We now have a welcome from today’s chair Libby Nolan. We receive statement from the National Executive Council (NEC) this states how this year’s conference is chaired and it is a combination of past presidents/vice-presidents as agreed by the vice-president who is unable to chair due to health reasons and the president and other vice-president who are not longer in post. We then receive the Standing Orders Committee report 4 which was carried.
We return to the debate on Motion 12 – All We Ask is to be treated with dignity and respect – following further debate and passionate statements made this motion was carried.
We then receive a video message from Shaher Saed, General Secretary of the Palestinian General Federation of Trade Unions, he was unable to attend due to border closures in Palestine.
We then Moved to Composite H – Palestine. This motion was carried un-ammended as ammendment H.1 wasn’t carried.
We then move to the remaining order of business and move to the Motion 5 Industrial Action Better and Stronger in UNISON – this was carried as ammended
Motion 7 – Engagement, Education, and Retention of Apprentices – this motion was carried
during the motion discussions there was mention of the apprenticeship charter, you can click below to view more details.
We then took a break for lunch.
We then had a presentation for Honorary Life Membership to Nicole Lawler and Kye Gbangbola, the parents of Zane Gbangbola.
You can read more about Zane’s Law below…
We then move to the discussions on rule ammendments and schedules,
Rule 3 – The Political Fund – was carried
Rule C – Ceasing to be a Member – was not carried
Rule F – Regions – was carried
Rule Q – Definitions – was not carried
You can read these rule ammendments in the below final agenda.
We then move to the remaining order of business with Motion 13 -Kingship Care and Fostering – this was carried
Motion 14 – Sexual Harassment – this was carried
You can find more resources this issue below…
Composite C – The Biggest Wave of Insourcing in a Generation – this composite was carried
You can read about the composites in this document…
This concludes day three of this year’s conference,look out tomorrow for the final day of conference update. We hope you’ve found this useful and informative.