Agenda

1. Chair’s welcome and apologies for absence (7.00 -7.05)

2. Minutes of July Council and September Exec and matters arising  (7.05 – 7.15)

3. Campaign and strike reports (7.15 – 7.50

• a. UCU Manchester College dispute: attack on lecturer contracts
• b. Solidarity with Civil Servants: threats to GONW, magistrates courts etc
• c. BBC, action in defence of pensions. NUJ and BECTU speakers invite
• d. Lobby of Bolton Council, 6.30pm, 1 Septembe
• e. Protest in support of Hope Maternity unit, Saturday 4 Septemb
• f. NSSN lobby of TUC, 12 noon, Sunday 12 September

4. Other reports (7.15 – 7.50

• a. Campaigning against BNP and EDL, UAF programme of activity, Justice4Bolton
• b. Manchester Trades Council TUC fringe meeting, Tuesday 14 September
• c. Anti Academy Alliance: steering committee report
• d. Peterloo celebration, Monday 15 August
• e. Financial report

5. Coming events and activities (7.15 – 7.50)

• a. National lobby against cuts, 1pm, Sunday 19 September, Lib Dem conference, Liverpool, supported by North West TUC
• b. PCS Young Workers United Against the Cuts demonstration, Saturday 2 October, 1.00pm, St Peter’s Square, Manchester
• c. Right to Work Campaign, protest at Tory Party conference, Sunday 3 October, Birmingham

6. Affiliations to MTUC (7.50 – 8.00)

7. Correspondence (7.50 – 8.00)

8. Any Other Business(7.50 – 8.00)

9. Presentation: Hilda Palmer, Greater Manchester Hazards Centre, 'We didn't vote to die at work', the coalition government’s threat to health and safety (8.00 -9.00)