Numsa 8th National Congress, October 13-16 2008
The countdown beginsWith just two months left to go to Numsa's 8th National Congress, debate should be hotting up in workplaces, locals and regions.
Make sure your shop steward is putting your issues on the agenda for discussion. See the Congress road-map for details of what is happening when.
Kuyaqalwa ukubala Kusele izinyanga ezimbili nje ukuthi kuyiwe eNgqungqutheleni Kazwelonke yesi-8 yeNumsa, kufanele ukuba izinkulumo mpendulwano seziyashisa ezindaweni zemisebenzi, ezindaweni zasekhaya nasezifundeni.
Qinisekani ukuthi igosa lenu udaba lwenu liyalufaka ku-agenda ukuze kuyoxoxwa ngalo. Bheka inqubo ecacisa ngeNgqungquthela ukuze ubone imininingwane ephathelene nokuthi yini eyenzekayo futhi kuphi.
Nog net soveel dae…Met nog net twee maande oor voor Numsa se 8ste Nasionale Kongres behoort die debatte by werkplekke en die plaaslike en streekstakke al warmer te raak.
Maak seker dat jou vloerbeampte jou kwessies op die agenda plaas vir bespreking. Sien besonderhede oor wat wanneer plaasvind op die Kongres-padkaart.
Ho se ho se ho kaeKa dikgwedi tse pedi feela tse setseng pele ho uwa Khonkreseng ya bo-8 ya Naha ya Numsa, dipuisano di boheha di tjhesa dibakeng tsa mesebetsi, ho dilokhale le mabatoweng.
Etsang bonnete ba hore shopsteward ya lona e kenya ditaba tsa lona ho lenanetaba hore ho tle ho buisanwe ka tsona. Sheba mmapa wa Khonkrese bakeng sa dintlha tsa hore ke eng e tla etsuwa neng.
Congress credentials – the final lap!Just as we thought, since March 2008 there has been more jostling for 1st and 2nd positions in the regional membership stakes! Wits Central West has taken the lead and put Eastern Cape into second place.
Hlanganani is still in third place with just 5000 members separating 1st and 3rd place. Wits Central West has been frantically capturing since March and it is likely that other regions will try to catch them in the last few weeks before the race ends! Regions have been given until the end of August to capture all new members onto the MEMS computer system.
In the middle of September, the Congress credentials committee (made up of the National Finance Committee and the Secretariat) will report to the NEC on the final membership count so that locals can elect their congress delegates. Watch this space!
Totals End March 2008
Totals end July 2008
% increase in membership since March 2008
Eastern Cape
(1) 38657
(2) 39380
1.9
Wits Central West
(2) 36230
(1) 41550
14.7
Hlanganani
(3) 35872
(3) 36508
1.8
KwaZulu Natal
(4) 32904
(4) 34876
6
Ekurhuleni
(5) 32115
(5) 33158
3.3
Western Cape
(6) 27074
(6) 27458
1.4
Mpumalanga
(7) 16459
(7) 17858
8.5
Sedibeng
(8) 11825
(8) 12097
2.3
Northern Cape
(9) 6748
(9) 7389
9.5
237884
250274
Decisions from the NEC on the 8th National Congress* Nominations for the new National Office Bearers (NOBs)The NEC decided that nominations for the new National Office Bearers will close one month before Congress.
However the NEC decided that if regions want to nominate new names at the congress itself, that this will be allowed subject to administrative issues.
This was to avoid a situation where congress could spend hours debating whether to allow new nominations or not. * Election monitorsThe NEC agreed to appoint The Elexions Agency, the election monitoring company which has conducted Numsa's elections in the past.
The National Office Bearers preside over the August NEC
Road to the Numsa 8th National Congress
ACTIVITY:
PURPOSE OF ACTIVITY:
ACTIVITY DATES:
Regional Policy Workshops.
To workshop the 1st draft of the secretariat report to 8th National Congress and consolidate draft regional resolutions.
15 – 17 August 2008.
Regions to submit their draft resolutions to the secretariat.
The secretariat to lead a process of consolidating draft regional resolutions into composite resolutions.
24 August 2008
Resolutions Committee
Finalisation of Composite Resolutions to be circulated for Special LSSC.
25 – 29 August 2008.
Circulate Composite resolutions.
Circulate to all Locals for the special LSSC.
1 September 2008.
Special Local shop steward Council.
Locals to hold special LSSC in preparations for the RCs/Extended RECs.
2 – 12 September 2008.
Regional Congresses/Extended RECs.
Finalize regional preparations for the National Congress, consider regional matters.
13 – 14 September 2008.
Submission of regional congresses proposals
By 18 September 2008
Insert Regional mandates / proposals from the Regional Congresses into Composites.
Include new regional proposals from the Regional Congress/ Extended RECs. (not amend the resolutions).
19 – 25 September 2008.
Numsa 8th National Congress.
13 – 16 October 2008
Source
Numsa News