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Fringe Meetings
(courtesy of UNISONFocus)
See daily briefings for updates

MONDAY 18 JUNE

International Rally:
19h30, East Wing B1, Brighton Conference Centre.
Guest speakers: Dave Prentis, general secretary;
International guests

Support Staff in Schools - the key issues:
12h45-13h45, East Wing B2, Brighton Conference Centre.
Guest Speakers: Graham Lane, Local Government Association; Malcolm Wing, UNISON national secretary local government

A Future for Public Housing:
17h15 - 18h15, East Wing B2, Brighton Conference Centre.
Guest speakers: Pete Challis, Local Government Information Unit; Tenants & Residents Organisation of England

TUESDAY 19 JUNE

The Role of the GPF:
12h45-13h45, East Wing B2, Brighton Conference Centre
Guest speakers: Pat Ingram, chair GPF committee; Rt Hon Margaret Beckett MP, Kelvin Hopkins MP, Veronica Dunn, UNISON vice president.

Care Trusts - the shape of things to come:
12h45-13h45, Hewison Hall, Brighton Conference Centre.
Guest speakers: Dave Godson, chair of health service group executive, Rosie Kett, chair of local government service group executive.

HIV/AIDS in the developing world:
124h5 - 13h45, Brighton Centre Suite 3.
Guest speakers: Treatment Action Campaign, South Africa; CSEA union, Zimbabwe; Action for Southern Africa.

Branch Funding:
17h30-18h30, East Wing B2, Brighton Conference Centre. Guest speakers: John Flynn, James Urquart

Two Tier Workforce:
19h30-20h30, East Wing B1, Brighton Conference Centre.
Guest speakers: Sanjev Sachdev; Malcolm Wing, national secretary local government; TELCO.

WEDNESDAY 20 JUNE

Winning Recognition:
12h45-13h45, Rainbow Room.
Guest speakers: Professor Keith Ewing, Mary Stacey, deputy chair, Central Arbitration Committee; Rod Robertson, UNISON national organiser; Frank Hont NEC.

Delivering for UNISON members in a second term:
12h45 - 13h45, East Wing B1 Brighton Conference Centre.
Guest speaker: TBA

Partnerships in Health & Safety:
12h45-13h45, East Wing B2 Brighton Conference Centre.
Guest speakers: Michael Meacher MP; Hugh Robertson, UNISON

Paying for Progress:
123h0-13h45, Hewison Hall Brighton Conference Centre.
Guest speakers: Dawn Primerolo, Treasury Minister; Fran Bennett, Fabian Taxation and Citizenship Commission.

Getting Equal - campaigning to bridge the gender pay gap in local government:
17h15-18h15, East Wing B1 Brighton Conference Centre.
Guest speakers: Julie Mellor, EOC; Sue Hastings, TURU.

Holding the Line - organising call centre staff:
17h15-18h15, East Wing B2 Brighton Conference Centre.
Guest speakers: TBA.

THURSDAY 21 JUNE

Replacement Membership System as an Organising Tool:
12h45-13h45, East Wing B2 Brighton Conference Centre
Guest speakers: David Blakemore; James Urquhart; Angela Greenfield; Paul Griffith.

Ensuring the future of good pension provision:
12h45-13h45, East Wing B1 Brighton Conference Centre
Guest speakers: David Coates, TUC; Glyn Jenkins, UNISON; Unity Bank.

Trade Union Law Reform - prospects under a second Labour term:
12h45-13h45, Hewison Hall Brighton Conference Centre.
Guest speakers: John Hendy, QC; John Clinch, UNISON.

New Equality Rights to Work:
17h15-18h15, East Wing B1 Brighton Conference Centre.
Guest speakers: Adrian Dilworth, UNISON president; Karon Monaghan, Matrix Chambers; Gloria Mills, UNISON.

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