Conference room
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City Hotel, Derry

The Congress Northern Ireland Committee Biennial Delegate Conference 2016 took place over April 12-13, in the City Hall, Derry.

Among the keynote speakers were Congress General Secretary, Patricia King. 

Schedule

Tuesday 12th April 2016

SESSION 1: 10.00AM – 1PM

Fraternal Greetings from representative of Derry Council of Trade Unions

Conference Opening by Mayor of Derry & Strabane District Council,
Councillor Elisha McCallion

Appointment of SCRUTINEERS AND TELLERS

CHAIRPERSON’S ADDRESS –
Jackie Pollock

GUEST SPEAKER –
Office of the First and Deputy First Minister

GENERAL SECRETARY’S ADDRESS –
Patricia King

Section A Introduction & Obituaries

Section B 2014 Conference Resolutions

A Better, Fairer Way
NIC Speaker to introduce the Debate

  • Motion 1 Protecting the Peace Process

UNISON

  • Motion 2 The Peace Process

FBU

  • Motion 3 Economy/Political/Anti Austerity

UNITE

  • Motion 4 Fresh Start Agreement

Derry Trades Council

  • Motion 5 Anti-Austerity

NIPSA

  • Motion 6 Tax Justice

PCS

Together with Section E of the Report

LUNCH

 

SESSION 2: 2.30PM – 5.30PM

 

Fraternal Greetings from the TUC

Economic & Social
Debate introduced by Paul Mac Flynn, NERI

  • Motion 7 European Union Referendum

USDAW

  • Motion 8 Manufacturing Support

UNITE

  • Motion 9 Public Housing

NIC

  • Motion 10 TTIP

Craigavon Trades Council

  • Motion 11 TTIP

CWU

  • Motion 12 UTV

Equity

  • Motion 13 Rural Jobs & Services

Omagh Trades Union Council

  • Motion 14 Benefits ‘Sanctions’

Belfast & District Trades Council

Together with Section E of the Report

Trade Union Organisation

  • Motion 15 Trade Union Bill

GMB

  • Motion 16 Trade Union Bill

NIPSA

  • Motion 17 Employment Rights in Northern Ireland

USDAW

  • Motion 18 Equality in Employment Law for all Workers

PCS

  • Motion 19 Workers Advisory Clinic

PCS

  • Motion 20 Retired Members

Fermanagh Trades Council

Together with Section C of the Report

ADJOURNMENT

 

WEDNESDAY 13th APRIL 2016

SESSION 3: 9.00AM – 1PM

 

Fraternal Greetings from STUC and WTUC

Equality and Human Rights

  • Motion 21 Violence against Women and Girls

UTU

  • Motion 22 Cohabiting Couples

Craigavon Trades Council

  • Motion 23 Clare’s Law

GMB

  • Motion 24 Action against Racism

NIPSA

  • Motion 25 Age Discrimination Legislation

Retired Workers Committee (Proposed to Conference by the NIC)

  • Motion 26 Unconscious Bias

Prospect

  • Motion 27 Alliance for Choice

UNISON

  • Motion 28 Grandparent Carers

USDAW

  • Motion 29 Workers with a Disability

NUJ

Together with Sections F & G of the Report

Health

  • Motion 30 Maximising the public health workforce

CSP

  • Motion 31 Health and Social Services

UNISON

  • Motion 32 Cancer Care

Fermanagh Trades Council

  • Motion 33 NHS Funding

Fermanagh Trades Council

Together with Section I of the Report

Employment

  • Motion 34 Charter of Rights

SIPTU

  • Motion 35 Industrial Relations

SIPTU

  • Motion 36 Industrial Democracy

Belfast and District Trade’s Union Council

  • Motion 37 Collective Bargaining

Belfast and District Trade’s Union Council

  • Motion 38 Exploitation of seafarers

RMT

Together with Section H of the Report

LUNCH

 

SESSION 4: 2.15PM – 5.15PM

 

Education

  • Motion 39 School Governance

NASUWT

  • Motion 40 Support for Skills & Education

UNITE

  • Motion 41 Flexible Working

NASUWT

Together with Section D of the Report

Any remaining motions which have been postponed due to the guillotine will be taken, providing time allows.

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