C O N G R E B S M S G B R 9 I G 01 H T O N 2 GMB Congress 2019 Final Agenda 9th to 13th June 2019 Brighton STANDING SHOULDER TOSHOULDER to protect GMB members for over 30 years Pattinson Brewer - Trade Union lawyers since 1890 For further details contact Jamie Hanley 07712839949 [email protected] FINAL AGENDA GMB CONGRESS 2019 BRIGHTON SUNDAY 9 JUNE – THURSDAY 13 JUNE 500 1974 CONGRESS, BLACKPOOL MOTION 257 PRE-CONGRESS DELEGATE MEETINGS Congress agrees that in order to widen the area of debate, and to achieve a more democratic expression of Congress delegates, Pre-Congress meetings should determine their voting intentions, with regard to resolutions from within their own Region, and matters reflecting a point of principle. But should not determine an intractable attitude to resolutions from other Regions until the conclusion of the general debate. PERIVALE BRANCH (London Region) GMB ZERO TOLERANCE STATEMENT In today’s modern society all form of discrimination –including intimidation and behaviour patterns, words and or actions that harm or undermine a person’s well-being or career is unacceptable. GMB will not tolerate any form of discrimination and will have no place in its organisation for those who would seek to discriminate. GMB also hold as core principles the right to equality, dignity, and fairness in industry and society as contained within the Rule book ‘Our Purpose’ states: ‘We will aim to end exploitation, discrimination and injustice.’ GMB policies also state that our union will not tolerate any gestures, verbal or written or electronic communication or physical act that can reasonably be perceived as being discriminatory Any persons within GMB who are subjected to such unwanted behaviour cannot function properly and are impeded from giving our membership the high quality of service that they deserve. Harassment and discrimination, even in their most subtle forms, directly conflicts with the law and GMB policy and will not be tolerated at any level throughout the union. No employee or member of the GMB at any level should be fearful of reporting acts of discrimination. GMB will treat all complaints of discriminatory behaviour seriously and will independently investigate them promptly, efficiently and in confidence. GMB is furthermore committed to promoting respect and non- discrimination through on-going training, education and awareness raising programmes at all levels of the union lay and employee structures. This statement applies to; GMB members GMB post holders GMB employees - direct or indirect workers performing functions in relation to GMB Adopted by GMB Congress 2014 as part of the GMB Women’s Project CEC Special Report CONGRESS FINAL AGENDA INDEX REPRESENTATION STATEMENTS 2 GUIDELINES FOR CONGRESS BUSINESS 18 STANDING ORDERS COMMITTEE REPORT No.1 23 INDEX OF MOTIONS 27 UNION ORGANISATION 36 CONGRESS 36 GENERAL 38 RECRUITMENT & ORGANISATION 39 REPRESENTATION & ACCOUNTABILITY 40 FINANCES & CONTRIBUTIONS 42 UNION BENEFITS & SERVICES 44 EDUCATION & TRAINING 45 EQUALITY & INCLUSION 46 EMPLOYMENT POLICY 49 EQUALITY & INCLUSION 49 HEALTH, SAFETY & ENVIRONMENT 55 PENSIONS & RETIREMENT 60 RIGHTS AT WORK 61 INDUSTRIAL & ECONOMIC