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City Hotel Derry, Queens Quay, BT48 7AS

This year, the overall theme of the Conference is Better Work Better Lives.

Schedule

Wednesday 11th April 2018

SESSION 1: 10.30AM – 1PM

Fraternal Greetings from representative of Derry Council of Trade Unions

Conference Opening by Mayor of Derry & Strabane District Council,
Councillor Maolíosa McHugh

Appointment of SCRUTINEERS AND TELLERS

CHAIRPERSON’S ADDRESS –
Maria Morgan

GENERAL SECRETARY’S ADDRESS –
Patricia King

Section A Introduction & Obituaries

Section B 2016 Conference
Resolutions

Better Work Better Lives / Trade Union Organisation

  • Motion 1 Better Work Better Lives/ Trade Union Organisation

NIC

  • Motion 2 Better Work Better Lives

CWU

  • Motion 3 Decent Pay & Collective Bargaining

NIC (for Retired Workers Committee)

  • Motion 4 Precarious Working

SIPTU

  • Motion 5 Technology and Robotics for Better Work and Better Lives

B&DTUC

ICTU Assistant General Secretary
Owen Reidy

Together with Section C and D of the Report

LUNCH

 

SESSION 2: 2.00PM – 5.30PM


GUEST SPEAKER –
Chief Commissioner, NIHRC, Les Allamby

Equality & Human Rights

  • Motion 6 Delivering the Promise of the Good Friday Agreement

UNISON

  • Motion 7 Equality and Inequality in the workplace

PCS

  • Motion 8 Implementing the Joint Declaration of Protection

B&DTUC

  • Motion 9 Reproductive Rights

GMB

  • Motion 10 Abortion Referendum

Derry Trades Council

  • Motion 11 Martin O’Hagan

NUJ

  • Motion 12 50 Years Of The Civil Rights Campaign

UNISON

  • Motion 13 Warm Home Discount Scheme

Fermanagh Trades Council

Together with Section G and F of the Report

Fraternal Greetings from Wales TUC

Employment Rights

  • Motion 14 Sexual Harassment

NASUWT

  • Motion 15 Harassment

USDAW

  • Motion 16 Bullying, harassment and abuse in the entertainment industries and the impact on freelancers

Prospect

  • Motion 17 Facility Time

NIPSA

  • Motion 18 Safer Workplaces

NASUWT

  • Motion 19 Violence & Safety

INTO

  • Motion 20 Maritime Industry

RMT

Together with Section H of the Report

Fraternal Greetings from STUC

ADJOURNMENT

 

WEDNESDAY 13 APRIL 2018

SESSION 3: 9.30AM – 1PM


Political Situation & Brexit

Debate introduced by
Paul Mac Flynn, NERI
  • Motion 21 Protecting the Peace and Challenging a Hard Brexit

NIC

  • Motion 22 Devolution

CSP

  • Motion 23 Brexit

UNITE

  • Motion 24 Brexit

INTO

  • Motion 25 Congress Input to Phase 2 EU Exit Negotiations

UNISON

GUEST SPEAKER
ICTU President, Shiela Nunan

Economic & Social

Debate introduced by
Lisa Wilson, NERI
  • Motion 26 Pay

PCS

  • Motion 27 Urban Renewal

SIPTU

  • Motion 28 The Future of the Retail Sector

USDAW

  • Motion 29 Arts & Cultural Workers

Equity

  • Motion 30 Industrial and Manufacturing Strategy

GMB

  • Motion 31 Manufacturing Industry

UNITE

  • Motion 32 Public Services in Crisis

NIPSA

  • Motion 33 Privatisation and Public Services

GMB

  • Motion 34 Transport

UNITE

Together with Section E of the Report

LUNCH

 

SESSION 4: 2.00PM – 5.00PM


Health
  • Motion 35 Defend the NHS

Fermanagh Trades Council

  • Motion 36 Mental Health

UTU

  • Motion 37 Young Workers, Mental Health And Social Media

USDAW

  • Motion 38 Green Spaces

Craigavon Trades Council

Together with Section I of the Report

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

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