- Conference
- 2011 Water, Environment & Transport Service Group
- Date
- 4 February 2011
- Decision
- Carried
This Water, Environment and Transport Conference notes that the Environment Agency is likely to suffer job losses as a result of funding cuts by the coalition via DEFRA.
As part of the job losses it is obvious that some of our activists will also be victims of the cuts as will the membership density levels within branches.
Union members can only be properly represented by activists who are fully trained and are afforded reasonable paid time off to perform their duties.
It is therefore vital that any attempts by the Agency to reduce UNISON facility time is vigorously opposed by the Service Group Executive by all means necessary.