Congress 2009 Decisions

This document is updated with the decisions taken on motions to Congress. The last update was close of business Thursday 17 September 2009.

1. Organising and rights at work

Grouping

Congress decision

01 Unite
amend UNISON
amend GMB
amend UCATT
amend RMT

COMPOSITE No 1
Posted Workers Directive

 CARRIED

02 GMB
amend Unite
amend CWU
amend ATL

COMPOSITE No 2
Temporary agency workers

 CARRIED

03 Unite
amend TSSA
04 USDAW

COMPOSITE No 3
Jobs, the recession and redundancy rights

 CARRIED

05 NASUWT
amend UCATT
amend UCU
amend NUJ

COMPOSITE No 4
Enforcement of fair and safe employment rights

 CARRIED

06 UCATT

STANDS

 CARRIED

07 POA

STANDS

 LOST

08 Prospect
amend SoR
amend FDA

COMPOSITE No 5
Trade union membership

 CARRIED


2. Equal rights

Grouping

Congress decision

09 UNISON
amend NASUWT
10 PCS
amend POA
11 napo
amend NUJ
13 PFA

Composite No. 6 
Opposing the far right

CARRIED

12 TUC LGBT Conference

STANDS

CARRIED

14 SCP
amend CSP
amend FDA

COMPOSITE No 7
Disability discrimination

 CARRIED


3. Economic and social affairs

Grouping

Congress decision

15 TUC Women's Conference
amend USDAW

STANDS
Not Accepted

 CARRIED as amended

16 TUC Black Workers' Conference

STANDS

 CARRIED

17 TUC Disability Conference

STANDS

 CARRIED

18 Unite
19 BFAWU
amend CWU

COMPOSITE No 8
Manufacturing

 CARRIED

20 Community

STANDS

 CARRIED

21 Unite
22 Accord

COMPOSITE No 9
Reforming the financial and banking systems

 CARRIED

23 GMB
amend UNISON
amend PCS
amend FBU
24 Prospect
26 Connect
27 TSSA
28 Accord

COMPOSITE No 10
Defending quality pensions

 CARRIED

25 Community
amend Unite

STANDS
Accepted

 CARRIED

29 NUT
30 FDA
31 AEP

COMPOSITE No 11
Public sector pensions in the UK

 CARRIED

32 RMT
amend Unite

STANDS
Accepted

 CARRIED

33 USDAW
amend NUT
amend Nautilus
34 BECTU

COMPOSITE No 12
The national minimum wage

 CARRIED

35 Equity

STANDS

 CARRIED

36 URTU

STANDS

 CARRIED

37 UCATT
amend UNISON
amend FBU
amend CSP

COMPOSITE No 13
Housing

 CARRIED

38 NUM
amend BACM-TEAM

STANDS
Accepted

 CARRIED

39 BACM-TEAM
40 NUM
amend Prospect
amend Community
amend BACM-TEAM

COMPOSITE No 14
Replacement of coal-fired power stations and clean coal technology

 CARRIED

41 TSSA
42 ASLEF

COMPOSITE No 15
Rail industry

 CARRIED

43 ASLEF
amend RMT

STANDS
Accepted

 CARRIED

44 URTU

STANDS

 CARRIED

45 Nautilus

STANDS

 CARRIED

46 Nautilus

STANDS

 CARRIED

47 BALPA

STANDS

 CARRIED

48 UNISON
49 PCS
amend POA
50 NASUWT
51 EIS

COMPOSITE No 21

 CARRIED

52 UNISON
amend Unite
53 CSP
54 SoR

COMPOSITE No 16
Defending the NHS

CARRIED

55 SoR

STANDS

CARRIED

56 NUT

STANDS

 LOST

57 AEP
amend Community

STANDS
Accepted

 CARRIED

58 CSP
amend NUT
amend Equity
amend SoR
amend ACM

COMPOSITE No 17
Independent Safeguarding Authority

 CARRIED

59 Aspect

STANDS

 CARRIED

60 ACM

STANDS

 CARRIED
61 UCU   CARRIED
62 ATL
amend NASUWT		   CARRIED

63 ACM

   CARRIED

64 POA
amend Prospect

STANDS
Accepted

 CARRIED

65 Napo

STANDS

 CARRIED

66 FBU

STANDS

 CARRIED

67 CWU
68 Connect

COMPOSITE No 18
Digital Britain

 CARRIED

69 NUJ
70 BECTU
amend Bectu

COMPOSITE No 19
Public Service Broadcasting

 CARRIED

71 MU

STANDS

 CARRIED

72 NUJ

STANDS

 CARRIED

73 Equity

STANDS

 CARRIED


4. Global solidarity

Grouping

Congress decision

74 EIS
amend ATL

STANDS
Accepted

 CARRIED

75 UCU

STANDS

 CARRIED

76 FBU
amend GMB
amend UCU

STANDS
Withdrawn
Accepted

 CARRIED


5. Protecting people at work

Grouping

Congress decision

77 BFAWU
amend USDAW
amend TSSA

COMPOSITE No 20
Working temperatures

 CARRIED

78 ATL

STANDS

 CARRIED

79 BALPA

STANDS

 CARRIED

80 MU

STANDS

 CARRIED

81 SCP

STANDS

 CARRIED


6. The regional dimension

Grouping

Congress decision

82 TUC Trades Unions Councils Conference

STANDS

 CARRIED


7. Campaigns & Communications

Grouping

Congress decision
83 FBU
amend PCS

STANDS
Not Accepted

CARRIED
CARRIED
84 CWU STANDS LOST


8. TUC Organisation

Grouping

Congress decision

85 RMT

STANDS

 CARRIED


EMERGENCY MOTIONS

Unions

Congress decision

1 Pleural Plaques

UCATT

 CARRIED

2 Cuts in the civil service compensation scheme

PCS, Prospect, FDA, POA

 CARRIED

3 Royal Mail dispute

CWU

 CARRIED

4 Vestas and green jobs

 RMT CARRIED
5 Sri Lanka FBU CARRIED
6 National Grid GMB CARRIED

Minutes and agendas (600 words) issued 14 Sep 2009

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