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			Capital Stewardship Programme

	Capital Stewardship About the CSP Funded occupational pension schemes Worker representation Becoming a rep LGPS reps For branches Resources Conference motion Governance issues LGPS guidance Useful documents External links Talking points Mail us your views and comments		What issues should concern worker investors? Several commercial ethical funds, and some fund managers either disinvest, or engage with company management over issues such as: Weapons industry Tobacco industry Child labour Environmental policies Executive pay - especially where senior executives are rewarded for failure, or whether multiples between low-paid workers and executives exceed a certain figure Discrimination of companies on grounds of gender, race, age or sexual orientation Workers representation and conditions For example, trustees of the TSSA union general fund ask companies to demonstrate their commitment to International Labour Organisation conventions which cover: freedom from discrimination freedom from bonded or forced labour freedom from oppression freedom from dangerous working conditions freedom of association the right to organise and collective bargaining the right to equal remuneration Make your views known to trustee@unison.co.uk or contact your branch or fund representatives.		CONTACT DETAILS • For urgent help and advice at work go to Help at Work • The lead officer for the Capital Stewardship Programme is Colin Meech. UNISON Capital Stewardship Programme 1 Mabledon Place London WC1H 9AJ Email: c.meech@unison.co.uk Recent documents Template response for branches Branches are asked to use this document to respond to statutory consultation on draft 'best practice' guidance for the governance of the local government pension scheme Template response for branches LGPS governance and trade union representation Statutory consultation is underway on draft 'best practice' guidance for the governance of the local government pension scheme in England and Wales. Branches are urged to respond before the 9 November deadline UNISON information for branches [PDF] Letter from DCLG [PDF] DCLG draft guidance [PDF] Governance negotiations Governance of the LGPS - March 2007 briefing - PDF Trades unions and pension funds - The case for joint programme for trustee organisation - PDF UNISON Submission to DCLG - LGPS Governance - Representation on Investment Data as of 16/3/07 - XLS

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