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noLes Laken by Pelen Couchman (unlSCn)

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Pelen Couchman (unlSCn), aul Couchman (unlSCn), lred Creaves (nu1), uave Perpe
(l8u), 8oberL Lvans (Surrey CounLy Counclllor), 1lm Maynard (unlLe), Mlck uawson (uCu),
1eresa 8owers (CM8), Mlck 8owers (CM8), 1helma Snelgrove (CS), Leanne 8oberLson
(SpelLhorne 8esldenL), Clnny LaLon (unlSCn)

A number of apologles were recelved buL noL recorded.

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aul Couchman gave a reporL on Lhe work of SCSlS slnce Lhe lasL ACM on 23
rd
lebruary
2013.

SCSlS organlsed and supporLed a number of defend Lhe nPS campalgns around Lpsom and
SL Peller, klngsLon and 8oyal Surrey PosplLals, lncludlng publlc meeLlngs, peLlLlonlng, lobbles
and marches.

We have conslsLenLly supporLed Lhose Lrade unlons who have Laken naLlonal sLrlke acLlon
over cuLs on pay, Lerms and condlLlons. We have also supporLed Lhe call for a one-day
general sLrlke and aLLended Lhe lobbles of 1uC Congress called by Lhe naLlonal Shop
SeLwards neLwork.

SCSlS really came of age wlLh Lhe campalgn Lo defend Lhe SpelLhorne flre sLaLlons. Slnce Lhe
flrsL organlslng meeLlng on 3
Lh
november 2013 we have organlsed Lhree publlc meeLlngs,
Lwo lobbles, Lwo peLlLlons (one of whlch ls sLlll llve) and a well-aLLended and well-publlclsed
march Lhrough SpelLhorne. SCSlS are clearly seen Lo be Lhe leaders of Lhls campalgn whlch
has supporL from local resldenLs assoclaLlons, opposlLlon counclllors and 98 of Lhe local
populaLlon.

We have around 300 on our emall llsL and 300 ln our lacebook group. We have all Lhe ma[or
Lrade unlons afflllaLed and Lhree resldenLs assoclaLlons who regularly send ouL our malllngs
Lo Lhelr members. Cur comblned reach ls ln Lhe Lens of Lhousands. AL some polnL we wlll
need Lo use Lhls neLwork Lo moblllse agalnsL Lhe cuLs sLlll Lo come. We are hearlng abouL
cuLs ln elderly resldenLlal care, menLal healLh servlces and many more.

1he 1ransaLlanLlc 1rade and lnvesLmenL arLnershlp (11l) wlll mean LhaL our nPS and all
our publlc servlces wlll be vulnerable Lo Lake over by Lhe vulLures of Wall SLreeL and beyond.

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1helma Snelgrove reporLed LhaL we have 1,677.68 ln Lhe bank and a 13.40 cash floaL.
MosL of our lncome comes from Lhe afflllaLed Lrade unlons and we regularly ralse money aL
demonsLraLlons and meeLlngs.

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uave Perpe (llre 8rlgades unlon, l8u) gave a deLalled and lnLeresLlng explanaLlon of how
Lhe l8u are dolng serlous research lnLo rlsk managemenL and how Lo achleve Lhe besL
value, hlgh quallLy, safe and reslllenL flre servlce. 1hey wlll publlsh Lhelr flndlngs and we wlll
share Lhem ln SCSlS. 1he l8u hope LhaL Surrey llre and 8escue Servlce Lake serlous noLe of
Lhelr flndlngs when presslng ahead wlLh any planned changes Lo servlce provlslon.

ln Lerms of Lhe SpelLhorne campalgn, lL was agreed Lo keep Lhe currenL peLlLlon llve and Lo
be prepare Lo moblllse around any mllesLones or evenLs (such as sLarLlng work on Lhe new
proposed flre sLaLlon).

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unforLunaLely, Woklng unlSCn were unable Lo aLLend Lhe meeLlng, buL aul Couchman
reporLed LhaL Woklng 8C are ln dlscusslons wlLh CaplLa Lo ouLsource ALL Lhelr local servlces.
We agreed Lo supporL Woklng unlSCn and local resldenLs ln Lhe evenL LhaL a campalgn
develops agalnsL Lhls wholesale prlvaLlsaLlon.

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1lm Maynard (unlLe Crganlser) Lalked abouL Lhe LhreaL Lo CAMPS servlces from ouLsourclng
and warned LhaL Surrey were abouL Lo sLarL consulLlng on Lhe fuLure of Lhelr CAMPS servlce.
1lm agreed Lo forward deLalls of Lhelr campalgn Lo SCSlS so we can adverLlse and promoLe.
We agreed Lo monlLor Lhe local slLuaLlon and Lo be prepared Lo supporL a local campalgn Lo
keep CAMPS ln house.

