
3.
Chair for meeting
4.
Branch Secretaries Report
5.
Treasurers Report
6.
Capita Report
7.
Other areas report
8.
Motion
9.
Delegate to Edinburgh Central CLP
10. AOCB.
1.
Apologies where received from Michael Campbell and
Stephen Burke.
2.
Minute Taker: Andrew Curtis agreed to take minutes
3.
Elect chair for meeting: Meeting agreed branch
secretary, Andrew Curtis to chair this meeting.
4.
Branch Secretaries Report:
Branch Secretary (BS) apologised
for the length of time since the last branch meeting.
BS proposed that we hold, or
attempt to hold, these meetings every two months and immediately after each
meeting the BS will book the room for 2 months after the current meeting. No
objections to proposal.
Mike Dyer (MD) then gave a brief
overview of what the branch was and what its function was in the building and
the wider union.
BS thanked everyone for attending
and that since the last meeting the branch membership had continued to grow
across all employers in the branch. Most people who joined during Capita
industrial action last year continue.
BS advised we would like to see
more reps in Capita side and for people to contact the Capita reps if people
were interested.
BS also pointed out that
commiserations to MD who was not elected on the EC for Unite.
Question asked from floor about
branch membership numbers. BS confirmed the figure.
5.
Treasurers Report (MD)
Current Balance: £6163.05
Recent Expenditure:
Monthly Draws £150.00
Reps Manuals £312.00
Note that £2215 is owed to the
central strike fund account.
MD went over figures above and
explained central strike fund account.
MD also advised that the money,
excluding the central strike fund money, is for the branch to spend so if
anyone has any suggestions let us know and the members will decide at the next
branch meeting.
6.
Capita Report:
MD updated the meeting on the
current situation in Capita regarding the IT and ITS industrial action as well
as the ongoing consultations.
7.
Other areas.
BS advised we have members across
all the business’s in the building, not just
Capita. No reports where received from other areas.
8.
Motion
Stewart Wakleman- Munro asked the branch
to support the motion below at Scottish policy conference.
Inclusive Language
Conference, it is noted that we have had a long tradition of addressing
our fellow trade unionists as “brothers and sisters” at meetings, conferences,
and communications, such as emails, minutes, etc.
This language, although showing camaraderie, excludes those that do not
identify within the gender binary.
Whilst we do not
wish to remove our history we believe we should be gender inclusive rather than
exclusive
Conference calls on Unite the Union to:
·
Add additional language such as Comrades or
Colleagues when using the terms Brothers and Sisters
·
Use gender neutral pronouns (they/them) in
forms and documentation
·
Refer to more than just the binary
male/female gender identities
Mike Dyer suggested it might be ruled out of order as it may
be more suitable for national conference.
Branch Secretary, Andrew Curtis, suggested that if this was
the case we could support the motion at national conference then.
There were no objections to this. Therefore the branch
supports this motion at Scottish policy conference and if it is ruled out of
order at national policy conference.
9.
CLP delegate
Mark Orrell elected to be clp delegate
to Edinburgh
10. AOCB
No other business put forward meeting adjourned.
