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Motion
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Title
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Comments
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Position
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Speaker
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1
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Third Comprehensive Spending Review
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Existing Branch Policy
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Support
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Backup speaker for 1-3
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1.1
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We prefer progressive taxation via income tax
but do not oppose the NI increase because it
comes close to progressive taxation
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Oppose
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1.2
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Recruit young people to PS
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Support
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1.3
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Show EMU effects - is this the best place for
this amendment?
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L to S
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1.4
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Involve branches in campaign
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Support
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2
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Third Comprehensive Spending Review
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Oppose PPP/PFI supported at Scottish Council
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Support
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2.1
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Adds NI perspective
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L to Support
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3
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Principles for the Transformation of Britain
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Support
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4
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European Monetary Union
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Campaign against
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Support
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4.1
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Not needed jibe
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Listen
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5
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NHS Funding
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Support
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5.1
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updates
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Support
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6
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NHS Funding
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Support
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7
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Public Services
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Detailed campaign strategy
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Support
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7.1
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National demo (we don't think we can mobilise
on such Broad issue at UK level - best at Scottish/
Regional) - Opposed to fiddling with APF before
review over.
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Oppose
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7.2
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As 7.1
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Oppose
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7.3
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"
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Oppose
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7.4
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What does it mean by external speakers? Only
UNISON reps can be expected to only follow UNISON
policy
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Listen
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7.5
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No cuts in conditions re privatisation
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Support
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7.6
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As 7.1
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Oppose
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7.7
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As 7.1 and includes strike
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Oppose
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7.8
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Health equality campaign
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Support
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7.9
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Oppose EMU
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Support
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7.10
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More inclusive
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Support
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8
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Dignity and Respect at Work
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Support as amended by 8.1
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8.1
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Better to have as part of Positively Public
than a range of separate campaigns
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Support
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8.2
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Include lesbian & gay issues
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Support
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8.3
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Prefer 8.1
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Prefer 8.1
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9
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Positively Public - Community TU links
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Support
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9.1
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Mainstream Vol Sector sustainability
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Support
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10
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Low profile of Positively Public Campaign
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Not the fault of staff
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Support
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10.1
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Public servants more than nurses & teachers
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Support
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11
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Positively Public
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More proactive materials
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Support
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No
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Title
|
Comments
|
Position
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Speaker
|
|
12
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Positively Public
|
|
Support
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|
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13
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Campaigning for Public Services
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Edinburgh motion
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Support
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Kevin
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13.1
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NEC amendment adds to motion
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Support
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14
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Public Service Action
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Public Services week of action
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Support
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15
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National Action Against privatisation
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National Demo issue, plus they think GMB better!
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Oppose unless amended by 15.1 and 15.2
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15.1
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Respect festival
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Support
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15.2
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Hard hitting press campaign
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Support
|
|
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16
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National demonstration for Public Services
|
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Oppose
|
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17
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Defend Public Services - National demo
|
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Oppose
|
|
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18
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Public Services/ private profit
|
Referendum opposed actively by branch at Scottish
Council
|
Oppose
|
|
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19
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Partnership
|
As 18
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Oppose
|
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20
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An Education System for the many not the Few
|
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Support
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20.1
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Adds Scottish dimension
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Support
|
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21
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Funding Local Services
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Support
|
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21.1
|
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Improves and more precise
|
Support
|
|
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22
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Service provision for Users who do not have
English as a first language
|
|
Support
|
|
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23
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Integrated Public Transport
|
|
Support
|
|
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23.1
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Adds Scottish dimension
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Support
|
|
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24
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A Quality Transport system
|
|
Support
|
|
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25
|
Campaign Against privatisation
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Ok but adds nothing to Motion 7
|
Prefer Motion 7
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|
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25.1
|
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Adds national demo
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Oppose
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|
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26
|
Campaign Against privatisation
|
National demo
|
Oppose
|
|
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27
|
The Attractions of privatisation
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Make problems clear
|
Support
|
|
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28
|
Not for profit Trusts
|
Check this does not inhibit Scottish Housing
campaigns
|
L to Support
|
|
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29
|
NHS use of private hospitals
|
Principled stance versus need to ensure
treatment
|
Oppose (BC)
|
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29.1
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Closer to pragmatic policy
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Support only as amended
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30
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NHS keep it Public
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As 29
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Ref to BC
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30.1
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As 29.1
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31
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Privatisation of Education
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Oppose PFI but back staff if transfer
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Support
|
|
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32
|
Arms length management organisations and privatisation
|
|
Support
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Agnes
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32.1
|
|
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Support
|
|
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33
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Defend Council Housing
|
More details needed on Defend Council Housing
organisation to see if fits with our criteria
for affiliation
|
Defer
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34
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Housing privatisation
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As 33
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Defer
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34.1
|
|
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Support
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35
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Equal pay
|
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Support
|
|
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36
|
Audit of the pay and conditions of disabled
members
|
Support
|
|
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No
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Title
|
Comments
|
Position
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Speaker
|
|
37
|
Workforce development
|
|
Support
|
|
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38
|
Discrimination in pension Schemes
|
Edinburgh motion
|
Support
|
Dot?
