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UNISON Organisation National delegate conference NEC Lay member Lay structure Regions Supreme decision-making body of UNISON – annual conference of branch delegates at which the self-organised groups have representation. National Executive Council – elected body of lay members. A member who is not an employee of the union. A body that does not consist of employees of the union. UNISON is organised into 12 regions around the country, each with their own regional office and staff. Service groups UNISON organises members in the following services – energy, health care, higher education, local government, police staff, transport, community and water and environment. The service group has autonomy to decide the group’s general policy and negotiate on behalf of their members. Each service group has an annual conference of delegates which sets the group’s agenda for the following year. Sector Code of good branch practice UNISON InFocus UNISON efocus U magazine Labour link levy GPF A sub-group of a service group, e.g. the nursing and midwives sector of the healthcare service group. A set of guidelines, including a chapter on self-organisation, drawn up by the NEC which it considers desirable for branches to follow. Monthly magazine for stewards and activists Weekly email to stewards and activists Quarterly magazine for all members A fund made up of contributions from opted-in members used to support the Labour Party. General political fund: A fund made up of contributions from opted-in members used for non party-political campaigning. 55
APPENDIX 5 ANALYSIS OF PROPORTIONALITY AND FAIR REPRESENTATION : NW CONFERENCE 2015 % Have you attended this conference before? Yes 63 Would you describe yourself as a disabled person? Yes 22 How would you describe your ethnic origin? Asian UK 0 Asian Other 0 Bangladeshi 1 Indian 1 Pakistani 1 Black African 1 Black Caribbean 2 Black UK 2 Black other 0.5 Black mixed heritage 1 Chinese 0 Irish 3 White UK 79 White other 5 Would you describe yourself as: Lesbian 6 Gay 0.5 Bisexual 6 Would you describe yourself as: Transgender 1 What is your age group? 16 to 26 2 27 to 39 10 40 to 49 26 50 plus 46 What subscription band are you in? A Up to 2,000 2 B 2,001 - 5,000 1 C 5,001 - 8,000 2 D 8,001 - 11,000 3 E 11,001 - 14,000 6 F 14,001 - 17,000 10 G 17,001 - 20,000 17 H 20,001 - 25,000 20 I 25,001 - 30,000 16 J 30,001 - 35,000 10 K over 35,000 6 Member in education/apprenticeship 0 How many hours per week do you work? 35 or more 64 30-34 11 16-29 13 Less than 16 5 56
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National Women’s Committee Annual
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Page 11 and 12: AIM M3 : Zero hours contracts conti
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Page 21 and 22: AIM To work with others to bring ab
Page 23 and 24: The following international motions
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Page 51 and 52: APPENDIX 1 MEMBERSHIP OF THE NATION
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