Search Results for “Local government” tagged LGBT conference 2016

LGBT conference applauds recruitment award winners

And she complimented the conference on being a “well-gelled group” and indicative of “a movement that anyone would want to be a […]

Article, Content update, News on the UNISON National site.

Working globally for LGBT rights

Conference
2016 National LGBT Conference
Date
28 July 2016
Decision
Carried

Conference welcomes the establishment in June 2015 of the All Parliamentary Party Group (APPG) on Global Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Rights, which “aims to support and enhance LGBT rights around the world and to ensure that the UK, other governments and civil society collectively adopt the most effective policies to champion and protect […]

Motion on the UNISON National site.

Conference discusses fighting back against the politics of hate

LGBT delegates hear of fears after EU referendum and pledge to fight rise of hate crime after the vote

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

WORKING GLOBALLY FOR LGBT RIGHTS

Conference
2016 National LGBT Conference
Date
23 September 2016
Decision
Carried

UNISON continues to raise LGBT issues in the different international forums in which we work and raise trade unionism in […]

Motion on the UNISON National site.

LGBT Scrutiny in the Commissioning Process

Conference
2016 National LGBT Conference
Date
28 July 2016
Decision
Carried as Amended

The funding for our small local services is increasingly being siphoned away from direct Local Service Level Agreements towards […]

Motion on the UNISON National site.

AFTER BREXIT – HOLDING TRUE TO THE VALUES OF THE L

Conference
2016 National LGBT Conference
Date
1 January 2016
Decision
Carried

Conference further condemns the lies told about the link between EU membership and the future of the United Kingdom (UK) in relation to the economy, migration, human rights and […]

Motion on the UNISON National site.

Equality since the 2010 Equality Act – regression instead of progression

Conference
2016 National LGBT Conference
Date
23 September 2016
Decision
Carried

It found the UK government’s austerity measures and social security reforms were in breach of their obligations to human rights […]

Motion on the UNISON National site.

UNISON pledges continued support to fight discrimination of LGBT members

That was the message from general secretary Dave Prentis tonight, as the union's LGBT 2016 conference convened in Llandudno. Unable to join delegates in the Welsh resort, Mr […]

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

UNISON’s LGBT members face continuing prejudice and discrimination, in and outside work

I know how much this conference matters to you and to all of UNISON’s LGBT members. And it matters to me, to UNISON and to all of our 1.3 million members too. I am so […]

General Secretary's blog, News on the UNISON National site.

Isle of Man

Conference
2016 National LGBT Conference
Date
26 July 2016
Decision
Carried

The Bill is now ready for any future Manx Government to pass into law. The concern, however, is that the next Manx Government may not consider the Bill […]

Motion on the UNISON National site.

Homelessness in the LGBT+ Community

Conference
2016 National LGBT Conference
Date
13 July 2016
Decision
Carried as Amended

Local authorities across the country are implementing their homelessness policies in such a way that […]

Motion on the UNISON National site.

Recruiting and organising LGBT members

Conference
2016 National LGBT Conference
Date
28 July 2016
Decision
Carried

Share good practice and promote the innovative ways that local and regional SOGs are using to organise; 3. Ensure there is up to date guidance on recruitment […]

Motion on the UNISON National site.

LGBT conference stress that we’re ‘stronger in UNISON’

That was the message as UNISON’s LGBT conference opened on a bright but chilly November morning in Llandudno, as delegates looked back over a […]

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Trans equality is everyone’s business

Conference
2016 National LGBT Conference
Date
28 July 2016
Decision
Carried

In July 2016, the Government published their response to the inquiry report and its recommendations. Although there are some […]

Motion on the UNISON National site.

STANDING TOGETHER FOR LGBT EQUALITY

Conference
2016 National LGBT Conference
Date
23 September 2016
Decision
Carried

Conservative government austerity cuts have left public services reeling, struggling to meet ever rising […]

Motion on the UNISON National site.