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UNISON National Delegate Conference 2023 – Morning Session – Day 3

We are welcomed back to conference and first we hold a minutes silence for Alan Jinkinson the First General Secretary of UNISON following a tribute by Christina McAnea. You can read all about Alan here… 

https://www.unison.org.uk/news/article/2022/11/unisons-first-general-secretary-has-died-aged-88/

We the receive Standing Orders Committee report 4, this report was agreed by conference.  

We heheh receive a video address from the Turkish Trade Union Leader – Gonul Erden 

We now hear a speech from Rosa Pavanelli, General Secretary, Public Services International (PSI) 

You can watch Rosa’s speech here…

Rosa receives a standing ovation for her speech.
Christina McAnea and Andrea Egan say thank you to Rosa Pavanelli

We now move to the motion discussions and the Tod is Motion 69 Defending and Improving Women’s Rights Internationally – this motion was carried 

During this motion we heard emotional accounts of women across the world. 

https://www.unison.org.uk/about/what-we-do/fairness-equality/women/

Motion 72 – We need to talk about Palestine – This issue generated a healthy debate and was carried as amended 72.1

Motion 44 – Crisis in the NHS and Social Care – this motion was carried

Motion 45 – Integrated Care Systems – this motion is carried as amended

A photo opportunity was held for the Year of the Black worker, this photo will be shared once it is available.

This concludes this mornings session and more updates will come from this afternoons Rule amendments session and return to discussions of motions.

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UNISON National Delegate Conference 2023 – Afternoon Session – Day 2

We return to the conference with Composite D – Industrial Action Ballots – there was an in-depth and lenghty debate with those speaking for and against this Composite Motion – following a request for the question to be put to move business along this motion was voted on and lost.

You can read the composite motion in the document below…

The rest of the motions can be read in the following document…

Motion 79 – Taking Effective Action within the Straitjacket of Anti-Laws – this motion was carried

Motion 8 – Harassment – Its Not Part of the Job – this motion was carried as amended 8.1

If you need any support regarding Bullying or Harassment then please click on the image below.

Motion 57 – Make 2024 the Year of the LGBT+ – this motion was carried

If you need any information you can find some useful information by clicking below…

As part of Pride Month please see below key points in history for you to read…

This concludes this afternoons session and we will return for more interesting speeches, rule amendment debates and motions.

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UNISON National Delegate Conference 2023 – Afternoon Session – Day 1

 We return to conference with the discussion of Motion 5 – Increasing participation of Lower paid Women in Our Union – this motion was carried

We Now hear a speech from Professor Lynn Sudbury-Riley, Covid Bereaved Families for Justice

You can read more about Professor Lynn Sudbury-Riley below.

following this speech we now move to Motion 13 – A Health and Safety response to a National Crisis of stress and its effects on Public Service Workers, here we can see Becky Everett move the motion

This motion was carried

We now move to Motion 22 – Tackling Health Inequalities and Closing the Life Expectancy Gap – was discussed and carried as ammended 22.1.

Motion 1 Organising to win – Building Workplace Power Through Participation – this motion was carried as amended 1.1.

Motion 4 – Equality is UNISON Business – was carried as amended 4.2.

during this motion reference was made to the Year of the Black Worker 2023, you can find more information below.

We now move to Motion 17 – Defend the Tight to Strike – This was carried as amended

This concludes the business of the first day of National Delegate Conference 2023 we hope you find our updates useful. Please look out for tomorrows updates.