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87 Participation of the Trades Union Councils' Conference at annual Congress

Congress notes the status, role and purpose of TUC-registered trades union councils, county trades councils and county associations are recognised under rules, including:

i) bringing together local union branches to campaign around issues affecting working people;

ii) following the programme of the Trades Union Councils' Joint Consultative Committee (TUCJCC), such as assisting in building local union membership;

iii) being represented on the appropriate TUC Regional Council and at the TUCJCC and the Trades Union Councils' Conference; and

iv) the Trades Union Councils' Conference can submit motions for consideration by the TUC General Council which are in line with existing TUC policy and be represented at annual Congress by a fraternal/sororal representative.

Congress also notes trades councils in Scotland and Wales are entitled to send motions and delegates to their respective national Congress.

Congress further notes the 2008 Trades Unions Councils' Conference passed a motion calling for the trades council movement to be given the right to send delegates and resolutions to annual Congress.

Congress believes trades councils should have a greater voice at annual Congress and therefore instructs the General Council, in consultation with the TUCJCC, to implement a rule change which will have the effect of allowing the Trades Union Councils' Conference to submit one motion to annual Congress in similar way to the arrangements that exist for the equalities conferences.

Congress requests that this rule change take effect so that the Trades Union Councils' Conference will be able to submit a motion to the 2009 annual Congress.

National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers

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