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Programme of Business - Congress 2016

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The Programme of BusinessThe programme of business for TUC Congress 2016 contains daily debates and timings for Congress.

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SUNDAY

16:00–19:00

Approval of tellers and scrutineers
Introduction of sororal/fraternal delegates and visitors
Obituary and silence for world peace

GPC Report: GPC Chair Linda McCulloch

PUBLIC SERVICES

GC Report Section 3: Good services and decent welfare
Motion 30 A more positive approach to public service delivery
Motion 31 Well-being
Motion 32 Austerity undermining the most vulnerable in society

President’s address and vote of thanks: moved by Len McCluskey, Unite; seconded by Clare Williams, UNISON

EUROPE

GC Report Section 1: Jobs, growth and a new economy
Motion 01 European Union
Motion 02 Austerity and public services
Motion 03 Defending workers after the Brexit vote
Motion 04 Brexit and the UK trade union movement
Motion 05 Making a success of Brexit
Para 1.1 Introduction

Address by Luca Visentini, General Secretary of the ETUC

End of session

MONDAY

09:30–12.45

FAIR PAY AND A LIVING WAGE

GC Report Section 1: Jobs, growth and a new economy, cont.
Motion 14 Living wage
Motion 15 Real impact of the living wage
Motion 16 Fair pay for young workers

General Secretary’s Address including General Council Statement on the TUC Campaign Plan

Special feature – Reaching out to Young Workers

JUSTICE, POSTAL SERVICES, FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICE

GC Report Section 3: Good services and decent welfare, cont.
Motion 54 Prison reform announcement
Para 3.1 Introduction
Para 3.2 Public services: health and social care, local government, privatisation and outsourcing, criminal justice and education
Motion 55 Evidence-based decision-making in the CJS
Motion 56 The crisis in the Post Office
Motion 57 Protect our fire and rescue service

HOUSING

GC Report Section 3: Good services and decent welfare, cont.
Motion 62 Housing
Para 1.4 Housing
Motion 63 Public land and affordable housing

WELFARE

GC Report Section 3: Good services and decent welfare, cont.
Motion 68 Universal Basic Income
Motion 69 In-work benefits
Para 3.3 Welfare and poverty
Motion 70 Work Capability Assessments and links to suicide
Para 5.8 Disabled Workers Conference 2016
Motion 71 Welfare Charter
Para 5.10 Trades Union Councils conference 2016

End of session

14:15–17.30

INDUSTRIAL POLICY

GC Report Section 1: Jobs, growth and a new economy, cont.
Motion 06 Supporting a modern industrial strategy
Para 1.2 Economy and the labour market
Para 1.5 Workers’ capital
Para 1.6 Corporate governance and executive pay
Para 1.7 Tax
Para 1.8 Global trade and international development
Motion 07 Save Our Steel
Motion 08 Industrial strategy for steel
Motion 09 Working harder not smarter
Motion 10 The impact of automation on employment
Motion 11 After Paris: climate change, just transition and climate jobs
Para 1.3 Environment, energy and industrial policy
Motion 12 Food poverty in the UK
Motion 13 Tax relief on pension contributions
Para 1.11 Pensions

Address by Paddy Lillis, Fraternal Delegate from the Labour Party

EDUCATION

GC Report Section 3: Good services and decent welfare, cont.
Motion 33 Funding crisis
Motion 34 Schools must not be exam factories
Motion 35 Assessment (primary education)
Motion 36 Undermining education professionals hurts pupils
Motion 37 Evidenced-based education policies
Motion 38 Early Years education
Motion 39 Music co-operatives

EDUCATION AND MENTAL HEALTH

GC Report Section 3: Good services and decent welfare, cont.
Motion 40 Mental health and well-being
Motion 41 Pupil’s tests and teachers’ workload: government chaos and the mental health crisis in education
Motion 42 Mental health of children and young people
Motion 43 Post-16 education

End of session

TUESDAY

09:30–12.45

EMPLOYMENT AND TRADE UNION RIGHTS

GC Report Section 2: Respect and a voice at work
Motion 17 Protecting worker and trade union rights in the EU Brexit
Para 2.1 Introduction
Para 2.2 Employment rights
Para 2.4 Workers’ voice
Para 2.7 Decent work
Para 2.8 Electoral reform
Motion 18 A new deal for workers
Motion 19 Umbrella companies
Motion 20 2016 Trade Union Act
Motion 21 Surveillance devices
Motion 22 Surveillance and blacklisting

