Programme of Business - Congress 2018
The programme may be subject to change
16.00-19.00
Approval of tellers and scrutineers
Introduction of sororal/fraternal delegates and visitors
Obituary and silence for world peace + video
GPC Report: GPC Chair Linda McCulloch
EQUALITIES
Section 3: Respect and a voice at work
Motion 34 Fighting sexual harassment and discrimination
Motion 35 Sexual harassment in the music industry
- Paragraph 3.10 Special feature: Sexual harassment and violence against women
Motion 36 Sexual harassment
Motion 37 We trust women – abortion rights
Motion 38 Equal pay/gender pay gap
- Paragraph 3.7 Gender pay gap reporting
President’s address and vote of thanks: Moved by Vicky Knight seconded by Dave Ward
PENSIONS
Section 3 Respect and a voice at work
Motion 31 Auto-enrolment and the lowest paid
- Paragraph 3.13 Pensions
Section 5 Strong unions
INTERNATIONAL
Motion 75 Turkey
- Paragraph 5.7 Global solidarity
Motion 76 International Labour Organisation
- Paragraph 1.10 International development
- Paragraph 3.18 Decent work and supply chains
Motion 77 Food security and sustainability
- Paragraph 1.9 Global trade
Address by Luis Pedraza, President CUT
End of session
MONDAY
Music: Musica Colne Valley Senior Guitars
09:30–12.45
PAY BARGAINING
Section 4 Good services
45 Public services outsourcing – lessons from Carillion
46 Public services post Carillion
47 Independent inquiry into privatisation
Paragraph 4.1 Public services
Paragraph 4.3 Outsourcing and privatisation
Paragraph 4.7 Devolution in England
Section 5 Strong unions
71 General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR)
Paragraph 5.1 Introduction
Paragraph 5.6 Trades councils/UWCs
Paragraph 5.8 Wales TUC
Paragraph 5.9 English regions
72 Organising fast food workers
Paragraph 5.2 Organising
73 Winning against atypical employment models
Section 3 Respect and a voice at work
69 A new deal for workers +a+a
Paragraph 3.1 Great jobs
Paragraph 3.3 Employment rights and the Great Jobs Agenda
70 Collective voice
Paragraph 3.4 Promoting trade union rights and collective bargaining
Address by the General Secretary
Paragraph 6.5 General Council
General Council Statement on Collective Bargaining
HEALTH, SAFETY AND REGULATION
Section 3 Respect and a voice at work
24 Bullying and harassment +a
25 Regulation matters +a
26 Grenfell Tower +a+a
Paragraph 3.14 Health and safety
27 Night working
28 Healthcare workers and workplace violence in prisons +a+a
Address by Shakira Martin - National Union of Students
End of session
2.15-5.30
Section 5 Strong unions
74 Make 2019 the year of young workers
Paragraph 5.3 Special feature: Young people
Paragraph 3.16 Apprenticeships and young people
Special feature – Reaching young workers and union organising
PRIVATISATION
Section 4 Good services
48 Public sector
Paragraph 4.2 Public sector pay
BREXIT
Section 2 Brexit
General Council Statement on Brexit
17 Avoiding a cliff-edge Brexit
18 Brexit
19 Option of a public vote on the final Brexit deal
20 Brexit
Paragraph 2.1 Introduction
Paragraph 2.2 Workers’ rights
Paragraph 2.3 Jobs, investment and livelihoods
Paragraph 2.4 Managing migration
Paragraph 2.5 Ireland
Paragraph 2.6 Social Europe
HEALTH
Section 4 Good services
62 Preventing ill health
63 Mental health crisis
64 Mental health
Address by Andy Kerr – Fraternal delegate from the Labour Party
EDUCATION
Section 4 Good services
51 Education funding crisis
52 School funding
Paragraph 4.6 Education
Paragraph 3.15 Skills
53 Mental health and wellbeing of teachers
54 The building blocks of a National Education Service
55 National Education Service
56 Data misuse
57 Music education
58 Education and training for life after football
59 Central role of art and culture in education and communities
Paragraph 5.4 TUC Education
Paragraph 5.5 Skills at work
End of session
TUESDAY
