Search Results for “Pay and conditions” Motions tagged national delegate conference 2015

Equal Pay

Conference
2015 National Women's Conference
Date
14 October 2014
Decision
Carried

2) The efforts of UNISON to champion equal pay for its women members winning a series of landmark cases and forcing employers to introduce […]

Motion on the UNISON National site.

UNISON and Devolution

Conference
2015 National Delegate Conference
Date
23 February 2015
Decision
Carried

Conference recognises that the debate on fiscal and legislative devolution is fast moving across the UK and that public opinion across the United […]

Motion on the UNISON National site.

Women and Housing

Conference
2015 National Women's Conference
Date
13 October 2014
Decision
Carried

Recent research found that spiraling rental costs and stagnant wage growth mean 1.6million households are forced to spend more than half their disposable […]

Motion on the UNISON National site.

Black women and fibroids

Conference
2015 National Women's Conference
Date
8 October 2014
Decision
Carried

For most women they give no cause for concern and grow unnoticed. But, for others, the genetic disorder can mean heavy and painful periods and lead […]

Motion on the UNISON National site.

LGBT rights and collective agreements

Conference
2015 National Delegate Conference
Date
23 February 2015
Decision
Carried

They have sought to destroy the very agreements that prevent them and their business friends from imposing poverty pay with no holiday or sick leave entitlements […]

Motion on the UNISON National site.

Older Women and Domestic Violence

Conference
2015 National Women's Conference
Date
14 October 2014
Decision
Carried as Amended

Indeed, statistics confirm that in Redcar and Cleveland, women aged 45+ make up 25% of the population, suggesting there is an even larger […]

Motion on the UNISON National site.

Tackling vulnerable employment and casualisation

Conference
2015 National Delegate Conference
Date
23 February 2015
Decision
Carried as Amended

The proliferation of short hour contracts, false-self employment and the continuing exploitation of agency workers underlines the workings of a deeply unjust labour […]

Motion on the UNISON National site.

Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership

Conference
2015 National Delegate Conference
Date
1 January 2015
Decision
Carried

The others are the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement with Canada (CETA) and the Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA). These agreements […]

Motion on the UNISON National site.

Intimate Terrorism and Coercive Control

Conference
2015 National Women's Conference
Date
15 October 2014
Decision
Carried as Amended

Instead, coercive control explains the range of tactics used by perpetrators to intimidate and control women. In Stark’s own phrase, the concept explains ‘how men entrap women in everyday […]

Motion on the UNISON National site.

Young women, stress, and mental health

Conference
2015 National Women's Conference
Date
7 October 2014
Decision
Carried

They are very often expected to hold down many additional roles, - including parenting, caring, and household responsibilities. This Conference further believes that young women are especially […]

Motion on the UNISON National site.

Creating an Agenda on Equality and Human Rights

Conference
2015 National Delegate Conference
Date
24 February 2015
Decision
Carried

The persistent attack on public services has further eroded equality and human rights for many across society including women; children and young people; black people and […]

Motion on the UNISON National site.

Endometriosis and Adenomyosis; A Workplace Issue

Conference
2015 National Women's Conference
Date
16 October 2014
Decision
Carried

These cells continue to change in size and bleed in response to a woman’s normal menstrual cycle. This can affect bowel, bladder and kidney […]

Motion on the UNISON National site.

Harmonisation of In Work Threshold and Benefit Cap

Conference
2015 National Women's Conference
Date
14 October 2014
Decision
Carried as Amended

In 2012 there were 5.1mil working in low paid jobs, the majority women. Annual median pay now stands at £21,200, some £3,400 lower than the pre-recession peak of 2008/2009 according to […]

Motion on the UNISON National site.

Rule D The right to attend and speak

Conference
2015 National Delegate Conference
Date
23 February 2015
Decision
Carried

Rule D 1.7.2 delete “ Deputy General Secretaries”

Motion on the UNISON National site.

Women and politics – why your vote counts

Conference
2015 National Women's Conference
Date
13 October 2014
Decision
Carried as Amended

The future is also bleak – incomes are reducing through pay freezes and below inflation rate increases; further job cuts are planned; pensions are under threat […]

Motion on the UNISON National site.