CWU Retired Members Conference 2011.

LTB 1091/10 - CWU Retired Members Conference - Thursday 3rd February 2011

No : 1091/10 Ref: RMConf/11/an Date: 7th December 2010
TO: ALL BRANCHES
Dear Colleagues,
CWU Retired Members Conference – Thursday 3rd February 2011
The CWU Retired Members Conference will be held on Thursday 3rd February 2011 at CWU Headquarters, 150 the Broadway, Wimbledon, London, SW19 1RX.
A) Delegates
Only Branches with Retired members Sections are entitled to send Delegates.
Branch delegate entitlement to this Conference as agreed by the NEC is as follows:
Number of Retired Members Delegate
entitlement
1-249 1
250-499 2
500 and above 3
Retired Members Regional Committee Secretaries shall attend the Retired Members conference with the right to speak and move motions on behalf of their Retired Members Regional Committee but not to vote. Funding for Retired Members Regional Committee Secretaries to attend Retired Members Conference shall be from General Fund. All funding for branch delegates shall be in line with Rule 11.6.1 (a).
Observers are also welcome to attend. It would be helpful, for administrative purposes, for details of observers to be entered on the form. Admission to the Conference for observers is by production of their membership card.
In order that we can cater for any delegate with special needs such as seating, etc., it is important that you advise us in writing of the name of the delegate(s) and the particular requirement by return but no later than Tuesday 4th January 2011.
As space is limited branches must advise of delegates and observers by Thursday 6th January 2011 using the appropriate form.
b) Motions
Each Branch is entitled to submit one motion for consideration to be included on the agenda of the Conference. Motions should be submitted electronically to conferences@cwu.org using the attached template. Confirmation of receipt of motion will be sent to branches within 72 hours. Should confirmation not be received within this time branches are asked to contact Angela Niven on 020 8971 7256 Branches who do not have this facility may request paper motion forms by contacting the Angela Niven on 020 8971 7256.
Each Retired Members Regional Committee is entitled to submit one Motion to the Retired Members Conference.
The Retired Members Advisory Committee are entitled to submit up to three motions to the Conference, standing in their name.
Motion forms must be returned by Thursday 6th January 2011, if by post by first post or 12 noon if submitted electronically. All sections of the form must be completed.
If Motions are being sent electronically they will only be accepted to the above email address.
As with previous Conferences, the agenda will be structured in such a way as to maximise debate and participation by delegates. There will be 2 sections to the agenda, one for motions which are eligible for consideration for submission to General Conference, and one for motions that in the view of the Standing Orders Committee would not be admissible to the General Conference agenda.
Branches will be aware that the Retired Members’ Conference has the entitlement under the rules of the union to submit 2 motions to stand in the name of the conference to General Conference. It is therefore important that if branches wish their motions to be in this category, they must contain policy that is capable of being discharged by the NEC, as opposed to either of the Industrial Executives.
The 2 motions for submission to the General Conference agenda will be decided from amongst those motions adopted at the Conference. A ballot to select the 2 motions will be held at the Conference.
c) Election of Delegates to General Conference
As you will know, the Retired Members’ Conference will select two delegates to represent the Retired Members to attend General Conference 2011.
The Standing Orders for the Retired Members’ Conference will advise a ballot to select these two delegates will be conducted during Conference itself.
Additionally, individuals must be willing to accept nomination, and must have the nomination of their own branch and/or the Retired Members’ Advisory Committee, to be eligible.
The exception to this are members of the Retired Members’ Advisory Committee themselves who may be proposed for these positions but need to have the nomination of the Retired Members’ Advisory Committee and/or any Regional Committee.
Any enquiries regarding this LTB should be addressed to Angela Niven either by post to head office or by email to Conferences@cwu.org
Yours sincerely,

A P Kearns
Senior Deputy General Secretary