Schedule B 2.8 Delete paragraph B 2.8.2 Entitlement, and replace with: “2.8.2 Entitlement Completed years of continued membership £ Under 5 years 1,925 Over 5 and less than 15 3,850 Over 15 and less than 25 5,775 Over 25 7,700″
Conference motions
Rule Q Definitions In section “Reserved low Pay Seats”, delete the third sentence “The rate is currently £7.49 (November 2008).” and insert “The rate is currently £8.75 (18 June 2010).”
J 5.8 Delete “2-8 Gordon Street” and replace with “10-12 Gordon Street”. Insert after “Article 59 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Northern Ireland) Order 1995”, the words: “(as amended) (“the 1995 Order”)” Delete “Article 57(2) to (4) of that Order” and replace with “Article 57(2) to (4B) of the 1995 Order”. Delete “Article […]
J 3, J 4.1 and J 5.9 Delete ” Brandon House, 180 Borough High Street, London SE1 1LW” and replace with “22nd Floor, Euston Tower, 286 Euston Road, London NW1 3JJ”
Add new rule G 8: “G 8 Equality Representatives 8.1One or more Equality representatives shall be elected annually for each work group or workplace by the members in that group or workplace in accordance with branch arrangements. 8.2 The election of each Equality representative shall be reported to the branch for ratification and issuing of […]
Rule G 4.1.1 Delete “Equality Officer(s)” and replace with “Equality Co- ordinator(s)”
Insert new rule C 5.2 and renumber accordingly: “Rule C 5.2 A member of a political party, whose constitution, aims or objectives expressly or impliedly promote racism, or whose objectives are contrary to the objectives of UNISON, specifically the equality provisions set out in Rules A.3 and/or B1.2 and/or B1.3 of the UNISON Rule Book, […]
Conference notes that in 1980 at the time of the last Conservative Government there were 13 million union members in the UK and collective bargaining or Wages Councils orders covered 82% of the labour force. In 2010 trade union membership is about six million workers and collective bargaining covers 35% of the labour force. The […]
Conference notes with alarm the devastating scale of cuts in the Public Sector which has become clear as public bodies’ budgets are being finalised. Conference condemns any attempts to roll back women’s equality through attacks on funding of the women’s voluntary sector and public services which primarily affect women. Whilst national campaigns by their very […]
The Philippines is becoming increasingly dangerous for trade unionists and labour activists. According to the International Trade Union Confederation’s Annual Survey of Trade Union rights violations, the Philippines is the most dangerous place in Asia to be a trade unionist. In 2008, 218 new cases of trade union and human rights violations involving almost 69,000 […]
Conference notes the devastation caused by the earthquake that has struck the Caribbean Island of Haiti. Reports have revealed that over 200,000 Haitians have died, including nursing staff, volunteers and other aid workers. The Haitian government estimate that 1.5 million have been left homeless in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince and are sleeping on the streets […]
Conference notes that in November 2009, Breast Cancer UK launched a campaign calling on the government and devolved nations to take action to end the use of controversial chemical, Bisphenol-A (commonly abbreviated to BPA), in baby bottles. Already voluntarily withdrawn from shelves in Canada and the USA, polycarbonate baby bottles made with BPA are still […]
Your most probably wondering what does the title of this motion actually refer to, well, it is the present age gap of seven years, between the age of 18-25 years. Eighteen years being the upper limit that the HPV vaccination is presenting being offered in our schools to young women and twenty five years in […]
This Conference notes that the introduction of the public sector duties represented a step change in how employers delivering public services must address inequalities. Equality impact assessments (EIAs) play a key role in the implementation of the duties and they are a legal requirement for authorities covered by specific duties. They aim to ensure that […]
This Conference notes with alarm the increasing and unwarranted attacks on public sector pensions. Whilst it is true to say that a growing gap between public and private sector pensions caused by the employer retreat from decent pensions in the private sector, it is wrong to conclude that the answer is to level down public […]