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Motions and Amendments not reached and referred to the NEC under Rule P.18.1
Title
Policy
Comment
Promoting learning as a
Support
The issues covered in motion 3, including the member learning offer and the
recruitment and organising tool
further development of short workshop materials and the re-launch of the
trained and active approach to developing activists and mentoring have been
incorporated into the Learning and Organising Services work programme
and reported on to D and O.
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Support for shop stewards
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Meeting the challenge of
diversifying working patterns and
unemployment to improve union
participation
Giving trade union issues a new
media voice
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Support and
Amend
Support
Broadly in line with current work programme.
Support
UNISON has re-affiliated to Campaign for Press and Broadcasting Freedom
and is using the new UNISON website and social media to promote trade
union messages.
No action proposed.
Broadly in line with current work programme.
Democracy in UNISON and the
right to campaign in ballots
Continuing to challenge
transphobia in the workplace
Oppose
Support
The issues are being referred to service groups to promote bargaining
advice; branch awareness raised via e-focus and other UNISON digital and
paper communications.
Support
Support and
Amend
Support
Broadly in line with current work programme.
Broadly in line with current work programme.
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Defending health and safety
Safeguard the health of our
members in schools
Cuts to the Criminal Injuries
Compensation Scheme
Resisting the pay cap
Support
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Campaign for fair pay
Support
The issues will be incorporated in the union’s existing Living Wage work and
as part of the “Worth It” campaign.
The issues will be incorporated in the union’s existing Living Wage work and
as part of the “Worth It” campaign.
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Broadly in line with current work programme.
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Decent pensions for all
Support and Broadly in line with current work programme.
Amend
Outsourcing and privatisation
Support
UNISON continues to oppose the unnecessary outsourcing and privatisation
of public services and we work closely with a wide range of organisations in
this area.
Rejecting privatisation and
Support
UNISON continues to oppose the unnecessary outsourcing and privatisation
campaigning for public services
of public services and we work closely with a wide range of organisations in
this area.
Procurement and public delivery
Support
UNISON has reinforced national collective bargaining, the use of the Social
of public services
Value Act, ILO Convention
94 and in –house bids to be used in procurement through its EU Public
Procurement Directive campaign. The new EU PP Directive soon to be
translated into UK Regulations’ 2014 will allow for both social and
environmental criteria to be included in tender decisions - rather than just
price being the single criteria - for awarding contracts, define and protect
national collective bargaining making and Teckal (in –house). UNISON will
be promoting these issues in its UK Regulations policy campaign and new
service group procurement organising and guidance tools.
We Own It – Stepping up the
Support with UNISON continues to oppose the unnecessary outsourcing and privatisation
campaign against Privatisation
qualifications of public services. We work closely with a wide range of organisations in this
area and UNISON’s Head of Local Government sits on the Advisory Group
of the We Own It campaign.
Campaigning against Privatisation Support
The issues raised by the motion continue to be a high priority for UNISON
and work is underway to review and learn from the successes of the West
Midlands Police branch.
Public Services
Support
Broadly in line with current work programme.
The NHS and the future of social
Support and UNISON has developed a social care campaign around ‘scrap the cap’ and
care
Amend
is reviewing devolved UK integration models for best practice. Health and
Local Government service groups and labour Link/Policy are working with
the Labour Party on the alternative ‘whole person’ vision of integrated health
and social care based on free universal integrated health and social care
provision.
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Funding for national care service
Support and UNISON has developed a social care campaign around ‘scrap the cap’ and
Amend
is reviewing devolved UK integration models for best practice. Health and
Local Government service groups and labour Link/Policy are working with
the Labour Party on the alternative ‘whole person’ vision of integrated health
and social care based on free universal integrated health and social care
provision.
Social care in crisis
Support and UNISON has developed a social care campaign around ‘scrap the cap’ and
Amend
is reviewing devolved UK integration models for best practice. Health and
Local Government service groups and labour Link/Policy are working with
the Labour Party on the alternative ‘whole person’ vision of integrated health
and social care based on free universal integrated health and social care
provision.
Accountability across the Police
Support
The issues raised by the motion will be incorporated into the continuing
Service in the UK
campaigns of the police and justice service group.
National action to defend our
health service
Support and
Amend
Support and
Amend
The issues will be incorporated in the union’s “Our NHS Our Future”
campaigning.
