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National Office Personnel: Ida Clemo, Rose Conroy, Kamaljeet Jandu, Paula
Keane, John McClean, Phil McEvoy, Alex McMillan, Eamon O’Hearn-Large, Steve
Pryle, Steve Short, Cath Speight, Allan Wylie
1. ANNOUNCEMENTS
(a) Apologies
Apologies for absence were received from Roy Dunnett (London Region), James
Jones (Northern Region), Ann McLaren (GMB Scotland), Dave Clements (Southern
Region), Michael Lock (GMB Wales & South West Region), Sandra Berwick
(Yorkshire & North Derbyshire Region)
(b) Sheila Bearcroft, GMB Wales & South West Region
The President read out a message from Sheila Bearcroft thanking CEC members for
all the messages of sympathy and cards sent to her following the sad death of her
husband.
(c) Appointment of Northern Regional Secretary
The General Secretary reported that following interviews for the Northern Regional
Secretary the Regional Committee could not decide between two candidates. Both
would be re-interviewed, but if the deadlock remained the process will be referred to
the CEC. He also reported that a grievance had been received in relation to the
interview process, therefore no appointment will be endorsed until the internal
grievance procedure has been completed. NOTED
2. MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE CENTRAL EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
HELD ON TUESDAY 12 FEBRUARY 2013
Item 11
Noted that the minute should read 7th of the 37 arrested Cammell Laird workers, not
11th. AGREED to amend the minute accordingly.
RESOLVED that, subject to the above amendment, the Minutes of the Meeting of
the Central Executive Council held on Tuesday 12 February 2013, be agreed.
3. MATTERS ARISING
Item 3
Eddie Marnell, North West & Irish Region stated he had never claimed that Cammell
Laird Freedom of Information requests had been rejected and what the National
Officer for Legal and Corporate Affairs had said was she would speak to an
acquaintance of hers to ascertain if it was normal for all FOI requests to come back
negative. What the National Officer for Legal and Corporate Affairs has said about
Professor Keith Ewing finding a way to progress this matter was incorrect.
The General Secretary responded that the implication GMB had done nothing is
totally incorrect. The National Officer for Legal and Corporate Affairs had told the
truth. It was in fact Professor Keith Ewing who had changed his position from saying
he would take the case to the European Court of Human Rights to instead saying
making FOI requests was the best route and this had caused the CEC to be at cross
purposes. All Government Departments were sent FOI requests and all had
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