Scotland at UNISON's National Conference
Photos from Conference now on Picasa
 We
don’t have the luxury of resting. Deep Breath, Heads
Down, UNISON, charge!
“We will continue to defend our public services, and
to promote the Anti-Austerity Agenda. And where branches
like Barnet continue their campaign and industrial action
against the sell-off of services, we will continue to back
them 100%." Jane Carolan 19/6/15
 Equality
reps key to fairness at work and must have facility time
UNISON will put equalities at the heart of its bargaining
agenda and will campaign with the TUC and through Labour
Link for facility time for equality reps. Speaker Davena
Rankin 19/6/15
 Conference
Stands With Rab
Conference rose to applaud sacked SECC UNISON rep Robert
O'Donnell as he was invited to address Conference. Another
emotional standing ovation followed. 19/6/15
 Homes
for people not profit
Delegates backed a call for government and Labour councils
to stop implementing the bedroom tax; for an end the privatisation
of social housing; for enforced rent and quality controls
over private landlords and for a massive social house build
programme. Speaker Ann Gray 19/6/15
 Social
care staff need UNISON - and some good news from Scotland
Conference applauded as Kate Ramsden told delegates: “I
am delighted to report that in March, on appeal, the Court
of Session quashed the contempt ruling against our two members."
Speakers Kate Ramsden and Naomi Junnor 19/6/15
 Confront
the Tory lie on services
UNISON will up its fight for to keep public services public
- publicly owned, democratically accountable and delivered
by the public sector, busting the austerity myth and continuing
to challenge outsourcing and privatisation. Speaker
Jane Carolan
 Devolution
protocol needs updated to reflect the world we live in
The fast moving debate around devolution across the UK was
high on the Conference agenda this year, with two motions
and a lunchtime fringe. Speakers Jane Carolan and Brian
Smith 16/6/15
 Keep
up support and solidarity with Palestine
UNISON reaffirmed its support for the Palestinian people
and for a free Palestinian state and will step up our contribution
to the campaign for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS)
Speaker Stephen Smellie 18/6/15
 Fighting
for justice for Bhopal
UNISON vowed to put pressure on UK, Indian and US governments
to get justice for Bhopal, and to get the Indian Government
to ensure adequate healthcare, employment opportunities
and pensions for those affected. Speakers Lilian Macer
and Sam Macartney 18/6/15
 We
must place activist training and member learning at the
heart of our union
Activism is at the very heart of our union and as we face
the threats from a vicious and vindictive Tory Government
it has never been more important to organise ensure our
representatives are confident and skilled. Speaker Sandra-Dee
Masson 18/6/17
  Violence
against women is a gendered issue
UNISON will campaign to educate and improve understanding
of violence against women as a gendered issue, providing
guidance, sharing good practice and ensuring branches can
represent all parties fairly and impartially. Speakers
Helen Duddy and Rose Jackson 17/6/15
  UNISON
sets out a strategy to reverse the decline in public sector
pay
As our pay has declined, the rich simply get richer and
richer. So UNISON will look to build support for progressive
taxation systems, getting the message across that increasing
pay will promote a healthier economy, and campaigning to
change the neo-liberal policies that have been evident in
not only Tory Governments but Labour ones too – policies
that see the suppression of pay, the maximisation of profits,
and the reduction of taxation. Speakers Gordon McKay
and Jane Aitchison
 Give
our members confidence that they can make a difference
As conference condemned the growing inequality in this country
and backed a national and international political campaign
to rebalance the economy to deliver a fair distribution
of wealth, Aberdeenshire’s Kate Ramsden issued a challenge
to all delegates, calling on them to get the message out
to our members that austerity is not just bad for our members
and the services we provide, but is also bad for the economy.
Speakers Kate Ramsden and Duncan Smith 17/6/15
 Unions
are an integral part of Scotland's Fair Work Convention
Conference delegates backed a range of measures to combat
the rise of vulnerable employment and casualisation across
the UK and to restore decent jobs, decent pay and decent
standards in the public, voluntary and private sector. Speaker
Lilian Macer 16/6/15
In June 2015, 380 UNISON Scotland delegates and visitors
from 70 branches will converge on Glasgow for the union's
National Delegate Conference
The National Delegate Conference is the union's
ruling body. Every year delegates from all over the UK take
part in debates to choose our campaigning priorities and
policies. Every UNISON branch elects reps to attend annual
conference and vote on behalf of their local branch members.
National service group executives and conferences
There are also service groups which bring together members
across the country doing similar kinds of jobs or working
for the same kinds of employers. Many will have their
conferences at the start of the National Conference.
As a member, you can stand for election to
your service group executive or as a delegate to the group
conference.
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