POLICY 69 GENERAL 69 COMMERCIAL SERVICES 70 MANUFACTURING 73 PUBLIC SERVICES 74 TAXATION 80 PUBLIC OWNERSHIP AND CONTROL 80 POLITICAL 81 GENERAL 81 BREXIT 83 THE LABOUR PARTY 84 LABOUR PARTY CONSTITUTIONAL ISSUES 85 DEMOCRACY & CONSTITUTIONAL REFORMS 85 IMMIGRATION & MIGRATION 86 RACISM & FASCISM 89 SOCIAL POLICY 90 GENERAL 90 JUSTICE 94 HARASSMENT & ABUSE 95 NHS & HEALTH ISSUES 97 SOCIAL CARE 101 YOUNG PEOPLE 102 EDUCATION & TRAINING 104 THE ENERGY & UTILITIES MARKET 106 HOUSING 110 TRANSPORT 112 WELFARE RIGHTS & SERVICES 115 INTERNATIONAL 118 GMB NATIONAL EQUALITIES CONFERENCE MOTION 121 INDEX OF RULE AMENDMENTS 122 RULE AMENDMENTS 123 COMPOSITE MOTIONS 132 CENTRAL EXECUTIVE COUNCIL RULE AMENDMENTS 146 CEC POSITIONS ON REMAINING EXISTING POLICY MOTIONS 148 REPRESENTATION STATEMENTS 2 CENTRAL EXECUTIVE COUNCIL AND NATIONAL OFFICE GENERAL SECRETARY AND NATIONAL SECRETARIES GENERAL MEMBER TREASURER AUDITORS AZAM, REHANA ROACHE, TIM BOWDEN, JUSTIN GREGSON, PAUL (MI) BRIMBLE, JUDE HYMAN, CHARMAINE (SO) KEMPSON, DAVID (BI) CENTRAL EXECUTIVE COUNCIL LAY MEMBERS (41) ABUBAKIR, KATHY (SO) GUNTER, COLIN (MI) MODLOCK, BILL (SO) Public Services Manufacturing Public Services BLACKMAN, LIZ (MI) HOPE, DAVID (NO) MURPHY, CATHY (SC) Public Services Public Service Commercial Services CLARKE, MARGARET (BI) HUGHES, MARGARET (LO) NEWMAN, ANDY (SO) Commercial Services Commercial Services Commercial Services CLEMENTS, DAVE (SO) HUSBANDS, MICHAEL (LO) PLANT, BARBARA (SO) Commercial Services Commercial Services Public Services COLLINSON, NEIL (NO) HUTCHINSON, MARY (NO) RICHARDSON, GORDON (BI) Public Services Manufacturing Manufacturing DALEY, ELAINE (BI) JACKSON, MARTIN (YO) ROBINSON, PENNY (LO) Commercial Services Public Services Public Services DANIELS, KEN (SW) JONES, KEVIN (SW) SAGE, MALCOLM (MI) Public Services Public Services Commercial Services DEAN, ANNE (SC) KANE, PETER (NO) SLATER, KATHLEEN (MI) Public Services Commercial Services Commercial Services DOWSON, RAYMOND (NO) KERR, COLIN (LO) SMART, VIV (BI) Manufacturing Commercial Services Public Services FARR, BRIAN (SW) MARNELL, EDDIE (NW) STRIBLEY, JAMES (YO) Manufacturing Manufacturing Commercial Services GAGLANI, SHAILESH (LO) MCDONNELL, JOHN (NW) SUTTON, CATHERINE (NW) Manufacturing Manufacturing Commercial Services GIBBS, GORDON (BI) MCGIVERN, ANDY (NW) WELHAM, ROBERT (NW) Public Services Manufacturing Manufacturing GILLIGAN, DEAN (LO) MEYRICK, PETER (BI) WHEATLEY, PAUL (MI) Public Services Fine Manufacturing Manufacturing GREGG, MARGARET (NW) Commercial Services REPRESENTATION STATEMENTS 3 CENTRAL EXECUTIVE COUNCIL OBSERVERS DOVEY, KAREN (BI) JUMMA, FARZANA (YO) GRAY, CHARLIE (NO) MORRIS , CLAIRE (LO) GILRAINE, ANGELA (BI) HUSON, LYNNE (BI) NATIONAL OFFICE ANDREW, NELL JOHNSON, LISA RACKHAM, CATHERINE BARNES, ANNA JONES. ALEX SHEARS, DAN BARTLAM, WENDY JULIUS, MONICA SHORT, STEVE BARTLETT, MELANIE KEANE, PAULA SLATER, JACK BLAIR, HELEN MANN, LYNSEY SMITH, BARRY DOW, GRAHAM McGHEE, NICHOLAS SMITH. KAREN FOSTER, NEIL NICHOLS, CHARLOTTE SMITH, KERRY GANNON, PAT OWEN, SARAH STAMMERS, JOHN GILANI, SANGEETA PANTON, KEVIN TINNEY, LAUREN GOLDING, EMMA PARKER-DEAN, JON TURNER, LAURENCE HARRIS, SUE