Music: Causeway Brass
09:30–12.45
ENERGY POLICY
Section 1 The economy
Motion 07 Just transition and energy workers’ voice
Motion 08 Fracking
Motion 09 Strategy for a low carbon industrial region
INSECURE WORK
Section 3 Respect and a voice at work
Motion 21 Continuing the fight against insecure work
Motion 22 a better deal for low paid workers
- Paragraph 3.2 Labour market
- Paragraph 3.11 Disabled workers
- Paragraph 3.12 Working lives
Motion 23 Promoting flexible working
- Paragraph 3.8 Working families
Address by Neville Lawrence
- Paragraph 3.5 Equalities
EQUALITIES
Section 3 Respect and a voice at work
Motion 39 armed forces and LGBT – dishonourable discharge
Paragraph 3.9 LGBT+ equality
Motion 40 austerity, artists and discrimination
Motion 41 Support for gender self-declaration
Motion 42 Justice for the Windrush generation
Motion 43 Campaign to ensure children can access their right to British Citizenship
Paragraph 3.17 Migration
Motion 44 Challenging the politics of hate
Paragraph 3.6 Race equality
Show Racism the Red Card photo opportunity
End of session
2.15 – 5.30
Video and presentation of Congress awards
Paragraph 5.3 Congress awards
HEALTH
Section 4 Good services
Motion 60 health and social care workers subsidising the NHS
- Paragraph 4.4 NHS
Motion 61 NHS pay
INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY
Section 1 The economy
Motion 01 Industrial strategy: an economy for the many
- Paragraph 1.1 Introduction
- Paragraph 1.2 The economy
- Paragraph 1.3 Pay
- Paragraph 1.5 Industrial strategy, environment, energy and creative industries
- Paragraph 1.6 Housing
- Paragraph 1.7 Corporate governance and executive pay
- Paragraph 1.8 Workers’ capital
Motion 02 The future of the retail sector
Motion 03 Save our Steel
Motion 04 local casting
Motion 05 automation
- Paragraph 1.4 Future of work and automation
Motion 06 automation and its impact on black workers
Address by Shadow Chancellor
TRANSPORT
Section 4 Good services
Motion 10 nationalisation of the railways
Motion 11 high fares and the decline in season ticket sales
Motion 12 Transport: Britain’s railways
- Paragraph 4.8 Transport
Motion 13 The danger of rail freight decline for UK infrastructure
Motion 14 ETF Fair Transport Campaign
Motion 15 Workforce safety in the offshore and maritime industries
Motion 16 Seafarers’ working conditions
Ballot results for the General Council
WEDNESDAY
09:30–12.45
Section 4 Good services
FIRE AND RESCUE
Motion 68 Grassland fires
CIVIL SERVICE
Motion 65 Civil service impartiality
WELFARE
Section 3 Respect and a voice at work
Motion 29 Social security
Motion 30 Stop and scrap Universal Credit
Address by the Archbishop of Canterbury
Section 4 Good services
JUSTICE
Motion 66 Family justice system in crisis
- Paragraph 4.5 Justice
Motion 67 The transforming rehabilitation counter-revolution
SOCIAL POLICY
Section 3 Respect and a voice at work
Motion 32 Corporal punishment of children in England
Motion 33 a strategy for children and young people (CYP)
- Paragraph 4.9 Social security
Section 6 TUC administration
Paragraph 6.1 Developing the TUC
Paragraph 6.2 Affiliations and mergers
Paragraph 6.4 Congress
Paragraph 6.6 Working together
Paragraph 6.7 Women’s Conference
Paragraph 6.8 Black Workers Conference
Paragraph 6.9 Disabled Workers Conference
Paragraph 6.10 LGBT+ Conference
Paragraph 6.11 Young Workers Conference
Paragraph 6.12 Trades Union Councils Conference
Paragraph 6.13 TUC finances and Appendix 3
Paragraph 6.14 TUC Library
Any unfinished business
GCR appendix 1: Attendance 2017–18
GCR appendix 2: Committee membership 2017–18
GCR appendix 4: TUC rules and standing orders
GCR appendix 5: TUC General Council statement and guidance on sexual harassment
CLOSING OF CONGRESS
Adopt General Council’s report
General Council retirements
Presentation of Gold Badge and Congress bell to President