National delegate conference 2014

17 – 20 June 2014

The Brighton Centre

Download the decisions from conference booklet [PDF]

The national delegate conference is UNISON’s annual ‘parliament’, bringing together delegates from across the union to decide the union’s policies and priorities.

Venue and accommodation

The Brighton Centre, Kings Road, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 2GR

The venue

For more than 30 years, the council-run Brighton Centre has been a favourite UK venue for exhibitions, conferences, trade fairs, public shows, product launches, banquets and live entertainment. For more information, see the Brighton Centre’s website.

Travel arrangements

Branches are asked to book all travel arrangements for conference through Stewart Corporate Travel. Travel application forms will be attached to the forthcoming conference bulletin.

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

Please download the 2014 NDC accommodation booking form (PDF).

View the accommodation selections available and choose hotels in order of preference. Then simply book online via http://resweb.passkey.com/go/undc14 or complete and return the accommodation form by Friday 10 May 2014.

Completed forms should be returned to:

Accommodation Bureau
VisitBrighton
First Floor
Brighton Town Hall
Brighton BN1 1JA

or emailed to delegates@visitbrighton.com.

All requests will be dealt with on a first come first served basis. Please note that more accommodation may become available so please check the online site for up-to-date availability. Please note that bookings can still be taken after 10 May 2014 but we cannot guarantee rates or availability after this time.

If you have any queries regarding your hotel reservation please contact the Accommodation Bureau directly on 01273 292626 or by email at delegates@visitbrighton.com.

Resources

Conference Motions

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Venue and accommodation

Resources

2014 NDC decisions not reached

2014 national delegate conference bulletin

Conference Motions

United Kingdom Independence Party

Tackling Homophobic Attacks

TTIP and the threat to LGBT equality

LGBT rights and collective agreements

Protect Access to Work

Scrapping the bedroom tax

CARE AND SUPPORT SERVICES THAT MEET THE NEEDS OF OLDER LGBT PEOPLE

Kicking Homophobia Out of the World Cup

HPV awareness

Young people in care

Social care for trans people – Treated with dignity & respect

Conference Business

NHS Gender Services – A properly funded provision

Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Bill

Developing Links in Colombia

Retaining LGBT Members when They Retire

Beyond the European Elections – what happens next?

No to Pinkwashing. No to Israeli Apartheid.

Conference Guest Speakers

Safe Ageing No Discrimination

Equal Pensions

International labour movements, trade unions and LGBT equality

LGBT rights and national collective agreements

Save legal aid before it is too late

GET ACTIVE – AND KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK

We Need You – Branch LGBT Officers

UNISON membership monitoring

Bisexuality – the hidden sexuality

Building on our work on tackling biphobia

Palestine

Working for Inclusion

Language Matters

Homophobic Teaching in Schools

What we want from a Labour Government

Challenging sexism in the Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender community

LGBT workers’ rights – home and away

A caution with consequences?

HIV Prevention and Early Diagnosis

For LGBT generations united

Rise of Homophobia Abroad and international LGBT rights

Transphobia in the Media

Soma Mining Tragedy

Northern Ireland Peace Process

Colombia

Rule D Retired Members’ Organisation

Zero Hour Contracts

Rule D Retired Members’ Organisation

Promoting Political Education and Developing Activists

An NHS for the Future

Schedule E Political Fund Ballot

Rule D Retired Members’ Organisation

Rebuilding Local Democracy

Rule D Retired Members’ Organisation

Rule C Becoming a Member

Stop Probation Privatisation

Support to Stewards in UNISON

Schedule E Political Fund Ballot

Budget Cuts and the Impact of Austerity on Black Workers and Communities

Bringing in the LGBT Vote for Public Services, Jobs and Growth

Attendance Management

Defending Trade Union Activists

The Impact of Austerity on Women

Mental Health Awareness Provision in the Workplace

Scotland’s Future

Women and the Housing Crisis

Campaigning and Organising: Developing An Integrated Approach

Training For Branches Who Employ Their Own Staff

Rule C Unemployed Members

Nationalisation of all Energy Companies

Branch Resources Review

Women and Austerity

Worth It Campaign and Living Wage

Voter Registration and Political Education

Oppose the Commercialisation and Privatisation of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE)