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Taking forward UNISON’s work on intersex equality

Conference
2016 National LGBT Conference
Date
28 July 2016
Decision
Carried as Amended

Conference therefore calls on the national LGBT committee to: 1. Continue to consult on workplace issues with members who come under the […]

Motion on the UNISON National site.

Recruiting and organising LGBT members

Conference
2016 National LGBT Conference
Date
28 July 2016
Decision
Carried

LGBT members continue to have an important role in that recruitment work. Conference understands that […]

Motion on the UNISON National site.

MARRIAGE EQUALITY IN NORTHERN IRELAND

Conference
2016 National LGBT Conference
Date
28 July 2016
Decision
Carried

Conference asks that UNISON LGBT national committee offer support to the campaign in whatever way is deemed most […]

Motion on the UNISON National site.

LGBT equality in the Commonwealth

Conference
2016 National LGBT Conference
Date
28 July 2016
Decision
Carried

The higher profile of LGBT human rights at the last Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting (CHOGM) in Malta in November […]

Motion on the UNISON National site.

Working globally for LGBT rights

Conference
2016 National LGBT Conference
Date
28 July 2016
Decision
Carried

Departmental commitments to support the rights of LGBT people need to receive meaningful investment and political support to ensure effective […]

Motion on the UNISON National site.

Defending and promoting LGBT equality under the law

Conference
2016 National LGBT Conference
Date
28 July 2016
Decision
Carried

Conference calls on the national LGBT committee, working with the national executive council and Labour Link, to engage LGBT members in […]

Motion on the UNISON National site.

Zero tolerance of biphobia – encouraging involvement

Conference
2016 National LGBT Conference
Date
28 July 2016
Decision
Carried

Increasing marking of Bi Visibility Day on 23 September in workplaces and UNISON branches; 2. Growing recognition of the bisexual pride flag and its use as a statement of […]

Motion on the UNISON National site.

Transphobia – Is this the last acceptable form of discrimination on television?

Conference
2016 National LGBT Conference
Date
28 July 2016
Decision
Carried

Conference calls on the national lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) Committee to: 1. Work with sister organisations like the Gender Identity Research and Education […]

Motion on the UNISON National site.

LGBT Scrutiny in the Commissioning Process

Conference
2016 National LGBT Conference
Date
28 July 2016
Decision
Carried as Amended

And here lies a dangerous hole for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) workers and service users. The funding for our small local services is increasingly being […]

Motion on the UNISON National site.

ILGA – European Solidarity

Conference
2016 National LGBT Conference
Date
28 July 2016
Decision
Carried

Conference recognises that UNISON’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) group also has a strong tradition and practice of […]

Motion on the UNISON National site.

Trans equality is everyone’s business

Conference
2016 National LGBT Conference
Date
28 July 2016
Decision
Carried

Conference requests: 1. National lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) committee and regional groups to raise awareness of the trans equality inquiry report and promote […]

Motion on the UNISON National site.

Commitment to Pride

Conference
2016 National LGBT Conference
Date
28 July 2016
Decision
Carried as Amended

Promote details of all Pride events being attended on the UNISON LGBT website and implement a national register of interest for activists who wish to attend with the […]

Motion on the UNISON National site.

Welcoming UNISON’s new Private Contractors National Forum

Conference
2016 National LGBT Conference
Date
27 July 2016
Decision
Carried

This conference welcomes new UNISON Rule D 4 which introduces a new Private Contractors National Forum. Conference recognises that some private sector employers discourage trade union membership, raise barriers to trade union organising, may not recognise our union, and place equality initiatives at a low priority. UNISON members who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual and […]

Motion on the UNISON National site.

Palestine

Conference
2016 National LGBT Conference
Date
27 July 2016
Decision
Carried as Amended

1. The adoption by UNISON national delegate conference 2016 of the motion “Don’t silence the occupation of Palestine”, which highlighted the introduction of new laws in Britain, the United States of America and Israel that seek to undermine the growing success of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement, and instructed the National Executive Council […]

Motion on the UNISON National site.

An inclusive movement, an inclusive union

Conference
2016 National LGBT Conference
Date
27 July 2016
Decision
Carried as Amended

UNISON strives to represent all its members and has led the way in lesbian, gay bisexual and transgender (LGBT) members’ self-organisation, not only including LGBT members but putting us at the heart of leading our union. Conference reiterates its belief that a growing number of people identify with sexual orientations or gender identities outside of […]

Motion on the UNISON National site.