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All Lhe Lrade unlons are flghLlng a rearguard acLlon Lo defend [obs, servlces, pay, Lerms and
condlLlons ln Lhelr own workplaces. 1here has been a slow buL sLeady aLLack on all our
publlc servlces over Lhe pasL few years - mosL of whlch ls lnvlslble Lo Lhe general publlc unLll
Lhey need LhaL servlce. SCSlS can only really moblllse Lhe publlc around Lhe more hlgh-
proflle publlc servlces such as hosplLals, flre sLaLlons, care homes and llbrarles.

Surrey CounLy Councll have ouLsourced uay Servlces for people wlLh learnlng dlfflculLles.
1hey are conslderlng Lhe fuLure provlslon of elderly care homes. 1hey are also [olnlng up
servlces wlLh oLher local auLhorlLles ln order Lo save cosLs.

1he naLlonal AssoclaLlon of robaLlon Cfflcers are demonsLraLlng ln Lpsom on SaLurday (Lhe
consLlLuency of Chrls Crayllng, !usLlce MlnlsLer) agalnsL Lhe prlvaLlsaLlon of probaLlon
servlces.

1he l8u have a naLlonal '8lng of llre' Lour of Lhe uk where Lhey are hlghllghLlng Lhe facL
LhaL 'llre CuLs klll'. unforLunaLely Lhe Lour does noL lnclude Surrey buL Lhey wlll be ln
8rlghLon on SaLurday.

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aul lnLroduced Lhe sub[ecL of Lhe local and naLlonal elecLlons ln May 2013 and whaL SCSlS
should do Lo lnLervene. 1here was noL Llme for a full dlscusslon so lL was agreed Lo meeL
agaln ln november Lo dlscuss Lhls lmporLanL quesLlon. Some ldeas for conslderaLlon are:
organlslng husLlngs as SCSlS, wrlLlng an anLl-cuLs charLer and asklng all candldaLes Lo slgn
(Lhen adverLlslng Lhose who do and don'L slgn on our webslLe) and even sLandlng SCSlS
candldaLe/s ln carefully selecLed seaLs. 1he declslon as Lo whaL we do as a group wlll be
made aL Lhe november meeLlng.

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lL was reporLed LhaL Lhere wlll be naLlonal sLrlke acLlon on 13
Lh
, 14
Lh
and 13
Lh
CcLober across
Lhe publlc servlces. We send full solldarlLy Lo all Lhose Laklng parL and call on SCSlS
members and supporLers who are noL sLrlklng Lo vlslL a nearby plckeL llne and/or aLLend a
local rally ln supporL.

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lL was agreed Lo promoLe Lhls demonsLraLlon wldely. Also Lo geL SCSlS volunLeers Lo meeL
people around 10-10.30am aL Lraln sLaLlons around Surrey and Lhen Lo meeL up aL around
11.30am-12pm WaLerloo. So far we have:

SLalnes SLaLlon: aul and Pelen Couchman, Leanne 8oberLson
uorklng SLaLlon: Clnny LaLon
Woklng SLaLlon: 1helma Snelgrove

lf you are able Lo meeL people aL any oLher Surrey sLaLlon, please leL us know and we wlll
clrculaLe Lhe lnformaLlon.

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All Lhose below were elecLed unopposed:

SecreLary: aul Couchman
1reasurer: 1helma Snelgrove
Co-Chalrs: Clnny LaLon and 1eresa 8owers
vlce Chalr: 1helma Snelgrove
CommunlcaLlons: 8emalns vacanL, Lhough Leanne 8oberLson has agreed Lo Lry Lo re-launch
and manage our 1wlLLer feed.

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lL was agreed Lo keep Lhe sLeerlng commlLLee fluld, wlLh elecLed offlcers havlng permanenL
membershlp and all Lrade unlons asked Lo send one aL leasL represenLaLlve Lo each meeLlng.
We wlll also look aL Lrylng Lo make sure each Surrey 8orough ls represenLed. SLeerlng
CommlLLee meeLlngs wlll be adverLlsed and open Lo all.

1he nexL SLeerlng CommlLLee wlll be on Weds 12
Lh
november ln Lhe same venue and aL Lhe
same Llme - Maybury CenLre, Woklng from 7pm. 1he maln lLem on Lhe agenda wlll be
'SCSlS and Lhe 2013 elecLlons'.