2025 National Retired Members’ Conference

7 – 8 October 2025

Kings Road, Brighton and Hove, Brighton BN1 2FU

UNISON’s Retired Members Organisation Self-Organised Group Committee has agreed to hold a National Retired Members Conference Self-Organised Group Conference starting at 12 noon Tuesday 7th, finishing 4pm Wednesday 8th of October 2025.

RETIRED MEMBERS’ ANNUAL REPORT 2025

The National Retired Members’ Committee Annual Report has now been published.

Questions on the Annual Report must be submitted using the Online Conference System (OCS) by Wednesday 17 September 2025.

The Retired Members’ Standing Orders Committee agreed to adopt the procedures agreed for National Delegate Conference with regard to the submission of questions on the Annual Report. The Standing Orders Committee believes that this process enables Conference to deal with the Annual Report effectively and efficiently and leaves more time for motions to be discussed.

Under this procedure questions on the Annual Report are now invited and will be responded to in advance of Conference. The only questions that may be put orally to the National Retired Members’ Committee at Conference will be supplementary to the questions submitted under this process. Any supplementary questions should be submitted by Wednesday 1 October so that additional information requested can be sought prior to the start of Conference.

The timetable for submission of questions on the Annual Report is as follows:

  • Wednesday 17 September 2025 Deadline for questions to be submitted through the Online Conference System (OCS).
  • Thursday 25 September 2025 Deadline for responses to be submitted onto the Online Conference System (OCS).
  • Wednesday 1 October 2025 Preferred date for supplementary questions to be submitted through the Online Conference System (OCS).
  • Wednesday 8 October 2025 Platform response to supplementary questions.

 General information on accessing the Online Conference System (OCS) was distributed in the Retired Members’ Conference Bulletin, which is available on the UNISON website.

To submit a question on the annual report through the OCS, follow the instructions below

  • Sign onto Online Conference System (OCS)
  • Select National Retired Members’ Conference
  • Select ‘Agenda’
  • Select ‘Annual Report Questions’
  • Select question type from drop down box
  • Select ‘create a new question’
  • Follow instructions which will give you a form to complete
  • Complete form – remembering to fill in all mandatory fields
  • You can copy and paste your question into the text box or type the text in
  • If you want to do this in stages you can select the save choice and come back into OCS later to finish
  • When you are happy with your question, select ‘Submit’

 If you encounter any problems, please seek assistance from your regional OCS contact (details in the Conference Bulletin), Josie Irwin j.irwin@unison.co.uk

Or Dominik De Souza D.DeSouza@unison.co.uk

 

Electing UNISON Retired member delegates to attend 2025 / 2026 self-organised group conferences.

 

 

UNISON rule D 7.8 allows for the National Retired Members’ Organisation to send two representatives to each of UNISON’s National Self-Organised Group Conferences.

The National Retired Members’ Committee on behalf of the National Retired Members’ Organisation is now seeking nominations for representatives to attend the following Self-Organised Group Conferences:

  • 2025 UNISON National Disabled Members’ Conference being held in Liverpool from 25 – 27 October 2025
  • 2025 UNISON National LGBT+ Conference being held in Edinburgh from 21 – 23 November 2025
  • 2026 UNISON National Black Members’ Conference being held in Brighton  from 16 – 18 January 2026
  • 2026 UNISON National Women’s Conference being held in Glasgow from 12 – 14 February 2026.

Travel costs, expenses and accommodation will be met from national funds.

Disabled retired members, LGBT+ retired members, Black retired members and women retired members interested in attending are asked to nominate themselves by submitting a nomination statement of not more than 200 words by email to equalitynominations@unison.co.uk or by post to UNISON Retired Members, Equality Unit, UNISON Centre, 130 Euston Road, London NW1 2AY to arrive no later than 5.00pm on Thursday 28 August 2025.

Nominations statements for all roles will be sent out to all delegates attending the 2025 Retired Members Conference.

Where there are more nominations than seats, elections will be held in the relevant caucus meetings at the UNISON National Retired Members’ Conference in Brighton on Tuesday 7 October 2025.

Successful applicants will be advised no later than Friday 10 October 2025.

Registration and Enquiries

If you want to attend the conference, please contact your branch who can register you as a delegate or visitor on the Online Conference System (OCS). Once you are registered you will receive an email confirmation from OCS. Deadline for registration is Thursday 17 July 2025 at 12pm.

Use the link below to search for your branch details:

Click here for UNISON Branch Finder

Travel Arrangements

Please consider the impact on the environment when making your decision on how to travel to Conference.

Branches are asked to book all travel arrangements for Conference through Stewart Corporate Travel via email at unison@stewarttravelmanagement.com or call 0800 091 4272. Please advise Stewart Corporate Travel if your delegates have railcards.

Branches are reminded that:

  • Travel costs for Delegates only will be funded from National Office
  • Travel costs for Visitors must be paid for by the branch.  Please note that a booking fee is applicable – further details from Stewart Corporate Travel.

Driving is discouraged for conference unless delegates are travelling together or as a reasonable adjustment. Total reclaimable will be the cost of standard tickets or cost of car travel – whichever is the lesser.

All travel requests (including 1st Class Travel) as a reasonable adjustment must be reviewed and authorised by the Head of Conferences. 

Request for first class travel and driving to conference should be made by 12pm Thursday, 23 Sept 2025

Accommodation

Booking accommodation – please book any accommodation required with a reputable provider with a generous cancellation policy.

Please ensure that members have written confirmation of any booked and paid for accommodation

Branches are encouraged to arrange accommodation through Visit Brighton accommodation Booking Service. Using the Booking Service supports the work of our members in local government and ensures our continuing ability, as a not-for-profit organisation, to secure preferential rates for our conference venues.  For full details of current availability and for bookings please go to:

Link: https://book.passkey.com/go/2025NRMC

Email: delegates@visitbrighton.com

Phone: 01273 292626

Timetable

Deadline for Submission of Motions 12.00 noon Thursday, 19 June 2025
Deadline for Submission of Amendments to Standing Orders 12.00 noon Thursday, 19 June 2025
Publication of Preliminary Agenda Tuesday, 08 July 2025
Deadline for Submission of Delegates 12.00pm Thursday, 17 July 2025
Deadline for Submission of Amendments 12.00 noon Tuesday, 12 August 2025
Deadline for Submission of reasonable adjustment requests for access 4.00pm Thursday, 31 July 2025
Publication of Final Agenda – Tuesday, 09 September 2025
Deadline for receiving prioritisation forms 12.00 noon Monday, 22 September 2025
Deadline for Submission of Emergency Motions 12.00 noon Monday, 22 September 2025
Deadline for reasonable adjustment requests for travel 12:00 pm Tuesday, 23 September 2025
Deadline for Submitting Change of Delegates online on the OCS 11:59pm Wednesday, 01 October 2025

Personal Pronouns

It is now possible to add your personal pronouns to the online conference system so that they can appear on your credentials.

For information on how to do this, please visit the UNISON website, click on events, choose your conference and scroll to the documents at the bottom of the page and open “Personal pronouns in OCS – User guide”.

If you require help, please email the conference team, conferences@unison.co.uk or telephone, 0207 121 5123.

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