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Benefits cuts based on prejudice
and dogma must be challenged
This government’s welfare policy is based, not on
evidence but on prejudice and dogma, “drip fed through
friendly right wing media to make sure that facts don’t
get in the way,” and UNISON will challenge it at every
turn
A living wage and a living
pension go hand in hand
A living wage and a living pension go hand in hand and benefit
not only low paid workers and pensioners but also employers
and the economy as a whole. UNISON will campaign vigorously
for a living wage and pension overseen by a “Living
Wage and Pension” Commission, to replace the Low Pay
Commission. 21 June 2013
Organising to support members
in dispersed workplaces
With more and more fragmentation of public services, through
outsourcing, personalisation or the break up of established
bargaining arrangements, conference backed a range of measures
to recruit, organise and support members in these dispersed
workplaces.
International solidarity:
Palestine and Colombia
The international session heard harrowing testimony of Colombian
activists and calls for a sporting boycott to end Israeli
apartheid. 20 June 2013
Resisting reckless attacks
on health and safety
UNISON will challenge the Government's reckless attacks
on Health and Safety, whilst promoting Health and Safety
within the union, ensuring that activists are appropriately
trained in the subject matter, and that they know what their
rights are in relation to their role as safety reps.
19 June 2013
A better and fairer way than
austerity
Gordon McKay, NEC Scotland representative, vowed that UNISON
would argue and campaign for an alternative to austerity
- for a better way, that will put this country first by
promoting jobs, public services and growth. 19 June
2013
Call for mass housing programme:
Homes for people not profit
Steve Gray, Aberdeenshire UNISON, told Conference: “Homes
are for people not profits! Putting profits before people
has resulted in the national housing crisis that affects
UNISON members and other people on low incomes to middle
incomes.” 19 June 2013
Scotland calls for an end
to the scandal of publicly funded poverty pay
Delegates slammed the Coalition government’s “slash
and burn” responses to the economic crisis, with attacks
on pay and terms and conditions and growing privatisation
creating a low wage economy, job insecurity and undermining
employment rights. 19 June 2013
Police must act on disability
hate crime
UNISON will campaign to raise the profile of disability
hate crime and will call for it to be treated as seriously
as other forms of hate crime. 19 June 2013
Time to get angry to protect
rights
Employment rights are human rights, good for the economy
and a sign of a healthy society. This was the message from
Conference delegates as they pledged to fight Government
attacks on our employment and trade union rights. Gordon
McKay. 18 June 2013
Care solutions need to recognise
devolved powers
Scotland’s Stephen Smellie brought a Scottish perspective
to the debate reminding delegates that social care and the
NHS are devolved matters, and different solutions will need
to develop in response to different issues. 18 June
2013
Welcome to Conference from Lilian Macer,
Scottish Convener
Welsome to Liverpool for UNISON's 20th National Delegate
Conference. Can I extend a very special welcome to first
time delegates and visitors at NDC.
As you would expect our main focus since last year’s
NDC has understandably been to do all we can to protect
our public services and our members who deliver them.
In Scotland we have participated in a large number of events
both through the STUC and directly organised by UNISON,
all giving a clear message that 'there is a better way'
and we do have alternatives to the coalition government’s
cuts agenda. Read more... |
The
Morning Star is the only newspaper that reports daily on
the debates at conference and reports them favourably. Other
daily newspapers are more likely to attack the delegates
who demand an end to austerity and decent pay, conditions
and pensions for our members.
