Eastern No4 Branch / Royal Mail Section Committee

Minutes of the Committee meeting held at the Cambridge Motel on Wednesday 23 September 2009.

Committee Members in Attendance; - see attached attendance profile

Guests; None

Apologies for Non-attendance received; where no attendance was recorded on the attached attendance profile – then if an apology was received then this is entered.

1) Adoption of Standing Orders – Proposed Rob Fox,secondedDave Asplen

2) Minutes of the last meeting; -Agreed.

3)Matter Arising – none

4)CWU & RM national issues

Ballot for industrial action is presently underway an honest assessment was gained on reps opinions on the level of support in their location/shift.

Feedback was given on the campaign for the yes vote. DVD was viewed as a success but deaf members would have a problem due to no subtitles and the way the DVD was edited. Action Point -.Section Secretary to write to the Postal Dept explaining this point.

There was positive feedback on the way campaign material/document were provided to the membership on the timetable approach.

Press releases had worked very well with local media outlets in respect to both the Cambridge and Ely strikes.

5)Royal Mail Section Secretary Report

Written – general debates took place around topics covered.

6)Area Reps Reports

Delivery – Issues covered included next year’s A/L agreements and future national election payments.

Processing – Problems with cleaning revision in CBMC also the manner of representation provided by Des Carney the National Romec cleaning rep.

Report was given on I/A taken at CBMC.

At SGMC the area rep was deemed at a security risk, therefore management withdrew is security pass.

There is major relationship problems between management at Stevenage and the Area Processing Rep, which is hindering negotiations.

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7)Area Safety Reps Report

Written report supplied, this was read out – debate took place on HCT’s in DO’s

8)Conference

Nothing new to report. – Question was raised around Labour party donations.

9)Motions & Amendments - Motion was submitted around providing diaries. Following debate this was carried.

10) Affiliations/Donations – none received

11) Pay issues –nothing new to report.

12) I/R Framework - Management changes have taken place with more expected as they move towards their next phase of the re-structuring.

13) Unit Reps/Shift Reps report

Royston –A/L issues have now been resolved.

Hitchin –Individual performance monitoring of a member and going to stage 1 disagreement over more savings.

Biggleswade – planned meeting with DOM on A/L and Xmas working

Stevenage Delivery – Cars on delivery now dropped by a further 20 following local campaign. DOM wants a meting on business plan next week.

Ely –Another day of I/A to take place on 29 September in response to executive action to deploy first phase of revision on 28/09/09.

CBPDO –Two strike days taken so far another day of I/A to take place on 29 September in response to executive action to deploy first phase of revision in Div 1 on 28/09/09. Other issues are RTU for member next week, Cambridge Fire service visited the office yesterday for an inspection. A/L agreement arranging a meeting next week with the DOM to discuss.

CBMC late shift –An issue on the shift in regards to Part Day sick absences,

SGMC late shift – STTC to be made permanent – Attendance Procedure Stage warning issued whilst member was still off on S/L. Management are to

Pull out the DRAW groups and replace them with working groups. This is believed to be part of the World Class Mail’s project.

CBMC distribution –Grievance procedure entered following a stage warning being issued after member had Swine Flu other grounds was lack of managerial confidentiality.

Hertford -Gate meeting tomorrow morning awaiting a risk assessment on main box at the main PO in town

14) AOB - none

Draft minutes subject to correction at the next RM Section Committee meeting of 18/11/09