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2015 local government conference bulletin

This bulletin contains all the relevant information for the 2015 local government conference, including information on accommodation, travel forms and important deadlines

Media on the UNISON National site.

Cuts and privatisation create a ‘perfect storm’ in local government

Cuts to local government services, attacks on terms and conditions and mass redundancies are causing damage to front line services, reducing the scope of […]

Article on the UNISON National site.

2015 local government conference: decisions

This document sets out the motions and amendments carried at conference. It also includes motions admitted onto the agenda but not debated

Media on the UNISON National site.

2015 local government conference final agenda

Note: Items in this agenda are not UNISON policy until they have been debated and passed at conference

Media on the UNISON National site.

2015 local government conference preliminary agenda

Note: Items in this agenda are not UNISON policy until they have been debated and passed at conference

Media on the UNISON National site.

Future of Local Government

Conference
2015 Local Government Service Group Conference
Date
18 February 2015
Decision
Carried as Amended

Conference believes that local government and local democracy should be at the heart of our political, social and economic life and recognises […]

Motion on the UNISON National site.

Local Government Finance

Conference
2015 Local Government Service Group Conference
Date
19 February 2015
Decision
Carried

The Wales Local Government Committee therefore calls upon Conference to instruct the Service Group Executive to engage with […]

Motion on the UNISON National site.

Devolution and Local Government

Conference
2015 Local Government Service Group Conference
Date
18 February 2015
Decision
Carried as Amended

However, Conference also notes that policies relating to local government, approaches to collective bargaining and to workforce issues are taking different paths within the […]

Motion on the UNISON National site.

Local government pay – an equality issue

Conference
2015 Local Government Service Group Conference
Date
20 February 2015
Decision
Carried

The real value of average UK pay packets has fallen by 12% since 2010, and for most local government workers the fall has been even greater. The pay of half a million members on National Joint Council […]

Motion on the UNISON National site.

Outsourcing and Procurement within Local Government

Conference
2015 Local Government Service Group Conference
Date
10 February 2015
Decision
Carried as Amended

Conference notes that the combination of privatisation and cuts leads to the fragmentation of local services. By getting involved at the beginning of the process it will ensure that information from […]

Motion on the UNISON National site.

Local Government Supporting Joint Working in Education

Conference
2015 Local Government Service Group Conference
Date
19 February 2015
Decision
Carried

Colleges are sponsoring academies and developing shared services that cut across traditional institutional boundaries. The National […]

Motion on the UNISON National site.

Campaign for a fairer funding settlement for Local Government

Conference
2015 Local Government Service Group Conference
Date
17 February 2015
Decision
Carried

This is despite the communities and local government minister, Kris Hopkins, view that the Government announced what he called “a fair financial […]

Motion on the UNISON National site.

Local Government Cuts – the impact on jobs and ser

Conference
2015 Local Government Service Group Conference
Date
1 January 2015
Decision
Carried as Amended

Conference deplores the local government cuts across the UK, leading to:- 1. continuing cuts to local government services; 2. continued […]

Motion on the UNISON National site.

A Lobbying and Campaign Strategy for Local Government Pay

Conference
2015 Local Government Service Group Conference
Date
19 February 2015
Decision
Carried as Amended

Conference also notes that:- 1)The 2015/16 Local Government Finance Settlement reduces central government support by over £3bn in England and over £150m in […]

Motion on the UNISON National site.

Stop the mutualisation of the fire service

Conference
2015 Local Government Service Group Conference
Date
10 February 2015
Decision
Carried

Conference notes with concern that mutualisation has also been put forward in other areas of local government and the NHS. We believe that this is a further means of delivering massive cuts. While public […]

Motion on the UNISON National site.