UNISON Community Service Group Conference 2010

The first ever annual UNISON Service conference has just opened in Telford.

"Community" was created last year for members who work in the Voluntary sector and Housing associations.  There are 60,000 members and we are the 3rd largest service group in UNISON behind Local government and Health.

There are about 100 delegates registered from all over the UK.  London region has 30 delegates.  There are motions on pay, pensions, cuts, social housing and health & safety.

This being a UNISON conference the first business of conference was taken up with failed attempts to refer back the Standing orders committee reports. 

UNISON's First Community Conference - 2nd Nov 2010

I got this email today encouraging branches of the new UNISON Service Group "Community" to register as visitors to our first ever conference. 

"On Tuesday 2nd November, in Telford, UNISON will hold our first conference focused on members in the Community service group – members workers for charities, housing associations, social enterprises, and other community and voluntary organisations.

The deadline for registering delegates has now passed, but there is still plenty of time to register to attend as a visitor.

The conference has a wide-ranging agenda, looking at issues including personalisation of social care, safeguarding, volunteering, two-tier workforces, housing policy, TUPE, equalities, pensions, pay and reward, trade union organising, and facility time. There will also be a lunchtime fringe meeting, open to visitors, on personalisation.

To view the Conference Bulletin, including all the forms you need and lots more information, please click here: http://www.unison.org.uk/conference/community.asp

So please come along and take part!"