The issues will be incorporated in the union’s “Our NHS Our Future”
campaigning and the march/rally in defence of the NHS was held in
Manchester in September 2013.
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National action to defend our
health service
Support and
Amend
The issues will be incorporated in the union’s “Our NHS Our Future”
campaigning and the march/rally in defence of the NHS was held in
Manchester in September 2013.
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NHS acute services review
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Campaigning against the cuts
The issues will be incorporated in the union’s “Our NHS Our Future”
campaigning
Broadly in line with current work programme.
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Campaigning for action on cuts
and conditions
Support and
Amend
Support and
Amend
Support
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Defending the NHS
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Broadly in line with current work programme.
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Pay and Pride
Support
National LGBT committee is working with the NEC to implement this motion,
which represents our core work on taking UNISON’s pay and anti-austerity
campaigns out to the LGBT community, recruiting LGBT members into
UNISON, and working with Labour Link towards the general election.
Councillors Against the Cuts
Defer
A similar motion was passed at Local Government Conference. A meeting
with Councillors Against the Cuts is being pursued by Labour Link.
An alternative to austerity
Support
UNISON continues to promote an alternative economic strategy which
promotes growth in the economy, job creation and a fairer society and will
update this strategy in time for the 2014 Budget
Promoting an alternative
Support and UNISON continues to promote an alternative economic strategy which
economic strategy
Amend
promotes growth in the economy, job creation and a fairer society and will
update this strategy in time for the 2014 Budget
A vision beyond austerity
Support with UNISON continues to promote an alternative economic strategy which
qualifications promotes growth in the economy, job creation and a fairer society and will
update this strategy in time for the 2014 Budget
Campaigning for alternatives to
Support
UNISON continues to promote an alternative economic strategy which
Con Dem austerity
promotes growth in the economy, job creation and a fairer society and will
update this strategy in time for the 2014 Budget
Democratic socialism
Defer
No position taken.
The People’s Charter for Change
Defer
No position taken.
Challenging inequality and the
Support
In line with current work programme.
squeeze on living standards
End the growing inequality and
Support
In line with current work programme.
fight for a fairer society
Closing the North South divide
Support and UNISON continues to oppose regionalisation of pay and social security
Amend
payments. Officers also ensure that UNISON’s alternative economic strategy
promotes job creation and investment in the regions/nations hit hardest by
the financial crisis and economic policies of the Coalition
Rebalancing the economy
Support
Officers have included industrial policy within UNISON’s alternative
economic strategy which seeks to rebuild the UK’s manufacturing sector,
including by utilising investment in housing and transport infrastructure
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The impact of cuts on women
Support
The disproportionate impact of cuts on women is a central theme of
UNISON’s campaigning work. The increasing use of food banks is included
in the national women’s committee’s work programme. Materials targeted at
young members have been produced by the national young members’ forum.
Campaigning for fair and
Support
The Robin Hood Tax campaign continues to receive financial support from
progressive taxation
UNISON. The support will continue in 2014 and the campaign will be actively
promoted by the union. As the introduction of an FTT garners international
support, UNISON will keep up the pressure for the UK to implement such a
tax.
Tax and the progressive agenda
Support
The Robin Hood Tax campaign continues to receive financial support from
UNISON. The support will continue in 2014 and the campaign will be actively
promoted by the union. As the introduction of an FTT garners international
support, UNISON will keep up the pressure for the UK to implement such a
tax.
Robin Hood Tax
Support
The Robin Hood Tax campaign continues to receive financial support from
UNISON. The support will continue in 2014 and the campaign will be actively
promoted by the union. As the introduction of an FTT garners international
support, UNISON will keep up the pressure for the UK to implement such a
tax.
March in support of public
Seek
Officers continue to work closely with Positive Money, Move Your Money, nef
ownership of the banks
withdrawal or and others on reform of the financial system and monetary policy
oppose
Fighting for employment rights
Support
UNISON is working closely with the Institute of Employment Rights.
Trade union rights – reversing the Support
UNISON is committed to promoting Trade Union Freedom and opposing
Con Dem attacks
Coalition attacks.
Vulnerable employment
Support
UNISON has prioritised campaigning on Zero Hours contracts.
TUPE - People before assets
Support
UNISON has been working hard with the TUC to oppose Coalition TUPE
changes expected in 2014.
