15 March 2022 12:30pm–2:00pm
Branches are invited to register delegations, nominations, and motions for the upcoming meeting of the SE Regional Black Members AGM.
Meeting Details
WHEN: 12.30pm – 2.00pm on Tues 15th March 2022
WHERE: The meeting will be held online using Microsoft Teams.
Technical Details
Microsoft Teams can be accessed on a computer, tablet or mobile phone. You may wish to install the application beforehand.
How to access a meeting using Teams
If you are unable to access Teams, then you can ‘dial in’ to the meeting using a phone number and code. Please advise committee administrator Clare Boorman as soon as possible if this applies to you.
A link to the meeting will be circulated to delegates and visitors with the AGM paperwork.
AGM Attendance
AGM ATTENDENCE
All delegates and visitors to the Regional Black Members AGM 2021 must themselves identify as UNISON Black members from the South East region.
Branches are invited to register up to five AGM delegates who will be able to participate in the election for contested positions and vote on key items of business.
If your branch has an established Black Members Self-Organised Group, they should be asked to participate in this. All Black members in your branch should be given equal opportunity to put themselves forward.
The deadline for registering your delegates is 5pm on Tuesday 15 February 2022.
Additionally, any Black members who are not delegates are invited to attend the AGM as virtual visitors. The deadline for visitors registering to attend is also Tuesday 15 February 2022.
All registered delegates and visitors will receive a link to the meeting and paperwork for the AGM by email on 1 March 2022.
Nominations & Elections
Branches and individual Black members are invited to submit nominations to the Regional Black Members committee as well as various internal and external bodies, which will be elected at the AGM.
If you would like to nominate to any of these roles, candidates must be nominated by their branch or by at least one Black member. All nominees must themselves be Black members from the South East region.
You can find more information about the various elected posts and committees on our regional website or email Clare Boorman with any questions you have.
Candidates will be asked to submit an election address of up to 500 words.
The deadline for nominations and for election addresses to be received is 5pm on Tuesday 15 February 2022.
For any contested posts, there will be a digital ballot for registered delegates. The digital ballot will open on 22 February 2022 and will close on 14 March 2022.
The results of a digital ballot and any uncontested posts will then have their elections ratified at the AGM.
Nominate to Committee seats and positions
Motions and Rule Changes
Branches and individual Black members are invited to submit motions and rule changes to the current Regional SOG Committee Constitution.
The deadline for motions and rule changes to be received is 5pm on Tuesday 22 February 2022.
Submit motions and rule changes
Access Requirements
UNISON recognises that in order for our members to fully participate, it may be necessary to make some adjustments so that we can ensure, so far as is reasonably practical, that everyone has the same opportunity to take part across our structures. For more on this, please see UNISON’s guidelines for virtual meetings.
If you require any adjustments to be made to facilitate your participation in a virtual meeting, please complete the Access Passport and return to committee administrator Clare Boorman by 5pm on 15 February 2022.
If you have previously completed an access passport and require adjustments for this meeting, please complete a new version of the passport and return it to me as soon as possible because of the differing requirements from a physical meeting compared to one being held online.
