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Shadow police minister: ‘We need a proper workforce plan for policing’

Sarah Jones MP outlined her vision for policing after speaking at UNISON’s annual police and justice service group conference

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Efforts to save money in Bradford will have a big impact on the community, warns UNISON

Proposals to tackle a budget shortfall at Bradford Council will have a significant effect on the people of the city, UNISON warns today (Wednesday). The council has a large budget shortfall and needs to find savings of around £120m in the coming months if it is to avoid issuing a section 114 notice, which essentially […]

Uncategorized on the UNISON Yorkshire & Humberside site.

Retired Members’ Objectives for Labour Link

Conference
2005 Retired Members' Conference
Date
22 June 2005
Decision
Carried

Following the election of a Labour government for a third term, Conference requests that the National Retired Members’ Committee work with UNISON Labour Link as appropriate to promote the following objectives: 1)restoration of the link between pensions and earnings; 2)personal care to be included in long term care of the elderly; 3)free concessionary travel for […]

Motion on the UNISON National site.

Public hit with £1.3bn a year bill for private contract fraud

Huge cost involved in outsourcing revealed

Article on the UNISON National site.

Local government delegates back a raft of actions on fighting cuts

UNISON’s local government conference in Brighton heard of the millions of members and service users who were bearing the brunt of the government’s austerity agenda

Article on the UNISON National site.

Failure to act on National Conference Motion 62

Conference
2012 Police & Justice Conference
Date
4 October 2012
Decision
Carried

The South East Regional Police & Justice Committee wishes conference to acknowledge its grave disappointment that the Union in General has failed to act on the National Conference Motion 62 to promote and publicise the PCC elections in November. Conference instructs the SGE to raise this with National Office and require a report as to […]

Motion on the UNISON National site.

Regional Young Members Forum

Date
15 December 2022 5:30pm–7:00pm
Location
Online Meeting

The Young Members Forum represents young members at a regional level, helping to develop campaigns and inform policy

Event on the UNISON South East site.

English Regional Assemblies

Conference
2004 National Delegate Conference
Date
2 March 2004
Decision
Carried as Amended

2004 is likely to be a significant year in determining the future governance of England as three regions hold a referendum on directly elected assemblies. UNISON has consistently opposed, and continues to resist, the reorganisation of local government that will take place following a yes vote. Over the past year UNISON has resisted the government’s […]

Motion on the UNISON National site.

Disabled Students Allowances

Conference
2015 National Disabled Members' Conference
Date
3 July 2015
Decision
Carried as Amended

Conference is concerned about the changes to Disabled Students Allowance (DSA) announced the Government are proposing. When these were first announced in April the Ministers for Universities said he was announcing ‘measures to minimise DSA’ what he actually meant was cuts that will be devastating to disabled members. DSA isn’t just for University Students. It […]

Motion on the UNISON National site.

INDEPENDENT SECTOR TREATMENT CENTRES (ISTCs)

Conference
2007 Health Care Service Group Conference
Date
20 December 2006
Decision
Carried

Conference welcomes the publication of the Health Select Committee’s report into wave one of the Independent Sector Treatment Centre programme (ISTCs) following the conclusion of its inquiry in July 2006. In particular its conclusions that: 1.ISTCs had not made a major direct contribution to increased capacity 2.ISTCs are not necessarily more efficient than NHS Treatment […]

Motion on the UNISON National site.

Attacks on our benefits

Conference
2019 National Retired Members Conference
Date
12 June 2019
Decision
Carried

Conference notes that, whoever wins the Tory Party leadership race, there is a possibility of an early general election. In any case, the next one has to be in 2022 at the latest. Conference is extremely perturbed at noises coming from the Government about saving loads more money by axing the benefits older people receive […]

Motion on the UNISON National site.

HANDS OFF OUR BENEFITS

Conference
2014 National Retired Members Conference
Date
19 June 2014
Decision
Carried as Amended

Conference has on several occasions made policies regarding our determination to hang on to the small (but valuable and much valued) universal benefits elderly people have such as bus passes, free TV licenses etc. We must now recognise that there is yet another political threat to these: leading UKIP figures have made no secret of […]

Motion on the UNISON National site.

Securing the Legacy of the Year of Disabled Workers in Police and Justice Workplaces

Conference
2022 Police & Justice Service Group Conference
Date
29 June 2022
Decision
Carried

Conference notes the success of UNISON’s Year of Disabled Workers 2022. Although the year is not yet complete, we have seen renewed focus on the experience of disabled members in our union, in the workplace and in society, including those in the Police and Justice service group. We have used the year to highlight the […]

Motion on the UNISON National site.

Sector Committees

Conference
2005 Health Care Service Group Conference
Date
20 December 2004
Decision
Carried as Amended

Conference notes that with the introduction of Agenda for Change and the demise of the Whitley Councils, UNISONS National Sector Committees come under the spotlight. Areas currently covered by National Sector Committees are: Administrative and Clerical Ambulance services Ancillary and Maintenance Nursing and midwifery Professional and Technical “B” PT “A” (Professions allied to medicine) Senior […]

Motion on the UNISON National site.

UNISON Black members turning back the UKIP tide and the enigma that is Nigel Farage

Conference
2016 National Black Members' Conference
Date
24 September 2015
Decision
Carried

UNISON was very successful in increasing the turn out of UNISON members in the general elections held in May 2015 and squeezing the UKIP vote. From UNISON’s perspective in key marginal areas the […]

Motion on the UNISON National site.