Defending trade union facility time Support
The issues will be incorporated in Service Group, Bargaining Support and
D&O work programmes.
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Cabinet Office review of facility
Support
The issues will be incorporated in Service Group, Bargaining Support and
time
D&O work programmes.
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A Decent State Pension for All
Support and
Amend
Support
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Flat rate state pension
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Support
Support
Support
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Colombia
Solidarity with Colombia
Cuba: End the US blockade, Free
the Miami Five, Join the Cuba
Solidarity Campaign
Free the Miami Five
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Banana Link
Support
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Human rights and trade union
rights in Burma
Support
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Philippines – trade, labour rights
and migration
Support and
Amend
Support
Broadly in line with current position.
An important element of this motion was to end the discrimination that
impacts on women in the new flat rate pension. With this in mind a motion
“Removal of Gender Discrimination in Pension Provision” was carried at the
2013 UNISON National Retired Members’ Conference and this was selected
for submission to the 2014 National Delegate Conference by the Retired
Members’ organisation.
These were agreed by NDC as composite I
This will be incorporated in the International Committee’s Work Programme
for 2014, including the support given by UNISON for the International
Commission on the Miami 5 to be held in London in March 2014.
This will be incorporated in the International Committee’s Work Programme
for 2014, including the support given by UNISON for the International
Commission on the Miami 5 to be held in London in March 2014.
This will be incorporated in the International Committee’s Work Programme
for 2014, especially the sections on Latin America and Decent Work. The
Committee will be asked to consider affiliating to Banana Link.
This motion will be incorporated into the international work programme for
2014. We will work with the TUC to build links with the independent trade
union movement, and will continue our support of BCUK in their human
rights work which this year will focus on EVAW.
The motion serves to build on the work that UNISON is already undertaking
to recruit and organise workers from the Philippines, and to build links with
trade unions and organisations in the Philippines to better represent workers’
interests. This work will be incorporated into the 2014 international work
programme.
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Tamil Solidarity
Defer
UNISON affiliated to the Tamil Solidarity Campaign in 2013.
Solidarity with South African
Oppose and The NEC should still oppose as this is a highly sensitive issue for our sister
workers
Amend
unions in South Africa could jeopardise our long-standing relationship with
them. However, the International Committee will continue to prioritise our
work in Southern Africa, including supporting projects through the UIDF.
Austerity Europe
Support
This motion will help shape UNISON’s engagement at the congress of the
European federation of Public Service Unions (EPSU) in May 2017.
End statutory age discrimination in Support with This issue will be raised through Labour Link as part of our ongoing work on
redundancy payments
qualifications equalities issues.
Kick It Out – Racism has no place
in football
Defeating the English Defence
League
Support and
Amend
Support and
Amend
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Defending our reproductive and
sexual rights
Support
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The 15th anniversary of the Good
Friday Agreement
Fighting welfare and benefit cuts
Support
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Support
Broadly in line with current position.
The issues raised by the motion as well as the actions it calls for continue to
play a key role in UNISON’s work challenging the far-right, with a particular
focus on the forthcoming Euro elections. Work also includes issues raised by
the NEC’s own amendment.
The reproductive rights actions are in line with existing national policy on
abortion rights. Further information on GISA being sought.
UNISON continues to work with the Irish Congress of Trade Unions to
restore full rights for all citizens.
UNISON is continuing to work and campaign with the Welfare Reform
Consortium to highlight the negative impact that welfare reforms are having
on young and elderly people, disabled people, low paid working families,
women, families in poverty and other vulnerable groups. UNISON has also
been working to highlight the impact of welfare reforms on local government
and voluntary community sector members working in the housing sector and
the need for improved training, health and safety protection, service provision
funding and better pay and conditions to meet welfare reform changes.
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Defending the welfare state
Support
UNISON is continuing to work and campaign with the Welfare Reform
Consortium to highlight the negative impact that welfare reforms are having
on young and elderly people, disabled people, low paid working families,
women, families and children in poverty and other vulnerable groups.
UNISON is campaigning for women’s underemployment, the living wage and
low pay, families and children in poverty and affordable childcare provision to
be addressed as part of our defence of the welfare state.
