Motions

Conference is deeply concerned at the impact of Covid-19 on jobs and terms and conditions of employment for seafarers working on Irish Sea routes. Conference notes that in early April, days into the first lockdown, Stena Line unilaterally scrapped the company...

Conference notes that one of the great benefits of devolution in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland has been the ability to improve access to third level education. In this, Scotland led the way by abolishing student fees, something which UCU fully supports...

The birth of a baby is a significant life event and many parents capture this moment on video and by taking photos. This has always been supported and facilitated by the midwives caring for the women and their partner during labour. Recently we are finding a...

Congress recognises that community pharmacies form part of the NHS and during the pandemic have become the primary access point in the community to NHS services, and have supported hospital efforts when redeployed in secondary care. Pharmacists also play a...

Caring for Carers There are 272,000 unpaid carers before COVID hit our shores. Many in their 80/70/60 have been caring all of their lives for loved ones; being financially starved, plus not getting a full state pension. We are proposing a motion for carers who...

Conference notes that The “New Decade, New Approach” agreement in January 2020 set out a mental health strategy that led to the Department of Health “ Mental Health Action Plan” in May 2020. Conference further notes that the draft Programme for Government...

Congress notes with increasing concern the confluence of events which are undermining the stability of society and the economy in Northern Ireland. Congress notes with severe regret the failure of policy makers to heed the advice of serious stakeholders over...

Conference notes that at the time of writing, Northern Ireland has been without a devolved power-sharing Government for over 2 years. Conference believes that this represents a damning indictment of the failure of our elected politicians to genuinely share...

Congress asserts that nepotism is still a problem across the public sector in Northern Ireland but particularly in Education. Congress believes that in too many schools, teachers and support staff are not appointed solely on merit but on a ‘who you know’ basis...

That this conference reasserts its support for a wholly publicly-owned NHS providing locally- accessible healthcare to all, free at the point of delivery and funded adequately through general and progressive taxation – that is for an NHS based on its...