UNISON Bexley branch’s next Annual General Meeting will be held at Bexley Civic Centre’s Council Chamber from 12 – 2pm on Friday 24 March 2023.

All members are invited to attend the Branch AGM to be held on Friday 24 March 2023.

The meeting will commence at 12pm (midday) and will have concluded by no later than 2pm. Please note that lunch will be provided.

If you wish to attend but have not previously given us your email address, please get in touch now.

The AGM is an opportunity for members to hear updates from the branch on another challenging year as we have supported members through a ever-shifting landscape underpinned by your efforts as we exit the worst of the pandemic into a Cost of Living Crisis and endemic incompetence from a merry-go-round of Conservative Prime Ministers.

Join the meeting to hear about the ways we’ve helped make a real difference to members’ lives in that time. It’s also a chance to ask any questions you may have about UNISON and also to take decisions such as electing your committee for the next year.

Nominations

The Executive Committee has not yet made nominations as December meeting was cancelled due to the bad weather and transport issues.

Members are encouraged to consider what they might have to offer in working with our friendly committee, and nominations to all the posts below are invited but, in particular, to those posts currently vacant and listed in bold below. Accredited training and support will be provided via our regional colleagues.

Nominations are being sought for:

• Branch Secretary
• Chair
• Treasurer
• Lifelong Learning Co-ordinator
• Education Co-ordinator
• Equalities Officer
• Health and Safety Officer
• Communications Officer
• International Officer
• Membership Officer
• Young Members’ Officer
• Welfare Officer
• Retired Members’ Officer
• Labour Link [Affiliated Political Fund/APF] Officer (must be a member of both UNISON and the Labour Party)
• Stewards (ideally one per school/department/service or workplace as appropriate)
• Auditors (two required – to check the accounts each year)

Any member of the Branch who has been a member for at least 13 weeks and is not in arrears with their subscriptions shall be entitled to be nominated for election to any of the branch offices.

Any nomination must be supported by at least two members of the branch (please contact the Committee if you would like to be nominated but don’t know any other members – we would be happy to assist further).

You can submit your nomination here, before the deadline of 2pm on Thursday 2 March 2023. Should more than one nomination be received for a post, a ballot may be necessary and will be arranged before the Annual General Meeting.

You can find more information on any of the above posts on the UNISON national website.

• Branch Officer Nomination Form

The closing date/time for receipt of all nominations is 2pm on Thursday 2 March 2023.

Motions/amendments to Branch Rules

If you would like to submit a motion to be discussed and voted on at the AGM, or if you would like to propose a change/amendment to the Branch Rules, please email motions to n.turnbull@unison.co.uk and cc unison@bexley.gov.uk.

The closing date for submission and receipt of motions is 2pm on Thursday 2 March 2023.

• Please note, all motions must include the full name of the proposer and a seconder, both of whom must be UNISON Bexley branch members and must attend the AGM.