|
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38.1
|
|
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Support
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38.2
|
|
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Support
|
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38.3
|
|
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Support
|
|
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39
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Ill Health Retirement Qualifications
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|
Support
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Kevin if needed
|
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40
|
Part time workers and overtime working
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|
Support
|
|
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41
|
Recognition and appreciation of care workers
|
|
Support
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|
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42
|
United campaign for the Repeal of Anti Trade
Union Laws
|
|
Support
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|
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42.1
|
|
|
Support
|
|
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43
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Charges for Employment tribunals
|
|
Support
|
|
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44
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Change of Employment tribunal Rules
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|
Support
|
|
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45
|
Work Life balance
|
|
Support
|
|
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45.1
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Maternity leave/pay issue
|
Listen to S
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|
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45.2
|
|
Partnership without sacrificing principles
|
Support
|
|
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46
|
Work Life Balance
|
As 45
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Support
|
|
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46.1
|
|
As 45.1
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Support
|
|
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47
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Childcare
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Issue of subsidised 'free' and 'affordable'.
|
Support as amended
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|
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47.1
|
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'Affordable'
|
Support
|
|
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48
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Age discrimination and citizenship
|
|
Support
|
|
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48.1
|
|
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Support
|
|
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48.2
|
|
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Support
|
|
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49
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Lesbian and gay partnerships
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|
Support
|
|
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50
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Promoting Equality
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|
Support
|
|
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50.1
|
|
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Support
|
|
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51
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Unmarried partners
|
|
Support
|
|
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51.1
|
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Add 'same sex'
|
Support
|
|
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52
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Institutional Sexism
|
Is there an issue about Institutional
Sexism eclipsing or piggy-backing on Instritutional
Racism
|
Listen to Support even if not amended (BC)
|
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52.1
|
|
Better to refer to systematic discrimination
and to research a shopping list
|
Listen to Support
|
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53
|
Senior manager jobs - under representation
of women
|
|
Support
|
|
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53.1
|
|
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Support
|
|
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54
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Justice for pensioners
|
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Support
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|
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55
|
Pensions - future prov
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Support
|
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55.1
|
|
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Support
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55.2
|
|
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Support
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56
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Pensions
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Support
|
|
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56.1
|
|
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Support
|
|
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57
|
Accessible fire alarms
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Support
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No
|
Title
|
Comments
|
Position
|
Speaker
|
|
58
|
Work related Driving dangers
|
Some concern re word 'criminal' - but open
mind on debate
|
Support
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|
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58.1
|
|
Solves criminal issue
|
Support
|
|
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58.2
|
|
OK but does this absolve branches?
