UNISON members continue the fight for fair pay and the real living wage
News on the UNISON National
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To address 3,000 delegates and visitors to our conference. To remember Jo Cox – taken from her loved ones too soon. To […]
General Secretary's blog, News on the UNISON National
site.
NDC: Submitting bodies should note that the recommendations in this report and in motion 121 are identical and are subject to amendment via the motion; the body of the report cannot be amended
Media on the UNISON National
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National delegate conference gets underway with discussion on how to tackle the poverty affecting millions across the UK
Article, News on the UNISON National
site.
- Conference
- 2016 National Delegate Conference
- Date
- 25 February 2016
- Decision
- Carried as Amended
Conference considers this a damning indictment of successive Coalition and Conservative government policies on public sector pay, social security and the wider economy that […]
Motion on the UNISON National
site.
- Conference
- 2016 National Delegate Conference
- Date
- 25 February 2016
- Decision
- Carried as Amended
The most common answer why was that our members did not know what was classed as bullying and harassment. Where cases were reported only 5% received any support. The health implications for […]
Motion on the UNISON National
site.
- Conference
- 2016 National Women's Conference
- Date
- 14 October 2015
- Decision
- Carried as Amended
Conference notes that across the UK women remain massively underrepresented in the political and decision making processes that influence our lives, especially working class women. Conference further notes that women currently make up: o 29% of MP’s in the English Parliament o 40% of Welsh Assembly members o 35% of Scottish Parliament members o 19% […]
Motion on the UNISON National
site.
- Conference
- 2016 National Delegate Conference
- Date
- 25 February 2016
- Decision
- Carried
It is generally impossible for women to accrue the same level of occupational and state pension as men because of low pay, part-time working, time off for childcare, caring for […]
Motion on the UNISON National
site.
- Conference
- 2016 National Delegate Conference
- Date
- 1 March 2016
- Decision
- Carried as Amended
This is likely to impact negatively on their mental health and their ability to carry out their work duties effectively; 3)The lack of support provisions […]
Motion on the UNISON National
site.
- Conference
- 2016 National Women's Conference
- Date
- 15 October 2015
- Decision
- Carried
Conference notes that Refugees from Syria’s civil war, which is in its fifth year, has killed around 250,000 people, forced 3.98 million to flee the country, and internally displaced around 7.6 million people. The prospect of a better life in Europe has driven many to make the treacherous journey across the Mediterranean. Thousands have died […]
Motion on the UNISON National
site.
- Conference
- 2016 National Women's Conference
- Date
- 15 October 2015
- Decision
- Carried
Most of the information provided by the NHS is in text format and in English. This can be a barrier not just for Black women who may have low […]
Motion on the UNISON National
site.
- Conference
- 2016 National Delegate Conference
- Date
- 29 February 2016
- Decision
- Carried as Amended
The North East is not alone in still feeling the increasing and cumulative effects of austerity since the financial crash of 2008 with continued cuts to public services and jobs. The cumulative effect of a lost decade of investment and wage growth across both public and private sectors is still being felt as the region […]
Motion on the UNISON National
site.
- Conference
- 2016 National Delegate Conference
- Date
- 23 February 2016
- Decision
- Carried as Amended
In just six months between 2014/15 in over 50% of cases on which the Asylum Tribunal made a decision, the case was either allowed or remitted. That women and children will suffer if […]
Motion on the UNISON National
site.
- Conference
- 2016 National Women's Conference
- Date
- 15 October 2015
- Decision
- Carried
Conference notes that while all workers are affected by these policies, some women and many non-binary workers find it difficult or impossible to follow a gendered dress code and be true […]
Motion on the UNISON National
site.
- Conference
- 2016 National Delegate Conference
- Date
- 1 March 2016
- Decision
- Carried
Rule D 2.1 After “national black members seats delete “and” and insert a comma, and after “ a young members seat” insert “ and two disabled members seats”. Insert new rule D 2.6: ” D 2.6 Disabled Members’ Seats There will be an additional two representatives, reserved for disabled members, one female, and one general, […]
Motion on the UNISON National
site.