Programme of Business - Congress 2019
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The programme may be subject to change
SUNDAY
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
TRANSPORT
Section 1: The economy
Motion 09 Creating a green transport system and amendment
Motion 10 Transport – buses
Motion 11 UK Ship Register
Paragraph 4.10 Transport
Motion 12 Artists’ studios and the community
Paragraph 1.9 Creative industries
President’s address followed by vote of thanks
Moved by Len McCluskey, seconded by Fran Heathcote
BREXIT
Section 2: Brexit
General Council statement on Brexit
Motion 13 Revoking Article 50 and amendment
Motion 14 Brexit
Paragraph 2.1 Introduction
Paragraph 2.2 The political and parliamentary context
Paragraph 2.3 Defending rights
Paragraph 2.4 Protecting jobs
Paragraph 2.5 Safeguarding peace and the
Good Friday Agreement Paragraph 2.6 Building a social Europe
Paragraph 2.7 Building solidarity
Motion 15 The NHS and future trade deals
PENSIONS
Section 4 Good Services
Motion 64 Public service pensions and amendments
Paragraph 1.10 Pensions
Address by Ulises Guilarte de Nacimiento, general secretary, CTC Cuba
Freedom for Ocalan photo opportunity
End of Session
MONDAY
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Music: Penrose Trip
09:30–12.45
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
Section 3 Respect and a voice at work
Motion 16 Sectoral collective bargaining and amendments
Paragraph 1.2 Stronger together at work – re-booting collective bargaining
Motion 17 A new framework for collective bargaining and amendment
Motion 18 Christmas and New Year working and amendment
Motion 19 Demands for the future world of work and amendment
Motion 20 Collective voice in artificial intelligence
and new technology and amendments
Motion 21 Digitisation: challenges and opportunities in the finance sector
Paragraph 1.3 Future of work and automation
Paragraph 5.3 A digital lab for the union movement
Motion 22 New Deal for workers campaign
and amendments
General secretary's address
EDUCATION
Section 4 Good services continued
Motion 56 Poverty and privatisation damage children’s education
Paragraph 4.1 Introduction
Paragraph 4.2 Education
Motion 57 Curriculum narrowing and amendment
Motion 58 Trade unionism and collectivism in the curriculum and amendments
Motion 59 Pupil violence and indiscipline and amendment
Motion 60 Ban the booths!
Motion 61 Resourcing pupils with additional support needs (ASN/SEN)
Motion 62 Relationships education
Motion 63 Small and rural schools
End of session
PRIVATISATION
2:15-5:30
Section 4 Good services continued
Motion 45 Privatised public services: bring them in and amendments
Paragraph 4.4 Privatisation and outsourcing
Paragraph 4.5 Civil service
Paragraph 4.8 Public sector pay
Paragraph 4.9 Public Services Forum
Motion 46 NHS and workforce funding and amendment
Paragraph 4.3 NHS and social care
Motion 47 Suspend charging for NHS maternity care
Motion 48 Wholly owned subsidiaries and amendment
Motion 49 Financial incentive to undergo NHS treatment
Motion 50 Healthy Start scheme
Motion 51 Bullying and harassment
Motion 52 Better and active safeguards for whistle-blowers in the NHS and public services
Motion 53 Perinatal mental health services
Motion 54 Transforming social care and amendment
Motion 55 National independent living support service
Video presentation – Jacinda Ardern, prime minister of New Zealand
EQUALITIES
Section 3 Respect and a voice at work continued
Motion 34 Equality 2020
Paragraph 3.1 Introduction
Paragraph 3.4 Equalities
Motion 35 Class inequality
Motion 36 Widening access to the airline pilot profession
TRADE UNION RIGHTS
Section 3 Respect and a voice at work continued
Motion 23 Industrial action ballots
Motion 24 Free our unions – repeal the antiunion laws and amendments
Motion 25 Trade union access into workplaces
Paragraph 5.2 Organising and union membership
Address by Wendy Nichols – Sororal delegate from the Labour Party
Show Racism the Red Card photo opportunity
End of session
TUESDAY
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Music: Hampshire Youth Folk Ensemble
9:30-12:40
INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY
Section 1 The economy continued
