Attacking the "vicious, vindictive bill", which the government prefered to spend time on rather than dealing with the real problems that the country faces, he […]
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- Conference
- 2015 National LGBT Conference
- Date
- 21 July 2015
- Decision
- Carried
Furthermore, continued cuts to local government will mean that local support services, on which LGBT people are heavily dependent, particularly […]
Motion on the UNISON National
site.
- Conference
- 2015 National LGBT Conference
- Date
- 18 September 2015
- Decision
- Carried
Conference remembers that the previous Conservative led government pursued a range of savage policies resulting in: 1. Tens of thousands of UNISON members losing […]
Motion on the UNISON National
site.
- Conference
- 2015 National LGBT Conference
- Date
- 22 July 2015
- Decision
- Carried as Amended
The local, regional and devolved nation elections on 5 May will mark a first test of the Conservative’s […]
Motion on the UNISON National
site.
- Conference
- 2015 National LGBT Conference
- Date
- 20 July 2015
- Decision
- Carried as Amended
Specialist support and accommodation provided by local authorities and housing associations are currently minimal. This must change and charities should […]
Motion on the UNISON National
site.
- Conference
- 2015 National LGBT Conference
- Date
- 24 July 2015
- Decision
- Carried as Amended
With its Westminster majority, the Tory government has wasted no time in implementing swingeing budget cuts and deeply regressive policies and laws […]
Motion on the UNISON National
site.
- Conference
- 2015 National LGBT Conference
- Date
- 24 July 2015
- Decision
- Carried
Engage with the fighting fund organisers in local recruitment initiatives; 4. Engage with our full range of members - with particular emphasis […]
Motion on the UNISON National
site.
- Conference
- 2015 National LGBT Conference
- Date
- 1 January 2015
- Decision
- Carried as Amended
On an integrated basis at a local level; 2. Free of charge to the user; 3. Directly, by bodies elected to do so which are […]
Motion on the UNISON National
site.
- Conference
- 2015 National LGBT Conference
- Date
- 22 July 2015
- Decision
- Carried as Amended
Conference notes the contradictory situations faced by Pride events in 2015. On the one hand we celebrate the fact that in this year, 30 years after the Miners’ strike, Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners (LGSM) participated in many Pride events across the country – as well as in other trade union events such as […]
Motion on the UNISON National
site.
- Conference
- 2015 National LGBT Conference
- Date
- 14 July 2015
- Decision
- Carried
Conference notes that the previous Coalition Government repeatedly rejected these calls. A group of cross-party Members of Parliament have criticised the […]
Motion on the UNISON National
site.
- Conference
- 2015 National LGBT Conference
- Date
- 22 July 2015
- Decision
- Carried as Amended
In many police stations across the country police staff who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT) have a working life which is overshadowed by the fear of exposure and ridicule, be it by an accidental or deliberate act. Rural districts are sometimes traditionally conservative communities and their understanding of LGBT issues coloured by […]
Motion on the UNISON National
site.
- Conference
- 2015 National LGBT Conference
- Date
- 1 January 2015
- Decision
- Carried
Conference also notes that the previous government’s inaction appears to stem from reluctance to impose on pension schemes costs it described as […]
Motion on the UNISON National
site.
- Conference
- 2015 National LGBT Conference
- Date
- 23 July 2015
- Decision
- Carried
Conference is concerned that the Tory government’s austerity agenda will worsen a post code lottery for treatment and care in a system that is at […]
Motion on the UNISON National
site.
- Conference
- 2015 National LGBT Conference
- Date
- 5 November 2015
- Decision
- Carried
Conference is appalled that the current Tory government is bent on making Thatcher’s 1980s Tories look middle of the road. The Trade Union Bill […]
Motion on the UNISON National
site.
- Conference
- 2015 National LGBT Conference
- Date
- 20 July 2015
- Decision
- Remitted
Conference notes that some trans women remain cheated of arrears of State Pension due as a result of a European Court of Justice decision because the United Kingdom government, relying on domestic provisions on non-retrospection, refuses to backdate payment to date of transition. Conference instructs the national lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender committee to work […]
Motion on the UNISON National
site.