What a tiring week. Four days of conference from 9 until 5.30 plus half day Friday with only one hour for lunch. The week was split into two; group conference for one and a half days where we had a short tea break in the morning and afternoon. Followed by the national PCS conference, where in addition to lunch only a tea break is scheduled. You have to fit in eating and chill out times around this. There are limited fast food options near to the conference centre. By the end of the week I had just got it figured out, need to go back to be sure ;-)
I was a trainee delegate which meant at the National Conference I had to keep going out of the conference hall so we could talk around the debates and discuss how conference procedure works. We also had National Executive Committee (NEC) members and Mark Serwotka come to talk to us about key issues within the debates and PCS campaigns.
The starting motion was "Protecting Public Services", it became headline news on the BBC at lunch time. Channel 4 who had an interview scheduled anyway asked if they could use this same angle.
The motion listed several demands, which if not met could lead to a further ballot for strike action!
More follows tomorrow...
I was a trainee delegate which meant at the National Conference I had to keep going out of the conference hall so we could talk around the debates and discuss how conference procedure works. We also had National Executive Committee (NEC) members and Mark Serwotka come to talk to us about key issues within the debates and PCS campaigns.
The starting motion was "Protecting Public Services", it became headline news on the BBC at lunch time. Channel 4 who had an interview scheduled anyway asked if they could use this same angle.
The motion listed several demands, which if not met could lead to a further ballot for strike action!
More follows tomorrow...
7 comments:
Welcome back, cherrypie and well done for surviving such a tough schedule.
Sounds draining but at least you achieved, Welcome back, missed seeing you around ;-)
Welcome back!
Did they like your slideshow?
Welshcakes - Thank You, it was rather hectic.
Nunyaa - Thank You I am going to have fun catching up with everyone over the bank holiday weekend :-)
Andi - Well it was a classic. The usual standard of organisation and co-ordination ;-) The few that saw it liked it :-) I think I need to do a separate blog post on this LOL
I think you should go on strike!
You know they won't meet your demands...
Welcome back! Where do you find your energy?
Crushed - I know, but we have to play the game, it is the only way to move forward even a little!
Dragonstar - Thank You :-) I don't know, I am really tired now though!
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