|
L to S
|
|
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59
|
Voice Damage
|
|
Support
|
|
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60
|
Anti-Terrorism Legislation
|
|
Support
|
|
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62
|
State Funding of Political parties
|
Ref to Branch Committee with recommendation
we support motion - ie oppose state funding
|
Support (BC)
|
|
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63
|
Freedom and Justice for Samar and Jawad
|
|
Listen
|
|
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64
|
Institutional Racism
|
|
S as amended
|
|
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64.1
|
|
|
Support
|
|
|
65
|
Combating Racism in Local Communities
|
|
Support
|
|
|
65.1
|
|
Need info re NI Act
|
L to S
|
|
|
65.2
|
|
SOG activities to be duties for time
off - BC decidede this needs to be part of wider
debate about what are duties/activities and
wrong to single out one group - implications
the branch if we go on one issue
|
Oppose (BC)
|
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65.3
|
|
Affil Anti Nazi league
|
Oppose
|
|
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65.4
|
|
"
|
"
|
|
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65.5
|
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"
|
"
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65.6
|
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"
|
"
|
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66
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Stop the Nazis
|
"
|
Oppose unless amended
|
|
|
66.1
|
|
|
Support
|
|
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66.2
|
|
|
Support
|
|
|
67
|
Anti Nazi league Affiliation
|
|
Oppose
|
|
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68
|
Asylum Seekers
|
Await advice on Cttee to Defend Asylum Seekers
|
Support if OK
|
|
|
68.1
|
|
|
Support
|
|
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68.2
|
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Await advice on Cttee to Defend Asylum Seekers
|
Defer
|
|
|
69
|
Defend Asylum Seekers Rights
|
Await advice on Cttee to Defend Asylum Seekers
|
Support if OK
|
|
|
70
|
Asylum Seekers and Refugees
|
|
Support
|
|
|
71
|
Support for Asylum Seekers
|
Sympathetic but danger of blank cheque support
which we oppose
|
S as amended
|
|
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71.1
|
|
|
Support
|
|
|
72
|
Elected Assemblies and Regional Government
in England
|
|
S or leave to England (consult)
|
|
|
72.1
|
|
|
"
|
|
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72.2
|
|
|
"
|
|
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73
|
Regional Governance
|
|
Support
|
|
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73.1
|
|
|
Support
|
|
|
74
|
Directly Elected Mayors and Local Councils
|
Oppose mayors but campaign with the reality
if it occurs
|
Support
|
|
|
75
|
Directly Elected Mayors and Local Councils
|
"
|
Support
|
|
|
76
|
Directly Elected Mayors and Local Councils
|
"
|
Support
|
|
|
No
|
Title
|
Comments
|
Position
|
Speaker
|
|
77
|
Positively Public campaign and Public Residential
Care Homes for Vulnerable Older people
|
|
Support
|
|
|
77.1
|
|
Gives more options than just lobby
|
Support
|
|
|
78
|
Care For the Elderly
|
|
Support
|
|
|
79
|
Care For the Elderly
|
|
Support
|
|
|
80
|
Access to Work Scheme
|
|
Support
|
|
|
81
|
Prostate Screening
|
|
Support
|
|
|
82
|
Energy Policy
|
|
Support
|
|
|
83
|
Missile Defence and Nuclear Disarmament
|
Edinburgh motion
|
Support
|
John S
|
|
84
|
Nuclear Weapons
|
|
Support
|
|
|
84.1
|
|
Cut nose off to spite face re H&S?
|
Listen
|
|
|
85
|
Links between Womens Health and Environment
|
Lindane issue
|
Support
|
|
|
85.1
|
|
Support even though it takes out the funny
bit
|
Support
|
|
|
86
|
Anti Globalisation Protests
|
2001 Branch Committee policy
|
Oppose
|
|
|
87
|
Globalisation
|
|
Support
|
|
|
88
|
Trade campaign
|
Support unless hear otherwise
|
Support
|
|
|
89
|
International Trade
|
Identified Officer issue?
|
Support
|
|
|
90
|
Positively Public - International perspective
|
|
Support
|
|
|
90.1
|
|
|
Support
|
|
|
91
|
GATS
|
Edinburgh motion
|
Support
|
Kevin
|
|
91.1
|
|
|
Accept
|
|
|
92
|
Oppose the general Agreement on Trade in Services
|
See what composite says. Avoid blank cheque
but the amendment weakens in other areas.
|
Listen (BC)
|
|
|
92.1
|
|
As above
|
Listen
|
|
|
93
|
Stop the War
|
Who is Stop the War Coalition
|
Listen
|
|
|
93.1
|
|
|
Listen
|
|
|
94
|
Stop the War
|
As 93
|
|
|
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94.1
|
|
As 93.1
|
|
|
|
95
|
The Unending War Against Terrorism
|
As 93
|
|
|
|
96
|
War in Afghanistan
|
We thought NEC did condemn bombing
|
Listen
|
|
|
97
|
USA Actions in Afghanistan
|
|
Support
|
|
|
98
|
Burma
|
|
Support
|
|
|
99
|
Support Peace with Social justice in Colombia
|
|
Support
|
|
|
99.1
|
|
|
Support
|
|
|
100
|
Diego Garcia
|
|
Support
|
|
|
101
|
Palestine
|
Don't support affiliation to Palestine Solidarity
at this stage - need to clarify policies
|
Support as amended
|
|
|
101.1
|
|
Work with PS but not affiliate
|
Support
|
|
|
101.2
|
|
|
Support
|
|
|
102
|
Palestine
|
As 101
|
|
|
|
102.1
|
|
As 101.1
|
|
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102.2
|
|
As 101.2
|
|
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103
|
UNISON for Peace and Justice
|
|
Support
|
|
|
No
|
Title
|
Comments
|
Position
|
Speaker
|
|
104
|
Peace in Palestine
|
|
Support
|
|
|
104.1
|
|
My goodness!
