Conference agrees actions against Housing Act
local government conference 2016
Debates see delegates back a range of measures on pay, academies, funding and much more
Local government conference hears Hope not Hate’s Nick Lowles call for work to build hope and a better world in memory of murdered MP and union member
EPSU general secretary tells local government conference that Brexit would not ‘cure what is wrong in the EU, in the UK or elsewhere’
Delegates commit union to campaign for quality youth services as part of broader fight to save local services
Debate also hears calls for work to improve pay, terms and conditions for members
Local government delegates hear plea for a housing policy which will help people: ‘build, build, build’
Local government conference hears that pay has fallen behind that in other public services
‘We all live 12 months of the year’ and need to paid for 12 months, local government conference delegates hear
Raising the union’s profile is “like joining a gym: you don’t buy your ticket and then sit around waiting to get fit”
UNISON president says people should ‘reflect on some of the language used’ in EU debate