The NEC’s recommendations for NDC
Below follow conference Motions with the NEC’s position, followed by amendments.
Time For Real Change supports all these positions.
[Rule Changes with positions follow at end of Motions]
1 Organising to Win - Building Workplace Power through Participation Support
1.1 Support
2 Equalities Grow Our Union Support
2.1 Support
3 Building UNISON in the Private Sector Support
3.1 Leave to Conference
4 Equality is UNISON Business Support
4.1 Support
4.2 Support
5 Increasing Participation of Lower Paid Women in Our Union Support
6 Empowering UNISON Members for Action and Participation Through Political Education Support
6.1 Support
6.2 Support
7 Speaking 'in a Personal Capacity' Oppose
8 Harassment – It’s Not Part of the Job Support
8.1 Support
9 Menopause Support
10 Recruitment of Black Care Leavers Support
11 Death Repatriation Rights for Overseas Members Defer
12 A Health and Safety Response to a National Crisis of Stress and its Effects on Public Service Workers
Support
13 A Health and Safety Response to a National Crisis of Stress and Its Effects on Public Service Workers
Support
14 Threats to UK Health and Safety Legislation Support
15 Working in High Temperatures Support
16 Ongoing Negative Impact of Long Covid Support
17 Defend the Right to Strike Support
17.1 Support
18 Resisting the Tories Sustained Assault on Democracy and Our Fundamental Rights Support
19 Free Our Unions – Resist New Anti-Union Laws Repeal Existing Ones Support
20 Cost of Living Support
21 Tackling Child Poverty Support
22 Tackling Health Inequalities and Closing the Life Expectancy Gap Support
22.1 Support
23 Opposing the Rise of the Far Right in Europe Support
23.1 Support
24 Improve Bereavement Leave Support
25 Defend Abortion Rights Support
26 Ending the Social Care Crisis Support
26.1 Support
27 Radical Change in Social Care in Wales Can Influence the Whole of the UK Support
27.1 Support
28 A Vision for a National Care Service Support
28.1 Support
29 The Urgent Need for Reform and Increased Investment in Social Care Support
30 National Care Service Support
31 Unprecedented Crisis in Social Care Support and Amend
31.1 Support
32 Fighting for the Future of Local Government Support
33 Fighting for Local Government to Have the Powers and Funding It Needs! Support
34 Local Power and Money Needed to Tackle Poverty Support
35 Campaigning for Better Public Procurement Support and Amend
35.1 Support
35.2 Support
36 Ending the Two Tier Workforce in Public Services Support
37 Outsourcing and Procurement Support
38 Private Renters Deserve The Right To A Secure, Decent and Affordable Home Support
39 UNISON Housing Policy Support and Amend
39.1 Support
40 Public Transport Support
41 Public Ownership of Critical Business Infrastructure and Transport Support
42 Childcare, Women and Boosting Economic Growth Support
43 Unionised Worker Co-operatives Leave to Conference
44 Crisis in the NHS and Social Care Support
45 Integrated Care Systems Defer and Amend
45.1 Support
45.2 Support
46 Campaigning Against NHS Resources Haemorrhaging to PFI Companies Support
47 NHS Data – For the Public Good Not for Profit or Political Advantage Support
48 The Climate Emergency Post COP27 and Decarbonising UK Public Services Support
48.1 Support
49 Energy Support
49.1 Support
50 Equal Pensions for Surviving Spouses and Civil Partners Support
51 Islamic Pensions Support
52 Cost of Living Crisis and Black Workers Support
52.1 Support
53 Ethnicity Pay Gap Support and Amend
53.1 Support
54 2023 Year of the Black Worker Support
55 Please Touch my Hair – Caring for Black Patients and Service Users Support
56 Securing the Legacy of the Year of Disabled Workers Support
57 Make 2024 the Year of LGBT+ Workers Support
58 Westminster Blocking the Scottish Gender Recognition Reform Bill Support
59 Gender Recognition Reform Bill Support
60 Gender Recognition Reform Bill Support
61 Stop the Tory Attacks on Trans People! Support
62 Stop the Tory attacks on Trans people! Support
63 The Constitution of the United Kingdom - Reimagined in the Interest of the Majority Support
64 Defend Our Right to Vote - Voter ID is Voter Suppression Support
64.1 Support
65 Raising Awareness of No ID Vote Support
65.1 Support
66 Protect Workers' Rights and Promote Equality Support
67 Young Workers Draconian Pay and Impact of Cost of Living Crisis Support
68 Change Time Limits for an Employment Tribunal Support
69 Defending and Improving Women’s Rights Internationally Support
70 Iran: Women, Life, Liberty Support
71 Solidarity with Palestine Support
72 We Need to Talk About Palestine Support
72.1 Support
73 Palestine Support
74 Supporting Migrant Workers in Qatar after the World Cup Support
75 Defending Democracy and Workers’ Rights in Brazil Support
76 The Retained EU Law Bill - an Attack on Workers' Rights Support
77 The Retained EU Law Bill – An Attack on Workers’ Rights Nobody Asked For Support
78 The Northern Ireland Peace Process 25 Years On Support
79 Taking Effective Action within the Straitjacket of Anti-Union Laws Support
80 Industrial Action Support
81 Boosting Turnout in Industrial Action Ballots Support
81.1 Support
81.2 Support
82 Boosting Turnout in Industrial Action Ballots Support
83 Beating the Ballot Thresholds to Win Better Pay Support
83.1 Support
84 Effective Use of Our Union's Resources to Build our Industrial Action Fund and Capacity to Deliver Effective Industrial Action Support
84.1 Seek withdrawal or support
85 Celebrating and Promoting UNISON’s Legal Services Support and Amend
85.1 Defer
85.2 Defer
88 UNISON There for You and Digital Literacy Support and Amend
88.1 Defer
88.2 Defer
RULE AMENDMENTS
1 Rule C Honorary Life Members Support
2 Rule D Young Members' Seat Support
3 Rule D Service Groups Defer
4 Rule G Branch Organisation Seek withdrawal
5 Rule G Branch Meetings Support
6 Rule G Branch Officers Oppose
7 Rule G Branch Officers Support
8 Rule G The Branch Secretary Support