congress/convention

man_no_plan

Lots of strong views on here.
Who actually goes to convention or congress?

Just arrived in Cork here for the TUI congress.

Anyone else active in real life?

mirrorwall14

I'm heading to cork in the morning for the first time to the TUI conference. I'm excited and daunted!

The book is bloody huge!!

Edit: actually have you been before? What's the dress code?!

man_no_plan

mirrorwall14 wrote: »

I'm heading to cork in the morning for the first time to the TUI conference. I'm excited and daunted!

The book is bloody huge!!

Edit: actually have you been before? What's the dress code?!

Not formal but I'd leave the tracksuit n runners at home.

mirrorwall14

man_no_plan wrote: »

Not formal but I'd leave the tracksuit n runners at home.

Perfect. What about the dinner? Dress? I'm such a tomboy 🙈

Notorious

man_no_plan wrote: »

Anyone else active in real life?

Never been to congress, but I'm active. I heard about the proposed ballot from one of my colleagues who is down in Cork. Good news. I was worried that Joan wasn't too fussed on the issue of pay parity, so I'm happy it's still at the front of the TUI agenda.

Mardy Bum

TUI executive once again show they couldn't care less about parity thankfully the delegates sent a message. For all the misinformation about the unions selling new members out in 2011 the only union that has even came close to it is the TUI executive.

joebloggs32

man_no_plan wrote: »

Lots of strong views on here.
Who actually goes to convention or congress?

Just arrived in Cork here for the TUI congress.

Anyone else active in real life?

Here in cork too.

mirrorwall14

I'm very torn on that proposed ballot. I didn't like the wording of that motion at all. We already have a ballot on this. And if you think we needed a new one, Why say 'in' September? It should have been 'by' September. All that ballot will do is slow things down in the new school year.

I was delighted that the executive ammendment was beaten however.

I would have been happier if we got to the second motion in the section 236. I think that was much stronger than the first and instructed the exec to recommend rejection of any pay agreement that didn't get equal pay for equal work. Though again I completely disagreed with the exec's proposed amendment which would have completely watered it down

Edit: I was not involved in proposing of either motion btw!

deiseindublin

Agree with you on 236, would be much better if exec had to recommend rejection if no pay parity.

Also agree, by September would be so much better than in September.

man_no_plan

deiseindublin wrote: »

Agree with you on 236, would be much better if exec had to recommend rejection if no pay parity.

Also agree, by September would be so much better than in September.

Goes to show that you can't just fire in motions without thinking them through fully.

joebloggs32

deiseindublin wrote: »

Agree with you on 236, would be much better if exec had to recommend rejection if no pay parity.

Also agree, by September would be so much better than in September.

How could you vote by September. The lr2 pay deal wouldn't be out in time for us to ballot before the summer. There are rules abou notice of ballots to be followed. Its not practical to run a ballot during the summer. There would be a small turnout and any mandate given would be questioned.

deiseindublin

joebloggs32 wrote: »

How could you vote by September. The lr2 pay deal wouldn't be out in time for us to ballot before the summer. There are rules abou notice of ballots to be followed. Its not practical to run a ballot during the summer. There would be a small turnout and any mandate given would be questioned.

Surely there would be enough time in the 7 weeks before schools breaks up?

JD3112

mirrorwall14 wrote: »

I'm very torn on that proposed ballot. I didn't like the wording of that motion at all. We already have a ballot on this. And if you think we needed a new one, Why say 'in' September? It should have been 'by' September. All that ballot will do is slow things down in the new school year.

I was delighted that the executive ammendment was beaten however.

I would have been happier if we got to the second motion in the section 236. I think that was much stronger than the first and instructed the exec to recommend rejection of any pay agreement that didn't get equal pay for equal work. Though again I completely disagreed with the exec's proposed amendment which would have completely watered it down

Edit: I was not involved in proposing of either motion btw!

What amendment did they want to add in?

evolving_doors

I think it's looking like October/November will be annual strike season... so to cause as little disruption as possible.