National Delegate Conference 21-24 June
2011
Friday Briefing: Cops off the streets and into our jobs
Motion 41 from Tayside Police Staff slams the use of front line
police to take over UNISON members’ jobs. The branch says it faces
a ‘double-whammy’ of UNISON frontline jobs being made redundant
and then these so-called ‘redundant’ post being backfilled by
police officers.
This ‘legal loophole’ is a kick in the teeth to staff members
already made redundant or facing the threat of redundancy.
The motion calls on governments to stop replacing posts by taking
police officers off the streets.
Community and Voluntary Sector
The next debate is on Young People and the Connexions service
followed by two motions on the Private, Community and Voluntary
sectors. Motion 65 calls for campaigning with the community and
voluntary sector against the government’s cuts agenda.
The motion calls for all branches to engage with members in the
workplace to mount a community based campaign in support of vital
services. It also looks for advice on using the General Political
Fund to assist in joint campaigning with community groups.
Reprioritised motions
103, Opposing the Far Right from Newcastle City says that
opposing the far right should be an integral part of the campaign
to defend public services. It should involve building community
coalitions, an alternative social and political agenda and a co-ordinated
campaign. It seeks the banning of EDL demonstrations (already
achieved in Newcastle) and supporting counter demonstrations against
far right groups. There are some qualifications about the amendments
on Unite Against Fascism but Scotland policy is to affiliate.
13 Apprenticeships: Yorkshire and Humberside and Young
Members will combine in this call for access to apprenticeships
to be made more available.
64 Education: outlines a campaign against cuts and marketisation
in education.
81 Defending Our Rights to Industrial Action. The Government
has trailed a range of new restrictions including a minimum turnout
in ballots. As reported in Wednesday’s edition, Scotland’s amendment
81.1 urges the union to get the best advice possible and use that,
Human Rights and European legislation to defend trade union rights.
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