General correspondence with representatives of the unions, and briefings for meetings, including: briefings for a meeting with the NGA (National Graphical Association) on the Closed Shop, with legal opinions on the effect of the European Social Charter on the charter shop; briefings for meetings with Rodney Bickerstaffe [General Secretary of the National Union of Public Employees, NUPE] on the National Policy Forum, reselection and OMOV (one member one vote); briefing for a meeting with Jimmy Knapp [General Secretary of the National Union of Railwaymen, NUR] on a London Underground dispute; briefing for a meeting with Brenda Dean [General Secretary of the Society of Graphical and Allied Trades, SOGAT]; briefing for a meeting with Ron Todd [General Secretary of the Transport and General Workers Union, TGWU] on dock labour and avoiding differences at the Party Conference. |