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BDC 2019 Agenda Agenda Irish Congress of Trade Unions Northern Ireland Committee 31/32 Parnell Square Irish Congress of Trade Unions Dublin 1, D01 YR92 45–47 Donegall Street Ireland Belfast BT1 2FG, Northern Ireland Tel: +353 1 8897777 Tel: 02890 247940 Fax: + 353 1 8872012 Fax: 02890 246898 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Web: www.ictu.ie Web: www.ictuni.org PRINTED BY TRADE UNION LABOUR Follow us @irishcongress #BDC19 DUBLIN 2–4 JULY Gate Trinity Botany City Hotel Tennis COLLEGE STREET Courts Dining Bay WESTMORELAND STREET Hall Áras an PEARSE STREET Phiarsaigh Samuel Beckett Centre Library Business Front PARLIAMENT School Gate SQUARE New Square Science Gate Square Gallery Sports Centre Old Library Rugby Ground Museum SNIAMS Lloyd Building Institute SUFFOLK STREET Fellows’ Square Berkeley Long Library O’Reilly Room Institute Hub Pearse St Zoology DART Lecky Station Library Hamilton Building Arts Building College Park James Watts Ussher Building Library Chemistry WESTLAND ROW NAUSSAU STREET The Panoz Pavilion Institute Smurfit Institute Dublin GRAFTON STREET Moyne Institute Dental DAWSON STREET Hospital KILDARE STREET Trinity College and and College Trinity Surrounding Area Contents Notice to Delegates 2 Timetable of Business 3 List of Motions & Amendments to BDC2019 8 Motions & Amendments to BDC2019 12 Standing Orders Committee Report Number 1 39 Nominations to BDC2019 43 Fringe Events at BDC2019 46 Notice to Delegates 1. This year, the overall theme of the Conference 6. If you are moving a motion you will is Building a Better Future for All. be allowed to speak for five minutes maximum, and each subsequent speaker Within that overall theme, Conference will for three minutes maximum. You should debate: give your name and the name of your • 55 Motions and one Amendment, including organisation when speaking. seven Motions from the Executive Council. If you wish to contact the Standing Orders • A Report from the Executive Council on Committee you may do so by contacting any Congress Priorities & Strategy, Organisation member of the Congress Secretariat at the & Finance over the past two years. entrance to the Conference Hall. The members of Standing Orders Committee are: Kieran 2. This document contains the motions to Jack McGinley (Chair), Services Industrial be debated at Conference, the timetable Professional & Technical Union, Annette Dolan, of business and the first report from the Teachers’ Union of Ireland, Joan Gaffney, Standing Orders Committee. MANDATE, Denis Keatings, UNISON and 3. The timetable of business gives you the Dennis Walshe, Fórsa. order in which the motions will be debated and voted on for each day. It also gives you the times at which various sections of the Report from the Executive Council will be discussed. Any changes in the order of business will be notified to the Conference by the Standing Orders Committee. 4. The commencement time for each morning session of the Conference is 09.30hrs on Tuesday 2nd July, Wednesday 3rd July and Thursday 4th July, 2019, and the afternoon sessions will commence at 14.30hrs. The Conference is scheduled to finish at 17.30hrs on Tuesday 2nd July, at 17.00hrs on Wednesday 3rd July, and at 13.30hrs on Thursday 4th July. You are asked to be in the Conference Hall punctually and to remain throughout the sessions. 5. You must show your Credential/Lanyard Card to gain entrance to the Conference Hall. You should bring Conference documents with you to each session, as additional copies will not be available. 2 Notice to Delegates Timetable of Business Tuesday 2nd July Morning Session Afternoon Session 09.30–11.30 14.30–16.15 OPENING OF CONFERENCE EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS Address of Welcome: Lord Mayor of Dublin Exchange of Stubs for Voting Cards and President of Dublin Council of Trade from 14.30hrs on Tuesday to 11.00am Unions on Wednesday Election of Tellers (Six) (Principle Report Reference: Section 2, The Work of Congress, (i) Industrial, Legislation & Election of Scrutineers (Six) Organising) Adoption of Standing Orders Reports Motion 8 (Collective Bargaining – Executive No. 1, and No. 2 Council) Address by Congress President Motion 9 (Trade Union Organisation – Fórsa) Introduction of Executive Council Report Motion 10 (Right to Statutory Collective Bargaining and Trade Union Access 11.30–13.00 Rights –MANDATE) NORTHERN IRELAND Motion 11 (Precarious Work – SIPTU) (Principle EC Report Reference: Section 2, The Work of Congress, (i) Industrial, Legislation and Motion 12 (Precarious Forms of Employment for Organising (ii) Northern Ireland, (iii) Equality, Craft Workers and others – OPATSI) Social Policy & the Labour Market, Motion 13 (Public Contracts and Collective (iv) Education & Training and (v) Public Bargaining – CWU) Engagement, Campaigns & Communications) Motion 14 (Publically Funded Projects – Motion 1 (Northern Ireland – Executive Council) Connect) Motion 2 (Return of Devolved Government Motion 15 (Securing Decent Work and Jobs in Northern Ireland within an Equality in Financial Services – FSU) And Human Rights Framework – UNISON) Motion 16 ( Industrial Relations in the Energy Sector – Prospect) Motion 3 (Fair Employment and Nepotism – NASUWT) Motion 17 ( Industrial Relations Disputes do not Require Legal Approach – Motion 4 (Provision of Publically Owned NHS IFUT) Healthcare – Fermanagh Trades Council) Motion 18 (Exploitation of Seafarers – RMT) (Amendment – UNISON/CSP) Motion 19 (Recognition of Qualifications in the Construction Sector – OPATSI) Motion 5 ( Welfare Reform in Northern Ireland – Derry Trades Council) Motion 20 (Payment of Wages – Connect) Motion 6 (Corporate Governance – UCU) Motion 21 (Supporting Trade Unionists deal with the Mental Health Crisis – Unite) Motion 7 (Murder of Lyra McKee – NUJ) Motion 22 (Health of Workers – ASTI) Fraternal Speaker: General Secretary, STUC 16.15–16.30 13.00–14.30 BREAK LUNCH ADJOURNMENT 4 Timetable of Business Tuesday 2nd July (contd.) Wednesday 3rd July 16.30–17.30 Polling Stations open 11.00 – 15.00hrs FINANCE, ORGANISATION & ORGANISING Morning Session (PRIVATE SESSION) 09.30–10.15 (Principle EC Report Reference: Section 2, CLIMATE CHANGE The Work of Congress (i) Industrial, Legislation & Strategic Organising, (iv) Education & (Principle Report Reference: Section 2, Training, (v) Public Engagement, Campaigns The Work of Congress, (i) Industrial, & Communications, Appendix 1 – Accounts, Legislation & Strategic Organising) Appendix 2 – Congress Committees, Appendix 3 – Affiliations, Appendix 4 – Staff at Congress Guest Speaker: Mrs Mary Robinson 2019, Appendix 5 – Membership of Congress Committees and External Bodies, Appendix Motion 25 (Climate Action & the Need for a Just 6 – Action on Motions to BDC2017, Appendix Transition – Executive Council) 7 – Congress Appeals Board, and Appendix 8 – Motion 26 (Duty to Defend the Environment – Disputes Committee Reports). Omagh Trades Council) Motion 23 (Gender Balance Membership – 10.15–11.00 INMO/RCM) THE ECONOMY Motion 24 (Engagement with Students – Kildare Council of Trade Unions) (Principle EC Report Reference: Section 1, The Economy) Committee Speaker: Congress Youth Committee Motion 27 (Crisis in the Retail Sector – USDAW) ADJOURNMENT UNTIL Motion 28 (Future Potential of Rosslare Europort – Wexford Council of Trade Unions) WEDNESDAY 3rd JULY Committee Speaker: Congress Centres Network 11.00–12.00 BREXIT (Principle EC Report Reference: Section 1, The Economy – Brexit) Fraternal Speaker: Deputy General Secretary, ETUC Motion 29 ( Protecting the Rights of Workers North and South Post-Brexit – UNISON) Motion 30 (Protection of Workers’ Rights – Equity) Motion 31 (Workers’ Rights Post-Brexit – NIPSA) Congress BDC – Agenda 5 12.00–13.00 Motion 43 (Foster Leave – CWU) SOCIAL POLICY Motion 44 (Reverse the Waiting Time for (Principle EC Report Reference: Section 1, Disability Benefit – Bray Council The Economy, Section 2, The Work of Congress of Trade Unions) (ii) Northern Ireland, (iii) Equality & Social Motion 45 (Tyred – Old Tyres Kill – GMB) Policy, (v) Public Engagement Campaigns & Communication) Committee Speaker: Congress Women’s Committee Motion 32 (Increase in the Qualifying Age for State Pension – Executive Council) 15.45–17.00 Motion 33 (Participation of Retired Workers – PUBLIC SERVICES Fermanagh Trades Council) (Principle EC Report Reference: Section 1, Motion 34 (Housing – Executive Council) The Economy, Section 2, The Work of Congress (i) Industrial, Legislation & Strategic Organising) Motion 35 (Housing Crisis – Dublin Council of Trade Unions) Motion 46 (Building a Better Future through Educational Justice – TUI) Motion 36 (Homelessness and the Working Poor – Unite) Motion 47 (Primary School Education – INTO) Motion 37 (Campaign of Industrial Action Motion 48 (Health Services Funding Crisis – in relation to Housing Policy – INMO/RCM) Waterford Council of Trade Unions) Motion 49 (Scoping Enquiry into the Cervical Motion 38 (Alternative to Rebuilding Ireland Check Screening Programme – Plan – Cork Council of Trade Unions) Galway Council of Trade Unions) Committee Speakers: Retired Workers x 2 Motion 50 (Abuse of Education Workers on Social Media – UTU) LUNCH ADJOURNMENT Motion 51 (Free Public Transport – PCS) Committee Speaker: Congress Disability Afternoon Session Committee 14.30–15.45 ADJOURNMENT UNTIL THURSDAY 4th JULY SOCIAL POLICY CONTD… (Principle EC Report Reference: Section 1, The Economy, Section 2, The Work of Congress (ii) Northern Ireland, (iii) Equality & Social Policy, (v) Public Engagement Campaigns & Communication) Motion 39 (Equality – Executive Council)
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