University Hospitals Birmingham UNISON

THE CONFERENCE STARTED  WITH CAUCUS GROUPS; DEAF; BLACK MEMBERS; WOMEN’S; LGBT; AND NEW DELEGATES BRIEFING.

PLENARY 1-PANEL DEBATE

On Democracy and Accountability;

PANEL MEMBERS WERE; Roger Mackenzie (West Midlands Regional Secretary)

Angela Lynes- Unison President

Claire Williams (NEC)

The debate was very refreshing to have at conference and enjoyed by all that it ran over its time finishing at 18.30pm.

SUNDAY 31/10/2010

Plenary Session 2

1. Standing Orders Committee Report
2. Annual Report
3. Guest Speaker; Angela Lyons ( Unison president)
4. Motions.

Motions in order from standings order Report no 1.

Motion 1. Equality Reps- submitted by Scotland Region – policy recommendation (support)     CARRIED 1.1- submitted by LGBT – Policy recommendation (support) - LOST.

Motion 2. Public service employer’s failure to understand disabled employees requirements. –Submitted by Eastern Region- Policy recommendation (support) - CARRIED. 2.1 – submitted by West Midlands Region – Policy Recommendation (Support) – CARRIED

Motion3. Using the Equality Act to protect Disabled members- Submitted by East Midlands Region- policy recommendation (Support) – CARRIED 3.1 Submitted by Black members Caucus and 3.2 by West Midlands Region- Policy recommendation (Support) – CARRIED

Motion  4. Fit notes and Personal Development plans- Submitted by Women’s Caucus- policy recommendation (Support with qualifications) CARRIED

COMP A. Motions 5@6. Sickness absence policies and disability related absence-Submitted by Eastern Region /NDMC/Scotland Region- policy recommendation  (Support) CARRIED.

Motion 7 Ability to Influence – Submitted by Knowsley’s Region – Policy recommendation (Support) CARRIED 7.1 Submitted by West midlands Region- policy recommendation (Support with qualification) 7.2 Submitted by East Midland Region-policy recommendation (Support) CARRIED

Motion 8 Stretching targets for disabled employees so they reflect the population – Submitted by Newcastle city branch- no recommendation – CARRIED 8.1 Submitted by NDMC- Policy recommendation (Support) CARRIED

Emergency Motion 1- Disabled Members and the Anti cuts Campaign-Submitted by NDMC- Policy recommendation (Support)-CARRIED

Motion 9 Recession job cuts and the retention of disabled people.- Submitted by South West Region- policy recommendation (Support)-CARRIED 9.1 Submitted by Eastern Region-policy recommendation (Support) CARRIED

Motion 10 Public sector cuts and disabled members-Submitted by Northern Region- policy recommendation (Support) CARRIED 10.1 Submitted by LGBT Caucus- policy recommendation (Support) CARRIED

Emergency Motion 2 Axing our Rights-Submitted by NDMC- Policy recommendation (Support) CARRIED

Plenary Session 3

Motion 11 Two ticks or not to tick-Submitted by Eastern Region- policy recommendation (Support) CARRIED

Motion 12 Equality in career opportunities for disabled people- Submitted by West Midlands Region- policy recommendation (Support with Qualifications) CARRIED

Motion 13 Access to Democracy- Submitted by NDMC –policy recommendation (Support) CARRIED 13.1 By Eastern Region @13.2 By Black members Caucus- policy recommendation (Support) CARRIED

Motion14 Access to voting and polling stations for disabled people-Submitted by Newcastle City- Policy recommendation (Support) CARRIED 14.1 BY Eastern Region @ 14.2 by NDMC – policy recommendation (Support) CARRIED

Motion 15 Benefit cuts and demonising those with a disability- Submitted by Northern Ireland Region –Policy recommendation (Support) FALLS 15.1 Submitted by Eastern Region- Policy recommendation (Support) FALLS

Emergency Motion 3 Stop the surveillance of disabled people’s benefits and spending power-demand criminalisation on individual and corporate tax fraudsters-Submitted by NDMC-Policy recommendation (Support) CARRIED

Plenary Session 4

Motion 16 Stop the unnecessary medicals-submitted by Watford Branch- policy recommendation (Support) CARRIED 16.1 Submitted by LGBT Caucus- Policy recommendation (Support) CARRIED.

After this Motion Chair introduced our guest speaker Michelle Daley who spoke till the end of day session.

After another break; Service groups Meetings 4pm -4.45pm

Labour Link meeting; 5pm-5.45pm

Social event later on that evening 8pm- 12am

Monday 1^st November.

0930am- 10.45 plenary Session 5

Motion 17 Welfare reform bill- Submitted by South East Region- Policy recommendation (Support) CARRIED

Motion18 Benefits and Disabled Women-Submitted by Women’s caucus- policy recommendation (Support) CARRIED

MOTION 19 Disabled people and the Recession- Submitted by NDMC- Policy recommendation (Support) CARRIED

Motion 20 Work capability assessment-Submitted by Greater London Region-Policy recommendation (Support) CARRIED 20.1 Submitted by Black Members Caucus- Policy recommendation (Support) CARRIED

Motion 21 Disability and the social reconstruction of Palestine- Submitted by South West Region-Policy recommendation (Support with Qualifications) - CARRIED

Motion 22 Stop the killing of people with Albinism- Submitted by Black Members Caucus- Policy recommendation (Support with Qualifications) CARRIED

Motion 23 Hidden Disability- Submitted by South East Region-Policy recommendation (Support with Qualifications) CARRIED 23.1 Submitted by Eastern Region-Policy recommendation (Support with Qualifications) CARRIED 

Motion 24 Hidden but still Here-Submitted by Black Members Caucus- Policy recommendation (Support with Qualifications) CARRIED 24.1 Submitted by NDMC-Policy recommendation (Support) CARRIED 24.2 Submitted by LGBT Caucus- Policy recommendation (Support) CARRIED) 24.3 Submitted by East Midlands Region-Policy recommendation (Support) CARRIED 24.4 Submitted by Eastern Region. FALLS

Emergency Motion 4 Changes to Access to Work-Submitted by Newcastle City Branch. CARRIED

Motion 26 Access to Work and the Right to Control- Submitted by NDMC- Policy recommendation (Support) CARRIED

Motion 27 Shop mobility Schemes- Submitted by South East Region – Policy recommendation (Oppose) LOST 27.1 Submitted by West Midlands Region-Policy recommendation (Oppose) FALLS

Motion 28 Restrictions in car allowances and accessible Vehicles- Submitted by Newcastle City Branch- Policy recommendation (Support) CARRIED

Motion 29 Creating a fairer social economic society for disabled black people- Submitted by Black Caucus- Policy recommendation (Support) CARRIED

Motion 30 Being out about HIV- Submitted by LGBT Caucus- policy recommendation (Support) CARRIED

Motion 31 LGBT mental health matters- Submitted by LGBT Caucus- Policy recommendation (Support) CARRIED 31.1 Submitted by West Midlands Region-Policy recommendation (Support with Qualification) CARRIED

Motion 32 Rape and Mental Health-Submitted by Women’s Caucus- Policy recommendation (Support with Qualification) CARRIED

These are all the motions submitted for conference and voted apon this year conference was well received and enjoyed. The social event was great with a raffle that had great prizes and all proceeds went too the welfare fund.