Media Statement 06th September 2011 POPCRU Western Cape 07th Provincial Congress Outcomes The POPCRU Western Cape Provincial Congress was convened on the 01st-02nd September 2011 at the University of Peninsula, Bellville Campus in terms of POPCRU’s Constitution, to consolidate worker democracy. And we acknowledged all messages of support received from the Regional Commissioner of, Correctional Services, shadow MEC Patrick Mackenzie, COSATU Affiliated Trade Unions, ANC and Business Partners. We appreciate the mandate of the 7th Provincial Congress to spearhead a new agenda based on members’ needs, build the strength of our organisation and intensify workers’ struggles on all fronts in the cluster and beyond. We have noted and appreciated the Political Input by our alliance partners, Cosatu represented by Provincial Secretary Tony Eirenrecht and ANC PEC members represented by Cde Lerumo Kalaku in consolidating the working class power to prepare the return of power in 2014 back to the ANC in the Western Cape. Coming out of the 7th Provincial Congress, we re-affirm our loyalty to the aims and objectives of the National Democratic Revolution through the freedom charter, the Reconstruction and Development Programme of our society and other policy pronouncements of our movement. As POPCRU in the Western Cape we note the extensive growth in membership from our Provincial Congress in 2007, we had a growth of not less than 40 % in 2011. This growth is a result of commitment from our leadership in all levels to ensure that we service our members at all times. We also applaud the loyalty shown by our members even when we were faced by challenges that seek to dent the image of the organisation but they never left Popcru. POPCRU Western Cape comes out of the 7th Provincial Congress with a strategized and concrete Programme of Action to serve the interest of our members. The key areas of our programme are listed below, v PEC visit to all institutions within 6 months period v Yearly recruitment drive v Listen to members complain v Mass joining of SACP & ANC in order to defend the Revolution v Training of all leaders at all levels on Leadership Skills and Trade Unionism. v Anti-crime campaigns v Police killings campaigns v Re-skilling of negotiators and paralegal. v Anti Corruption campaign within the Public Service v HIV/AIDS awareness campaigns As we come out of the 7th Provincial Congress, re-affirm unity in the organisation and we must put the member’s interest first. The following Office Bearers were duly elected after all positions were un-contested;
· Provincial Chairperson – Francisco Fields · Deputy Chairperson - Beauty Stoffels · Provincial Secretary – Mncedisi Mbolekwa · Deputy Provincial Secretary – Xolile Marimani · Provincial Treasurer – Kathy Adamou - Yalandi Enquiries: POPCRU Western Cape-Cde Mncedisi Mbolekwa 082 492 5059 Issued by: POPCRU Western Cape Provincial Secretary POPCRU House No.5 Grasmere Street Athlone Resolutions of the 7th Western Cape Provincial Congress Visibility of all Leaders to Membership at all Institutions · Institutional Leaders Monthly meeting at Institution at institutions · Local Leaders 20 Institutions to be visited monthly · Provincial Leaders 10 Institutions to be visited monthly Across the Province meetings must be held every last Thursday of the month. Monthly Reports to higher Structures · Institutional leaders to report by 25th of every month, · Local Leaders to report at the end of every month to the province, and · Provincial Leadership to Report by 5th to the National Office None reporting amounts to organizational ill-discipline and it may warrant comrades to be subjected account on same. Quality Membership Service Institutional Leadership to recruit members monthly as follows; · Local leadership to recruit 6 members monthly. · FTSS to recruit 15 members as per contract. · Co-coordinators to recruit 3 members monthly. · Provincial Leadership to recruit 2 members. Education Transformation · Local Deputy Secretary to draw up a comprehensive education program with and in conjunction of Provincial Department Secretary in line with National Objectives within a 2 months period. Gender Development · Comprehensive Gender Program to be drawn up with 2 months in conjunction with Provincial Gender Coordination, Local Gender coordinator’s and Provincial Treasurer, to accelerate capacitating women comrades within the Province. Alliance Building · All leaders to fully participate in the alliance and to indicate as such through the submission of monthly reports, · All elected leaders from local to contribute to ANC and SACP organizational work in Western Cape. -- You are subscribed. This footer can help you. Please POST your comments to [email protected] or reply to this message. You can visit the group WEB SITE at http://groups.google.com/group/yclsa-eom-forum for different delivery options, pages, files and membership. To UNSUBSCRIBE, please email [email protected] . You don't have to put anything in the "Subject:" field. You don't have to put anything in the message part. All you have to do is to send an e-mail to this address (repeat): [email protected] .
