- Conference
- 2006 Health Care Service Group Conference
- Date
- 30 December 2005
- Decision
- Carried as Amended
The introduction of Agenda for Change was supposed to see partnership working between UNISON and NHS Management. Whilst in many places this has worked to a degree, in many trusts “Partnership” in any meaningful sense has not existed. In some trusts management have tried to bypass partnership working as regards panels. There is clear evidence that in the ambulance sector a concerted attempt was made to undermine nationally agreed bandings.
For many branches dealing with rogue trusts requires national support. To this end, Conference calls on the Service Group Executive to:
1.Contact all branches to establish the level and nature of partnership working.
2.Mandate our Staff Side delegates to raise this issue at the Staff Council and inform the management side that unless all employers accept and implement genuine partnership arrangements, UNISON will be unable to co-operate in the further progress of AFC;
3.Call for disciplinary action against the Chief Executives who fail to bring their trusts into line with regards to Partnership working.