a motion for conference, from ,N,I...

marky · Post by **marky** » 06 Mar 2008, 14:59

Motion to Annual Conference

This Conference condemns in the strongest possible terms the decision taken by the NEC at the behest of the General Secretary, to suspend the N.I. No1 Branch Officers and Official as being both undemocratic and not in the best interests of the members of the Branch.
Further it is believed that the decision to suspend the Branch may have been taken on the basis of erroneous information provided by the General Secretary. The suspended Officers and Officials of the N.I.No1 Branch were not furnished with explanations for their suspension nor were they provided with an opportunity to appeal their suspension.
The continued suspension has therefore cast a cloud of suspicion over the integrity and suitableness of those suspended Branch Officers and Officials to hold office in the future. There are also deep concerns over equality of treatment as it is fact that at least one Branch Officer was not indeed bound by the suspension and was allowed to exercise unfettered control over Branch matters including finances whilst refusing to co-operate with other suspended colleagues.
This Conference also deplores the failure of the General Secretary to enact investigations/inquiries into paramilitary threats against a former Branch Official as well as scurrilous rumours and literature which were spread concerning another Former Branch Secretary. This is in spite of commitments and assurances given by the General Secretary to both members and the wider membership of the N.I. No1 Branch.

This Conference Instructs the Unionâ€™s President to initiate an inquiry independent of the General Secretary to look into all aspects of the Branchâ€™s suspension and possible infringements of the unionâ€™s rules with a view to bringing any guilty parties before the Unionâ€™s National Discipline Committee.

Post by **POSTMAN** » 06 Mar 2008, 17:05

According to Hayes letter you guys should hear things soon.

DGP1 · Post by **DGP1** » 06 Mar 2008, 17:15

It's nice that they give us a whole hour a week

anyway they don't send me anything anymore, no mailings only the pay deal ballot paper but nothing else

Post by **dvbuk55** » 06 Mar 2008, 19:27

Maybe I'm just an old cynic but there does seem to be an inordinate amount of delay between the report and any return to normalcy in July-and it would seem to be, at least from the tone of the letter, that there is a certain amount of pre judgement.

scottyb · Post by **scottyb** » 06 Mar 2008, 20:17

that letter along with the rest the gs has put out is a pile of sxxx, 31st jan wheres the report from homes,

scottyb · Post by **scottyb** » 06 Mar 2008, 20:21

wonder why they dont send u anything, might be the same reason some off us dont get sent anything any

more

DGP1 · Post by **DGP1** » 06 Mar 2008, 20:55

scottyb wrote:wonder why they dont send u anything, might be the same reason some off us dont get sent anything any more

Maybe if we shut up and stopped making waves then they'd start talking to us again

BELIAL · Post by **BELIAL** » 06 Mar 2008, 21:18

disgruntledpostie1 wrote:
scottyb wrote:wonder why they dont send u anything, might be the same reason some off us dont get sent anything any more
Maybe if we shut up and stopped making waves then they'd start talking to us again

I'd keep making waves if I were you

Granma · Post by **Granma** » 06 Mar 2008, 23:07

BELIAL wrote:
disgruntledpostie1 wrote:
scottyb wrote:wonder why they dont send u anything, might be the same reason some off us dont get sent anything any more
Maybe if we shut up and stopped making waves then they'd start talking to us again
I'd keep making waves if I were you

It is clear that the only way in which this can all be resolved is by making a few waves, maybe if we could generate a Sunami then we might possilby get somewhere sometime soon.

But as Billy himself stated in latest letter â€œAny re-inauguration of the Branch that does not address the root problems will be a failure.â€

marky · Post by **marky** » 06 Mar 2008, 23:27

Latest update is that the HQ appointed Branch Administrator has suspended IR Elections, hardly a step forward for the Branch and members yet more union rules are broken in the seemingly endless pursuit of destroying a Branch.

how the fcuk can he do that he has run some IR elections ARE THEY NOW NOT VALID,

JD · Post by JD » 06 Mar 2008, 23:33

I hear he is holding an AGM this weekend whats it about this time????????

marky · Post by **marky** » 06 Mar 2008, 23:41

something to do with nec elections, motions to conference, it should be good fun, cant help think hes trying to keep it low key. so i think all should attend....

Granma · Post by **Granma** » 07 Mar 2008, 12:44

marky wrote:something to do with nec elections, motions to conference, it should be good fun, cant help think hes trying to keep it low key. so i think all should attend....

It's very concerning that as late as today there are no motions displayed in any of the units within the Branch, they should have been displayed for 4 days prior to the General Meeting how can members amend any motions if they so desire? The venue has been advertised as Centre for the Unemployed Donegall Street at 2.00pm. When contacted the Unemployed Centre stated that no such booking had been made.

Where is our General Meeting to be held then Branch Administrator? or are you too busy suspending IR Elections and preventing Democratic Election from taking place?

What gives with this Liverpool inspired dictate?

Granma · Post by **Granma** » 07 Mar 2008, 12:45

Granma wrote:
marky wrote:something to do with nec elections, motions to conference, it should be good fun, cant help think hes trying to keep it low key. so i think all should attend....
It's very concerning that as late as today there are no motions displayed in any of the units within the Branch, they should have been displayed for 4 days prior to the General Meeting how can members amend any motions if they so desire? The venue has been advertised as Centre for the Unemployed Donegall Street at 2.00pm. When contacted the Unemployed Centre stated that no such booking had been made.

Where is our General Meeting to be held then Branch Administrator? or are you too busy suspending IR Elections and preventing Democratic Election from taking place?

What gives with this Liverpool inspired dictate?

marky · Post by **marky** » 07 Mar 2008, 12:58

a smell a rat or 2 maybe 3