26 – 28 February 2016
Southport Convention Centre
The national conference of UNISON’s community service group.
Registrations 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.
If you have any queries about the conference, contact our conference office (see details below).
Venue and accommodation
Southport Convention Centre, Promenade, Southport, Merseyside PR9 0DZ
Travel arrangements
Branches are asked to book all travel arrangements for conference through Stewart Corporate Travel. Travel application forms are attached to the conference bulletin (below).
Wherever possible, please ensure train tickets are delivered to you directly as collecting them from stations incurs an extra charge.
Travel costs for delegates will be funded nationally; travel costs for visitors must be paid for by the branch.
Branches are responsible for funding their delegates’ and visitors’ attendance at conference. Subsistence should cover the cost of accommodation, meals, childcare, dependent care and facilitation.
Accommodation
Branches are encouraged to arrange accommodation through VisitSouthport. 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.
The dedicated webpage for UNISON Community Conference is:
http://www.visitsouthport.com/UNISONHECommunity16
You can also telephone VisitSouthport on 01704 533333 quoting ‘UNISON Community Conference 2016’.
Branches using this booking service are reminded that there are no proforma invoicing facilities available with this system. Payment will need to be made at the point of booking with a debit or credit card.
Who should attend
Full details on who can attend, branch representation, proportionality and fair representation are available in the conference bulletin.
Contact the conference office
UNISON Conference Office, UNISON Centre, 130 Euston Road, London, NW1 2AY
Tel: 020 7121 5123
Resources
Conference Motions
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Financial Negligence of Charities’ Trustees
Carried
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Ethical Procurement Policy in Housing associations and Charities
Carried
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Attacks on Third Sector Terms and Conditions
Carried
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Facility time in the community sector
Carried
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Living Wage
Carried
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Count us in
Carried
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Black Community Sector and Commissioning
Carried
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Death of the Racial Equality Movement
Carried as Amended
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Funding of Social Care in Community
Carried
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Sick Pay
Carried
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Violence at work
Carried
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Good Care Costs
Carried as Amended
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Preserve our terms and conditions
Carried as Amended
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Living Wage
Carried as Amended
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Violence at Work
Carried
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Low pay in the community sector
Carried
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Fair treatment for workers in the community and voluntary sector
Carried