|
Oppose
|
|
|
104.2
|
|
|
Support
|
|
|
104.3
|
|
|
Oppose
|
|
|
105
|
Defend Palestine
|
We need to keep Histradut links esp. when it
is challenging Sharon. Dangerous motion
|
Oppose
|
John S
|
|
106
|
Working toward a new South Africa
|
|
Support
|
|
|
106.1
|
|
|
Support
|
|
|
107
|
Zimbabwe
|
|
Support
|
|
|
108
|
Political Fund Review
|
Misleading motion
|
Oppose unless amended by 108.1
|
|
|
108.1
|
|
|
Support
|
|
|
108.2
|
|
|
Oppose
|
|
|
109
|
National executive fails to carry out Conference
policy regarding the political funds
|
Not entirely true
|
Oppose
|
|
|
109.1
|
|
|
Oppose
|
|
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109.2
|
|
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Oppose
|
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109.3
|
|
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Listen
|
|
|
110
|
National executive fails to carry out Conference
policy regarding the political funds
|
|
Oppose
|
|
|
110.1
|
|
|
Oppose
|
|
|
111
|
Solidarity
|
We opposed at Scottish Council
|
Oppose
|
|
|
112
|
Industrial Action
|
Guidelines
|
Support
|
|
|
113
|
Organise 2002
|
Too much emphasis on organising and on non
core activities and not enough on the direct
representation our members join for
|
Support
|
John Mulgrew
|
|
113.1
|
|
Waters it down a bit
|
L to Oppose
|
|
|
114
|
Membership fees for young persons and graduates
entering local government employment
|
No need for lesser subs - why?
|
Oppose
|
|
|
114.1
|
|
|
Oppose
|
|
|
115
|
Organising for recognition across the public
services
|
|
Support
|
|
|
115.1
|
|
|
Support
|
|
|
115.2
|
|
|
Support
|
|
|
116
|
Organising to Learn
|
|
Support
|
|
|
117
|
Restructuring of UNISON branches
|
|
Support
|
|
|
117.1
|
|
|
Support
|
|
|
118
|
Putting the member at the centre of UNISON
|
|
Support
|
|
|
118.1
|
|
Regular branch meetings do not increase democracy
if not attended - otherwise OK
|
Listen
|
|
|
118.2
|
|
|
Support
|
|
|
118.3
|
|
|
Support?
|
|
|
118.4
|
|
|
Support
|
|
|
118.5
|
|
|
Support
|
|
|
118.6
|
|
Detail of what Ret members may do
|
Listen
|
|
|
No
|
Title
|
Comments
|
Position
|
Speaker
|
|
118.7
|
|
|
Support
|
|
|
119
|
UNISON Branches response to Stephen Lawrence
Inquiry Survey
|
Name and shame unfair - there may be lots of
reasons why branch couldn't respond - shouldn't
face implication of racism
|
Oppose
|
|
|
119.1
|
|
if just branches not yet responded
|
L to S
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
120
|
Developing a young members organising
culture
|
Need to be reassured Point 2 does not
mean more reserved places - we do not believe
there is a structural barrier to young members,
especially with vacant posts present
|
Listen (BC)
|
|
|
121
|
Harassment of delegates
|
|
Support
|
|
|
122
|
Delivering High Quality Education & Training
|
|
Support
|
|
|
123
|
Accountability of Regional NEC members
|
Can't enforce - it is to do with organisation
|
Oppose
|
|
|
123.1
|
|
|
Support
|
|
|
124
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NEC Regional Accountability
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No need for recorded voting
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Oppose
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125
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Imposition of rules on branches
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We're not a federation of branches, national
rules must apply
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Oppose
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126
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Hidden cost of RMS
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Support
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126.1
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Support
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127
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Counselling Service for lay members
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Support
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128
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UNISON badges
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Do we care?
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?
