The programme may be subject to change
10.00-12.45 Public services, justice
14.15-17.30 Welfare and social policy, union rights and employment rights, health and safety
Lady Manners School Folk Group
Approval of tellers and scrutineers
Introduction of sororal/fraternal delegates and visitors
GC Report Chapter 10: Obituary and silence for world peace
GPC Report: GPC Chair Peter Hall
Presentation of introductory video
General Secretary's Address and General Council Statement on the economy and impact of cuts
GC Report Chapter 3: Economic and industrial affairs
Motion 38 Defending public services
Motion 39 Public services
Motion 40 Public services cuts and the effect on the wider economy
Motion 41 Defence of public services
Motion 42 Campaigning against the cuts
Motion 43 Protecting public services
Motion 44 HMRC resources and the deficit
Motion 45 Public sector cuts
Para 3.1 Introduction
Para 3.13 Public services
Address by Rt Hon Harriet Harman MP, Interim Leader of the Labour Party
Motion 46 Private Finance Initiative
Motion 47 Sick pay
Motion 63 Sentencing and rehabilitation within the criminal justice system
Motion 64 Justice is not a commodity
Para 3.18 Criminal justice
All Together for Public Services photo-call outside Manchester Central
GC Report Chapter 3: Economic and industrial affairs cont'd
Motion 14 Tackling child poverty
Motion 15 Child poverty
Para 3.4 Poverty and vulnerable employment
Motion 16 Defence of the welfare state
President's address and vote of thanks
GC Report Chapter 1: Organising and rights at work
Motion 1 Employment rights
Motion 2 Lawful Industrial Action Private Members Bill
Motion 3 Anti-trade union laws
Motion 4 Right to strike
Motion 5 Industrial legislation
Para 1.1 Introduction
Para 1.2 Organising and representation
Para 1.3 Organising and Representation Task Group
Para 1.4 Fairness at work: the TUC campaign for workplace justice and trade union freedom
Para 1.5 Employment tribunals
Para 1.6 Statutory recognition
Para 1.7 Human rights
Para 1.9 Advisory Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS)
Para 1.10 Better regulation
Para 1.11 Union Legal Officers' Network (ULON)
Para 1.12 Young people
Motion 6 Anti-union laws
Motion 7 Blacklisting
Motion 8 Public Interest Disclosure Act
Para 1.8 Public interest disclosure
Address by Gideon Shoko, Deputy General Secretary, Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions
GC Report Chapter 6: Protecting people at work
Motion 72 People before profit
Motion 73 Health and safety
Motion 74 Health and safety
Motion 75 Health and safety - Young Review
Para 6.1 Introduction
Para 6.2 Campaigns
Para 6.3 Safety representatives
Para 6.4 Compensation issues
Para 6.5 Health and Safety Executive
Para 6.6 External bodies
Motion 76 International asbestos ban
Motion 77 Asbestos on ships
Motion 78 Industrial injuries
The programme may be subject to change
09.30-12.45 Equal rights, young workers and apprenticeships, health
14.15-17.30 International, arts, media and culture, education
Rochdale Youth Brass Quintet
GC Report Chapter 2: Equal rights
Motion 9 Trade union outreach
Para 2.1 Introduction
Para 2.3 Equality and Human Rights Commission
Para 2.5 Race equality
Para 2.8 Age discrimination
Motion 10 Equality impact assessments (EIAs)
Para 2.2 Equality Act 2010
Motion 11 A workplace agenda for women
Para 2.4 Women's equality
Motion 12 LGBT rights in the new political situation
Para 2.6 Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights
Motion 13 A workplace agenda for disabled workers
Para 2.7 Disability
GC Report Chapter 3: Economic and industrial affairs cont'd
Motion 28 National minimum wage and apprentices
Para 3.8 National Minimum Wage
Motion 29 Internships
Para 3.17 Panel on Fair Access to the Professions
GC Report Chapter 5: Learning and skills
Para 5.1 Introduction
Para 5.2 Learning and skills policy
Para 5.3 Unionlearn
Para 5.4 TUC Education
GC Report Chapter 3: Economic and industrial affairs cont'd
Motion 51 Investing in our future
Motion 52 Young people and the recession
Motion 59 Graduate unemployment
GC Report Chapter 3: Economic and industrial affairs cont'd
Motion 48 The NHS
Motion 49 NHS hospital car parking charges
Motion 50 Malnutrition and dehydration
Motion 62 Social care
Para 3.14 Health and social care
Motion 79 Cosmetic use of sunbeds
Video and presentation of lay rep awards
Para 9.3 Congress Awards
Address by Sharan Burrow, General Secretary, International Trade Union Confederation
GC Report Chapter 4: Global solidarity