Welfare cuts – A deliberate attack Support
UNISON is continuing to work and campaign with the Welfare Reform
on the poor
Consortium to highlight the negative impact that welfare reforms are having
on young and elderly people, black people, disabled people, low paid
working families, women, families and children in poverty and other
vulnerable groups. UNISON is campaigning for women’s underemployment,
the living wage and low pay, families and children in poverty and affordable
childcare provision to be addressed as part of our defence of the welfare
state.
Campaigning against in-work
Support
UNISON is continuing to work with alliances promoting the living wage, end
poverty
to zero hour contracts, presenting solutions to the Low Pay Commission etc.
UNISON is also campaigning for women’s underemployment, low pay and in
work dependency on top up benefits, families and children in poverty and
affordable childcare provision to be addressed as part of a viable welfare
state provision based on well paid and quality employment.
Disabled People Against the Cuts Defer
The issues relating to the cuts and how they are affecting disabled people
are incorporated into UNISON’s ongoing campaign. Unable to affiliate to
DPAC as they do not meet UNISON’s affiliation criteria.
Housing benefit, welfare reform
and Black Communities
Support and
Amend
UNISON is continuing to work and campaign with the Welfare Reform
Consortium to highlight the negative and disproportionate impact that welfare
reforms are having on young and elderly people, black people, disabled
people, low paid working families, women, families and children in poverty
and other vulnerable groups. UNISON has called for the immediate abolition
of the bedroom tax.
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Housing Benefit, welfare reform
Support and UNISON is continuing to work and campaign with the Welfare Reform
and BME communities
Amend
Consortium to highlight the negative and disproportionate impact that welfare
reforms are having on young and elderly people, black people, disabled
people, low paid working families, women, families and children in poverty
and other vulnerable groups. UNISON has called for the immediate abolition
of the bedroom tax.
Opposing the Welfare Reform Act, Defer
UNISON is continuing to work and campaign with the Welfare Reform
Council Tax and other benefit
Consortium to highlight the negative impact that welfare reforms are having
changes
on young and elderly people, disabled people, low paid working families,
women, families in poverty and other vulnerable groups. UNISON has also
been working to highlight the impact of welfare reforms on local government
and voluntary community sector members working in the housing sector and
the need for improved training, health and safety protection, service provision
funding and better pay and conditions to meet welfare reform changes.
Linking solutions to economic and Support with UNISON continues to work with environmental organisations, anti-poverty
environmental problems – a
qualifications campaigns, other unions and radical economists to promote green growth
priority for our time
and the transition to a sustainable and green economy. UNISON campaigns
emphasise the essential role of the public sector and of democratic
accountability in leading this transition.
Renationalisation
Support and Discussion at UNISON Policy Development and Campaigns Committee
Amend
scheduled for January 2014 re energy.
Energy policy
Support and Discussion at UNISON Policy Development and Campaigns Committee
Amend
scheduled for January 2014.
HS2: What are the facts?
Seek
No work undertaken in this area.
withdrawal
Air Passenger Duty
Defer
No work undertaken in this area.
For an independent foreign and
defence policy for Britain
Resisting austerity measures
Support
No work programme in this are at current time.
Support
UNISON is working with TUC to co-ordinate industrial action where
appropriate.
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General strike
Support
UNISON is working with TUC to co-ordinate industrial action where
appropriate.
Strike against austerity
Support and UNISON is working with TUC to co-ordinate industrial action where
Amend
appropriate.
Branch Finances – Additional 2%
Oppose
No action required, as the subject matter is now being dealt with under the
for branches who maintain the
Branch Resources Review.
RMS
Branch funding – RMS
Oppose
No action is required, as the subject matter is now being dealt with under the
Branch Resources Review.
UNISON Direct
Support with D and OP agreed that UNISON Direct will be free phone by Jan 2014
qualifications
Provision of short term loans to
Remit
This issue is being dealt with through the Credit Union project and the
union members
General Secretary's statement in support of this initiative.
Proposed amendment to the
branch funding criteria – the
funding of Conference crèches
Branch Funding – Conference
Crèches
Inequality and living standards
Oppose
No action is required, as the subject matter is now being dealt with under the
Branch Resources Review.
Oppose
No action is required, as the subject matter is now being dealt with under the
Branch Resources Review.
UNISON is working with TUC to expose growing inequality and low pay, and
that workers are not benefitting at all from the weak recovery.
Support
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