PATON, AUDREY WARNETT, TOM HOLDEN, ROSS PERRIN. HILARY WYLIE, ALLAN REPRESENTATION STATEMENTS 4 BIRMINGHAM & WEST MIDLANDS REGION (BI) REGIONAL SECRETARY ELECTED ORGANISER REGIONAL STAFF MORGAN, JOE DOWNES, DECLAN ATKISS, ADELLE CASWELL, KATE RIGBY, TOM SENIOR ORGANISER WAY, CERYS RICHARDS, STUART LAY DELEGATES (32) ADAMS, BRIAN DEFRIEZ, PAULA OSTERLOH, PAUL S74 Stoke/Shropshire Gas A15 Asda B01 Birmingham Forward BAILEY, JULIE DUDSON, ALAN OXFORD, KEITH S64 Stafford/Stoke Municipal W18 Walsall Local Authority C91 Coventry No.3 BAKER, KEVIN EDWARDS, MERVYN PICKERILL, PAUL C15 General A15 Asda N45 Newcastle & Chesterton BARNETT, CHERYL HELWIG, VINCENT RATH, TIM S64 Stafford/Stoke Municipal B95 P H Jones C80 Dudley BENNETT, BRIAN INGLEY, JACKIE ROBERTSON, STEPHEN B43 Birmingham City General T10 Tamworth B10 Banbury No.1 BURNETT-PITT, JACQUELINE JAMES, DARREN RYMER, PAUL N99 Northampton Local S85 Sandwell Community C40 Care Government CHURMS, IAN JUSS, WARINDER THOMAS, YVONNE N99 Northampton Local X13 Birmingham General C40 Care Government COOKE, BYRON LAL, MADAN UMAR, IFTKAHAR W50 Wellington W70 Willenhall B01 Birmingham Forward COOPER, MARTIN LOWE, STEPHANIE WILKINSON, ADAM R35 Rocester JCB General S64 Stafford/Stoke Municipal B95 P H Jones CORBETT, ANDREW MCCREADY, LISA YATES, SHARON D40 Dudley Engineering S75 Stoke Unity S75 Stoke Unity DEARLOVE, CHRISTINA NIXON, TONY B10 Banbury No.1 S60 Stafford Abrasive REPRESENTATION STATEMENTS 5 LONDON REGION (LO) REGIONAL SECRETARY ELECTED ORGANISERS REGIONAL STAFF KENNY, WARREN BHATTI, TAHIR BARGERY, CHRIS HACKETT, SUSAN CLEMO, IDA VAIDYA, HITEN GRAHAM, HENRY PRYLE, OLIVIA SENIOR ORGANISERS NON-ELECTED ORGANISERS WARR, TONY GARELICK, STEVE TAVOLARA, HILDA LAY DELEGATES (63) AMADI, OBI DURCAN, DANIEL MAKWANA, PUSHPA GMB Unite Plaistow Newham Apex BELGRAVE, PAMELA FAITH, DANNY MALONE, MAUREEN Harrow Public Services BA Hatton Cross Luton BLOCK, PAUL GADSDON, COLIN ONYEMA, SAMUEL Energy Central Hotels & Catering Westminster LGO Apex BOATSWAIN, ALTON GAYLE, LORNA OSEI, FRANK GMB (London) Security Aviation Security Camden Apex BONNER, PATRICK GOODSON, MARY OSWICK, WAYNE Islington Apex Barnet Public Services Stansted Airport BOUNDY, MILLIE HAMBLIN, HEATHER PIRES, ANTONIO British Airways LHR Terminals East Dereham Aviation Security BRUNNING, GORDON HANLON, CATHY POLLARD, LIAM Securicor 1 Plaistow Whittington Services BYRNE, DANNY HOLLAND, CATHY REID, DAVID City of London Essex Public Services Huntingdon & Wisbech CHANA, TARANJIT HOOKWAY, RACHAEL REIS, WENDY Ealing Barking Southend on Sea CHOLERTON, TONY HURLEY, SARAH RIGBY, DOUGLAS London Zoological Holborn Braintree & Bocking CLARKE, ANDREW HUSSEIN, FEVZI RONEY, CLIFF Hounslow GMB CWU Staff Thames General CLARKE, NATHAN IKANIK, STELLA SAGGERS, PAUL London Stores General Newham Apex East of England Waterworkers CHOONARA, ESME JONES, ANN SHAH, NITINJUMAR London Ambulance Health Harrow PS Southall COLE, TONY JONES, RICKY SHAW, BRIAN Waterworks 41 North West London GMB @ PCS CONWAY, WILL JONES, STEPHEN SIBBALD, VANESSA House of Parliament Redbridge Holborn Apex REPRESENTATION STATEMENTS 6 LONDON REGION (CONT) LAY DELEGATES (CONT) CULLUM, GORDON KENT, DAVE SMITH,