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Thursday 21 June - Business, Summaries and Results

Tue - Thur results from Conference Agenda Support System. Friday from Scotland Briefings Team

131. The Labour Government What do we get for our money (CARRIED) (Card Vote No.1: F: 478,088; A: 386,226)
NEC to consult with APF and GPF committees, service groups, self-organised groups, regions and branches, and prepare a report for Delegate Conference 2002 on the future of UNISON's political funds. (Amendment 131.1 Withdrawn)

66. Article 13 Directives (CARRIED)
Conference noted the impact of the two EU Article 13 Directives - the race directive and the framework employment directive. NEC to lobby government to implement directives; expressed concern at the exemption of religious/belief based organisations from the employment directive; work with SOGs to press for reform of anti-discrimination legislation.

79. Confronting Hate Crimes (CARRIED)
NEC to work with relevant UNISON bodies to develop policy that responds to hate crimes and, working with other bodies raise the issue through effective campaigning. To show support to black people in Wales 2002 National Black Members Conference should be in Wales

86. Race Relations and Racism at Work (CARRIED)
Conference reaffirmed UNISON's commitment to eradicate racism and called on the NEC to ensure effective racial equality policies are negotiated with employers; provide relevant training for accredited representatives; monitor programme of work across the union and report back to Conference 2002.

87. Stephen Lawrence Report (CARRIED)
NEC to undertake a programme of action to mobilise members to ensure McPherson Recommendations are implemented in full; work with internal committees to develop the work and with stated external bodies to further UNISON objectives; to provide support to branches, regions as they combat institutionalised racism. (87.1 Withdrawn)

75. Commission for Racial Equality (CARRIED)
Conference welcomed the Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000 and called on the NEC to develop national and local bargaining support to address employment issues of black workers; also to promote, with TUC and CRE, good employment practice in the public sector.

Composite B - UNISON and a Single Currency (CARRIED)
Conference agreed to vigorously promote union policy on monetary union; to request GPF to fund a national campaign, in the event of a referendum; publicise internally and externally; commission research on impact of entry; sponsor a conference on unemployment and trade union rights, involving other EU unions.

77. Next of Kin - Discrimination against Lesbians and Gay Men in Public Services (CARRIED)
Conference noted a range of situations whereby same sex partners are not allowed to be nominated as next of kin. A commitment was given to researching current practice, providing information for members; campaigning for changes to law, polices and practices which are currently discriminatory.

Composite H - Government Response to the Royal Commission on Long Term Care of the Elderly (CARRIED)
NEC. through the APF, to lobby to persuade Government to provide free personal care for the elderly and vulnerable where needs assessments have shown the necessity and to ensure that the Royal Commission's recommendations are implemented.

133. Organising - Our Future (CARRIED as amended by 133.1 and 133.2)
Conference welcomed the organising and recruitment initiatives of the last two years as part of overall strategy, and agreed that this should be a key focus for 2002 and that an agreed proportion of income be allocated (within budget setting process). Regional partnerships to be promoted.

46. Centralisation of Public Contact Services (CARRIED)
NEC, with Health and Local Government Service Groups, to consider staffing and delivery implementations of growing incidence of merged control rooms, and to give guidance to branches on campaigning against this change and good practice for dealing with the results of it.

119. HIVIAIDS (CARRIED as amended by 119.2)
Conference noted that HIVIAIDS is now a development crisis and both welcomed and called for support for the 'Treatment Action Campaign'. Also resolved: to support sister unions across the developing world in promoting education and behaviour change; to use all available international labour movement channels to press UK Government to take a lead in addressing this issue. The amendment provided additional information about the damaging actions of pharmaceutical companies and added further action points (Amendment 119.1 LOST)

RULES

1 - A 2.2 Interpretation of Rules (Not carried by required 2,3 majority)

8 - C 7.4 Suspension (CARRIED)

9 - D 1.6 Shared delegates (Not carried by required 2,3 majority)

11 - D Structure of the Union (CARRIED)

12 - D 1.7.10 The Right to Attend and Speak (Not carried by required 2/3 majority) (Card No.3: F: 509,288 A: 450, 705)

15 - O1.10.4 Conference Quorum and Procedure (CARRIED)

17 - D 2.8 Powers (Not carried by required 213 majority)

20 - E Principal Officers (CARRIED)

23 - Rule I and Schedule D (Disciplinary Rules) (Not carried
by required 213 majority) (Card Vote No.2: F: 492,942 A: 482,669)

24 - I 8(3) Disciplinary Action (REMITTED)

25 - K Legal Assistance (CARRIED)

28 - Schedule A Rates of Subscription (CARRIED)

The following items were withdrawn:

Motions: 61; 90; Comp S Amendments: 120.1
Rule Amendments; RA7; RA3O
Any amendments associated with withdrawn items fell
The following items fell; 10, RA26, RA29



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