- Conference
- 2013 Local Government Service Group Conference
- Date
- 19 February 2013
- Decision
- Carried
Conference notes that the current constitution for regional representation on the UNISON NJC Committee is as follows:
Regions with up to 65,000 local 1 general representative
government members elect: 1 women’s representative
Regions with 65,001 to 100,000 1 general representative
local government members elect: 1 women’s representative
1 low paid women’s rep
Regions with over 100,000 local 1 general representative
government members elect: 1 women’s representative
1 low paid women’s rep
additional representative
to reflect proportionality /
fair representation
Conference believes that in order to promote fair representation in line with UNISON’s rules and values and in recognition of the high number of low paid women workers in the local government workforce, every UNISON Region should have the right to elect to a low paid women’s seat on the UNISON NJC Committee regardless of their membership size. Conference therefore agrees to amend the UNISON NJC Committee’s constitution so that Regional seats are no longer dependent on membership size and each Region is entitled to elect one general representative, one women’s representative and one low paid women’s representative.