Motion 01 Industrial strategy: delivering real change and amendment
Paragraph1.1 Introduction
Paragraph1.4 Labour market
Paragraph1.5 Insecure work
Paragraph1.6 Low pay, the national minimum wage and the living wage
Paragraph1.7 Social security
Paragraph1.11 Corporate governance, executive pay and workers’ capital
Paragraph1.12 Industrial strategy, science, technology and sustainability
Motion 02 Save our Steel
Motion 03 Real jobs and apprenticeships and amendments
Motion 04 Skills and re-training
Paragraph 3.6 Skills at work
Address by the leader of the Labour Party
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Section 4: Good services
Motion 65 Rebuilding local government and amendment
Paragraph 4.6 Local government
REGULATION
Motion 66 Grenfell Tower – never again
Paragraph 3.5 Health, safety and regulation
Motion 70 Over-75s TV licenses and protecting BBC funding
Motion 71 BBC funding for over-75s
EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS
Section 3 Respect and a voice at work continued
Motion 26 Safety of rail workers
Paragraph 3.3 Employment and trade union rights
Motion 27 EU Copyright Directive
Motion 28 The inclusion of freelance workers in TUC policy and amendment
Motion 29 Ending exploitation of seafarers
Motion 30 Threat to British seafarers and amendment
Motion 31 Flexible working and amendments
Motion 32 Outsourcing the finance sector
Motion 33 Are our staff wearing appropriate footwear?
End of session
2.15 - 5.30
Video and presentation of Congress awards
Paragraph 6.3 Congress awards
CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE ENVIRONMENT
Section 1 The economy continued
Motion 05 Climate crisis and a just transition and amendment
Motion 06 Securing UK green jobs
Motion 07 Climate crisis and amendments
Motion 08 Public ownership of energy and amendment
Paragraph 1.8 Energy policy
EQUALITIES
Section 3 Respect and a voice at work continued
Motion 37 Smashing the gender pay gap: a vague sense of shame is not
enough and amendment
Motion 38 ILO convention on workplace sexual harassment and amendments
Motion 39 Mental health in low paid employment and amendments
Motion 40 Promoting player welfare and mental wellbeing
Motion 41 Tackling racist ideologies and amendment
Paragraph 3.2 Combating the far right
Motion 42 Period poverty
Motion 43 End discrimination in state reciprocal pension arrangements
Motion 44 Homophobic and transphobic hate crime
End of session
WEDNESDAY
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Music: The Brighton Youth Orchestra String Ensemble
9:30-12.45
JUSTICE
Section 4 Good services continued
Motion 67 Manifesto for justice
Paragraph 4.7 Justice
Motion 68 A public enquiry into transforming rehabilitation
Motion 69 Stop government recidivism on rehabilitation
Address by Keir Starmer MP – shadow secretary of state for exiting the European Union
INTERNATIONAL
Section 5 Winning more for workers
Motion 72 ILO campaigning
Paragraph 3.7 Migration, decent work and supply chains
Paragraph 5.1 Introduction
Paragraph 5.5 TUC Education
Paragraph 5.6 TUC Trade Union Communication Awards
Paragraph 5.8 Wales TUC
Paragraph 5.9 English regions
Paragraph 5.10 Global solidarity, trade and international development
Motion 73 Justice for Colombia
Motion 74 Cuba and the US blockade
Motion 75 Palestine – supporting rights to self-determination
TUC ORGANISATION
Section 6 TUC organisation
Motion 76 Role and remit of TUC Young Workers Forum
Paragraph 5.4 Young people
Paragraph 6.11 Young Workers Conference
Motion 77 Trades Councils participation in Congress
Paragraph 5.7 Trades councils
Paragraph 6.1 Developing the TUC
Paragraph 6.2 Affiliations and mergers
Paragraph 6.4 Congress
Paragraph 6.5 General Council
Paragraph 6.6 Strategic governance
Paragraph 6.7 Women’s Conference
Paragraph 6.8 Black Workers Conference
Paragraph 6.9 Disabled Workers Conference
Paragraph 6.10 LGBT+ Conference
Paragraph 6.12 Trades Union Councils Conference
Paragraph 6.13 TUC finances and Appendix 3
Paragraph 6.14 TUC Library
Any unfinished business
GCR appendix 1: Attendance
GCR appendix 2: Committee membership
GCR appendix 4: Disputes between unions
GCR 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
Close