Motion 68 Haiti
Para 4.3 Decent work and core labour standards
Para 4.5 International development
Para 4.6 A stronger European Social Model
Motion 69 Palestine
Para 4.4 Supporting trade unionists in trouble
Motion 70 Supporting international development
Motion 71 Vietnam
Para 4.2 Building stronger unions
GC Report Chapter 3: Economic and industrial affairs cont'd
Motion 65 The BBC's remit
Para 3.20 Media, entertainment and the digital economy
Para 3.21 London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games
Motion 66 Arts funding
Motion 67 England bid to host the 2018 World Cup
Motion 53 Academies and free schools
Motion 54 Defending state education
Motion 55 Inclusion
Para 3.15 Education and early years' provision
Motion 56 Threats to local authority education services
Motion 57 Defending education and jobs
Motion 58 Use of consultants in further education (FE)
Motion 60 Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA) referrals
Para 3.16 Independent Safeguarding Authority
Motion 61 Reforming Ofsted
Ballot results for the General Purposes Committee and the General Council
The programme may be subject to change
09.30-12.45 Economy and manufacturing, climate change and energy
14.15-17.30 Transport, pensions
The Blue Ribbons
Video Robin Hood Tax
GC Report Chapter 3: Economic and industrial affairs cont'd
Motion 17 Manufacturing
Motion 18 UK and EU industrial policy
Para 3.2 The Economy
Para 3.3 Labour market
Para 3.5 Industry
Para 3.9 Working time
Para 3.19 Royal Mail
Address by John Monks, General Secretary, European Trade Union Confederation
Motion 19 Restoring ethical banking: ending the sales commission culture
Para 3.6 Corporate governance and capital markets
Motion 27 High Pay Commission
Address by Mervyn King, Governor, Bank of England, plus question and answer session
GC Report Chapter 3: Economic and industrial affairs cont'd
Motion 31 Climate change
Motion 32 Coal in a balanced energy policy
Motion 33 Coal for Britain
Para 3.11 Climate change and energy
Motion 30 Housing
Para 3.10 Housing
GC Report Chapter 7: The regional dimension
Para 7.1 Introduction
Para 7.2 Responding to the recession
Para 7.3 Boosting union organising, recruitment and representation
Para 7.4 Challenging the far right
Para 7.5 Promoting equality and diversity
Para 7.6 Supporting migrant and vulnerable workers
Para 7.7 Speaking up for public services
Para 7.8 Health and safety
Para 7.9 Greening the workplace
Para 7.10 Trades union councils
Para 7.11 TUC unemployed workers centres
GC Report Chapter 3: Economic and industrial affairs cont'd
Motion 34 Government transport policy
Motion 35 Rail franchising
Motion 36 More freight on rail
Para 3.12 Transport
Motion 37 The Strategic Defence Review and its implications for the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA)
Address by Ann Black, Labour Party Sororal delegate
GC Report Chapter 3: Economic and industrial affairs cont'd
Motion 20 Pensions - challenging the Government's regressive attacks on pension saving
Motion 21 In defence of all our pensions
Motion 22 Public sector pensions
Motion 23 Pensions
Motion 24 Public sector pensions
Motion 25 Pensions for senior public sector managers
Motion 26 Public sector pensions - BBC pensions robbery
Para 3.7 Pensions
Programme of business: Thursday
The programme may be subject to change
09.30-12.45 Campaigns and communications, TUC organisation, closing of Congress
Today's music
That's All Folk
GC Report Chapter 8: Campaigns and communications
Para 8.1 Introduction
Para 8.2 Campaigning through the media
Para 8.3 Campaigning in Parliament
Para 8.4 Campaigning online
Para 8.5 Campaigning in publications
Para 8.6 Exhibitions
Para 8.7 TUC/TUink Trade Union Communications Awards
GC Report Chapter 9: TUC Organisation
Motion 80 Reform of General Council
Para 9.1 Introduction
Para 9.2 Affiliations and union mergers
Para 9.6 General Council
Para 9.7 TUC Finances and Appendix 3
Para 9.8 Personnel and training
Para 9.9 TUC Information Service and Library Collections
Para 9.10 Congress Centre
Motion 81 Report-back on Congress motions
Para 9.4 Congress
Para 9.5 Young Members' Conference motion to Congress
Any unfinished business
GC Report Appendix 1: attendances
GC Report Appendix 2: committee membership
Closing of Congress
Adopt General Council's report
General Council retirements
Presentation of Gold Badge and Congress bell to President
Video - highlights of the week
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