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129
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Industrial Tribunals
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Edinburgh motion
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Support
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John Mulgrew
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129.1
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Lay officials issue less imp now so many QCs.
Lay should do but not necessarily more
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Oppose
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130
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Access to legal advice and representation in
discrimination cases
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Support
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131
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Enduring powers of attorney
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S as amended
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131.1
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Need to assess financial commitment
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L to Support
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132
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Genoa G8 protests
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Blank cheque funding
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Oppose
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132.1
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Support
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133
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Genoa
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Oppose
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134
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Paul Robinson
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Blank cheque for own lawyer
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Oppose
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135
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Chhokar family Justice Campaign
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Support
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135.1
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Makes more accurate
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Support
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136
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Subscription bands
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Support
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137
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Welfare funding
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Check with Welfare Officers
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138
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Annual Report
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Listing expenses only shows what people have
legitimately claimed and could inhibit low paid
activists from rightful expenses. This motion
has another agenda. If there are problems, then
Audit is the way to fix.
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Oppose
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John Stevenson
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139
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Financing of Branches
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Trying to revisit last year's huge consultation
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Oppose
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140
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Charter for Branch Employed staff
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There are better ways of making redundancy
provision
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L to O
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No
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Title
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Comments
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Position
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Speaker
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141
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Time implications of branch employed staff
in administering the replacement membership
system
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No need - we shouldn't have to subsidise branches
who are not using staff at best
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Oppose
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141.1
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Tries to change formula agreed
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Oppose
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142
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Rule change membership benefits
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Check
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143
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Benefits of UNISON membership
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Check
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144
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Recognition of Stress and Post Traumatic Stress
Disorder as a rule book benefit
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Check
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145
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Standing Orders Committee
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SOC accountable to conference not just aggrieved
branches
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Oppose
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146
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Conference Creche facilities
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Not realistic to have for ALL visitors
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Oppose
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147
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Creche facilities at all UNISON Conferences
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Support
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148
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Start of National Conference
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Change to 09.30 on first day. No need and would
hinder travelling branches
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Oppose
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John Mulgrew
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149
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NEC Briefs
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Gie's a break. Who doesn't see them.
No need for even more paper flying about. Will
Doncaster let NEC have preview of their speeches?
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Oppose
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Amendments to Rule
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1
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Rule B.4 General
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Treat with dignity and respect
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Support
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2
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Rule C.2.4 Unemployed Members
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Unemployed membership for two years unless
new job
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Support
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3
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Rule C.2.4 Unemployed Members
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Leave union office when unemployed unless NEC
decides otherwise
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Support
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4
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Rule D.1.3 Composition
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Conf Branch delegates cannot also be NEC, Regional
Rep etc
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Support
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5
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Rule D.1.6 Shared Delegates
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Open sharing to multi-delegate branches. Will
create too big a conf and will not help proportionality
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Oppose
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6
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Rule D.1.6 Shared Delegates
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As 5
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Oppose
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7
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Rule D.1.7 The Right to Attend and Speak
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NEC can only speak on behalf of NEC
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Support
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8
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Rule D.1.7 The Right to Attend and Speak
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Can only speak at Conf on behalf of body you
represent.
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Support
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9
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D.1.10.3 Conference Quorum and Procedure
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Would allow amendments to amendments to rule
- it's bad enough as it is.
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Oppose
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Speaker?
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10
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As 9
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As 9
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Oppose
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11
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Rule D.2.2
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Low paid woman seat - can keep if salary rises
but not if due to change of job.
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Support
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12
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Rule D.2.8 Powers
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Hold member responsible and ban from office
for breaching funds rules or misappropriation
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Support
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Speaker?
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13
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Rule D.3.1.1 Service Groups
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'Police Staff Service Group' name change from
Police Support Staff
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Support
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14
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Rule D.3 Service Groups
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Water becomes Water & Environment
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Support
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15
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Rule D.4.1.3 Self Organised Groups
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Name change to 'Disabled Members'
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Support
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16
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Rule D.4.1.3 Self Organised Groups
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As 15 but NEC also changes Rule B.2.3
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Support
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17
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Rule G.4.1.1 Branch Officers
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Adds Membership Officer
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Support
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18
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Rule P.17 Reports by National Executive Council
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Annual Report supplementary questions without
notice. No need and holds up Conference.
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Listen to Oppose
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19
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Schedule A.1 Full members
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New subs bands. Best to wait for the full review
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Oppose
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