Notification of Branch Annual General Meeting for East London Branch

Happy New Year to you all and welcome back to those of you that were on leave.

Dear Colleagues

I am writing to notify you of the branch Annual General Meeting.

The meeting will take place on:

Thursday 26th February

at the Davenant Centre,
179-181, Whitechapel Rd., London E1 1DN

Guest Speaker – John McDonnell MP - invited

from 2:30 to 4:00
1 and ½ hours flexi credit plus reasonable traveling time have been agreed. You are also entitled to a lunch break.

Nominations are sought for the following positions:

Branch
· Branch secretary
· Branch chair
· Branch assistant secretary
· Branch vice chair
· Branch Organiser
· Branch treasurer
· Branch equalities officer
· Branch health and safety officer
· Branch young members officer (must be aged 27 or below)
· Branch Union Learning Rep
· Branch auditors (these must not be Branch Executive Committee members) (2)
· Delegate to the London Regional Committee
· Delegates to Conference (4)
· Trainee delegate

DWP Group
· President
· Vice Presidents (5)
· Assistant Secretaries (7)
· Treasurer
· Organiser
· Group Journal Editor
· Group Executive Committee (21)
· Standing Orders Committee (1)
· Scrutineers (4)
· Womens committee (14)
· Black members committee (7)
· Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender committee (10)
· Equality committee (14)
· Editorial committee (3)
· Young members committee (14)

National
· President
· Deputy and Vice Presidents (4)
· National Executive Committee members (30)
· National Appeals committee (9)
· National standing orders committee (4)
· Editorial Board (5)
· Trades Union Congress (TUC) delegation (14, target 8 women)
· Women’s TUC delegation (8, all must be women)
· Youth TUC delegation (3, target 2 women)
· Scottish TUC (STUC) delegation (9, target 4 women)
· Women’s STUC delegation (5, all must be women)
· Youth STUC delegation (3, target 1 woman)
· Welsh TUC delegation (6, target 2 women)
· Women’s Welsh TUC delegation (2 both must be women)

. Deputy General Secretay
. Assistant General Secretary

Motions for the branch, DWP Group Conference and National Conference are invited. If you have an issue you think the Union should be doing something about, anything from strike pay to social housing, please submit a motion. If you want help with drafting a motion speak to your local rep. Any motions and/or nominations must be received by Charlie McDonald, Hackney BDC by 10:00 Friday 13th February. E-mails are acceptable.

If you would like to attend the meeting please speak to your line manager immediately, or you could use the tear-off below.

Yours fraternally



Charlie McDonald
Branch secretary
020 8533 8718


To: ………………………………………………………………………..………………………(Line manager)

From: ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

I would like to attend the PCS DWP East London branch annual general meeting which will be held on the afternoon of Thursday 26 February at 2:30 at the Davenant centre, Whitechapel Rd. I understand that one and a half hours flexi credit plus reasonable traveling time is available. Please confirm in writing that this is authorised.