HEALTH SERVICES

GC Report Section 3: Good services and decent welfare, cont.
Motion 44 Future sustainability of the NHS
Motion 45 Continuity of midwife-led care
Motion 46 The dangers of new psychoactive substances
Motion 47 Organ donation
Motion 48 Patient complaints
Motion 49 Low wages and occupational health
Motion 50 Promoting and protecting the dietetic profession
Motion 51 Austerity kills
Motion 52 Shortage of hospital consultants
Motion 53 Hospital consultants’ continuing professional development

PUBLIC SECTOR PAY

GC Report Section 3: Good services and decent welfare, cont.
Motion 29 Pay
Para 1.10 Pay

HUMAN RIGHTS

GC Report Section 4: Strong unions
Motion 84 Human rights

End of session

14.15–17.30

Video presentation – Equality Audit

EQUALITIES AND DIVERSITY

GC Report Section 2: Respect and a voice at work, cont.
Motion 23 Challenging the politics of hate
Motion 24 Challenging racist hate crime
Motion 25 Brexit, racism and austerity
Motion 26 Brexit, migration and Prevent
Para 2.3 Equalities
Motion 27 Hidden conditions
Motion 28 2020 vision
Para 5.9 LGBT Conference 2016

ORGANISING

GC Report Section 4: Strong unions, cont.
Motion 72 Atypical workers
Motion 73 Rights for freelance workers
Para 4.1 Introduction
Para 4.2 Trade union membership
Para 4.3 Supporting stronger unions
Motion 74 Facilities time
Motion 75 Digital campaigning and organising
Motion 76 Women organising against the Trade Union Act

LAY REPS AWARDS

Video and presentation of Congress awards

Para 5.2 Congress awards

HEALTH AND SAFETY

GC Report Section 4: Strong unions, cont.
Motion 79 RCM’s Caring for You Campaign
Para 2.5 Health and safety
Motion 80 Appropriate footwear in the workplace

CREATIVE INDUSTRIES

GC Report Section 3: Good services and decent welfare, cont.
Motion 64 Channel 4
Motion 65 Transparency and accountability of
broadcasters on diversity
Motion 66 Performers and mental health
Motion 67 Free TV licenses for over-75s

Ballot results for the General Council

End of session

WEDNESDAY

09:30–12.45

TRANSPORT

GC Report Section 3: Good services and decent welfare, cont.
Motion 58 Public ownership of the rail and bus industry
Para 3.4 Transport
Motion 59 Rail freight
Motion 60 Maritime jobs, skills and the future
Motion 61 Safety in the skies

LEARNING AND SKILLS

GC Report Section 4: Strong unions, cont.
Motion 77 Lifelong learning
Para 1.9 Learning and skills
Para 4.4 TUC Education
Para 4.5 Trades Councils and the TUCJCC
Para 4.6 Global union organisations
Para 4.7 Global solidarity
Para 4.8 TUC Aid
Para 4.9 Wales and the regions
Motion 78 Union learning and the skills agenda

MIGRATION AND REFUGEES

Motion 81 Impact of refugee crisis on children
Motion 82 Support for children of asylum seekers and refugees
Para 2.6 Migration
Motion 83 Immigration Act
GC Report Section 5: TUC administration
Para 5.1 Affi liations and mergers
Para 5.3 Congress
Para 5.4 General Council
Para 5.5 Senior staff and internal structure
Para 5.6 Women’s Conference 2016
Para 5.7 Black Workers Conference 2016
Para 5.11 Young Workers Conference 2016
Para 5.12 TUC Trade Union Communications Awards
Para 5.13 TUC Finances and Appendix 3
Para 5.14 TUC Library Collections

ANY UNFINISHED BUSINESS

GC Report Appendix 1: Attendances
GC Report Appendix 2: Committee membership
GC Report Appendix 4: Disputes between unions
GC Report Appendix 5: TUC rules and standing orders

CLOSING OF CONGRESS

Adopt General Council’s report

General Council Retirements

Presentation of Gold Badge and Congress bell to President

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