Sarah Jones MP outlined her vision for policing after speaking at UNISON’s annual police and justice service group conference
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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 […]
- 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 […]
Huge cost involved in outsourcing revealed
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
- 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 […]
- 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
- 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 […]
- 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 […]
- 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 […]
- 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 […]
- 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 […]
- 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 […]
- 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 […]
- 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 […]