Course places will be allocated on a first come, first served basis.
Provided the course still has places available, your course place will be confirmed on receipt of your application
Important: Your course place will however be subject to your branch approving your attendance on the course and your offer of a place will be withdrawn if the branch refuse approval
Please use the Application for Time Off to help secure facility time to enable you to undertake this training (this form is to be retained by yourself and your branch).
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.
Day two begins with a welcome to conference by Andrea Eagan and then a speech by Glen Williams to recognise the work of a national officer who is retiring.
We now go onto the moving of motions, with the first motion to be discussed is Motion 30 – Reasonable Adjustments and the Disability Employment Charter – this was carried as ammended. You can find out more about the charter here…
Motion 25 Artificial Intelligence and it’s Impact on Local Government Workers – this was carried as ammended. You can find support on this ever changing issue on the below UNISON AI Hub…
Motion 28 – Food Standards Agency – Pay, Terms and Conditions – this was carried.
Motion 29 – Gender Questioning School Guidance – A UNISON Issue – this was carried, you can find more useful resources here…
Motion 24 – NJC Bargaining – after a healthy debate and valuable contributions for and against this motion this was carried as ammended.
Motion 26 – Job Evaluation and Equal Pay in Local Government – this was carried as ammended.
Motion – 27 Advancing Opportunities for Black Workers in Local Government (Including fixed-term contracts)
We then broke for lunch and Following this we have a speech from international speaker, Annie Enriquez-Geron, General Secretary, Public services labor Independent Confederation,the Philippines, you can learn more about the work Annie and the union does by clicking on the below…
Watch Annie’s speech here…
We then return to motions contained within the Reorganisation and Devolution section of the Annual report.
Composite A – English Devolution was Moved and carried as ammended.
Motion 7 – Local Government Reorganisation: Full and Restored Funding Must Come First! – this was carried.
Motion 6 – Supporting our Members through Local Government Reorganisation – this was carried as ammended.
One of your delegates Ali spoke on this subject and the importance of learning reps, You can watch Ali here….
Motion 4 – Local Government Reorganisation is an attack on Local Democracy – was carried
This concluded the business of the agenda, we now move to the remaining business not Moved yesterday and this morning.
Composite C – Local Government Funding – is the first composite to be discussed, this is a collection of motions which have the same themes and aims. You can read more about these in the composite booklet below.
Motion 19 – Undoing the Damage Rebuilding Services for LGBT+ People – was carried
Composite B – Local Government Funding & Pay – this was carried
You can read about the composites here…
You can also read all the motions here too…
Motion 21 – Our Communities Deserve World Class Public Services – this motion was carried
Motion 20 – Severe Weather Events and Local Government – this was carried
Motion 22 – Housing Budgets Cuts – this was carried as amended
Emergency, EMC 1 – Responding to Reform UK – Local Government Staff and the increase in Reform UK councillors. This motion was carried
This concludes the second day final day of this year’s Local Government Conference, any motions not Moved will be taken back to the Service Group Executive to be discussed, look out for tomorrows updates on National Delegate Conference.
