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2019 National Conference

The agenda for the 2019 PCS National Conference is available to download here. (Standing Orders Committee reports 1 - 8)

PCS Home Office Group and National Conferences are where the priorities and direction of the union are set for the forthcoming 12 months.

The national conference ran over 21 - 23 May in the Brighton Conference Centre. All of the delegates from the branch attended conference in their own time.

The decisions made at the conference are listed below.

Motions and outcomes: Day 1

Pay

A292 Carried, A294 Fell, A306 Fell, A4 Withdrawn, A5 Carried, Guillotined motions: A3, A6

Commercial Sector

A7 Carried, A276 Carried, Guillotined motions: A8

Neurodiversity

A9 (Home Office Merseyside Branch motion) Carried, A10 Carried, A12 (Home Office Merseyside Branch motion) Carried, Guillotined motions: A11, A13

Facing The Far Right

A14 Carried, A15 Carried, Guillotined motions: A16, A17

Highlights from Day 1:

Call for overhaul of discriminatory online job applications (moved by Home Office Merseyside)

Conference endorses motion for national aggregated pay ballot

Stepping up the fight against racism and fascism

Motions and outcomes: Day 2

Equalities

A18 Carried, A284 Carried, A19 Carried, A20 Carried, A21 Carried, A25 Fell, Guillotined motions: A22, A23, A24, A26

Rules

A27 Carried, A28 Lost, Guillotined motions: A29, A30, A31, A32 (Home Office Merseyside Branch motion), A33, A34 (Home Office Merseyside Branch motion

Finance & Services

A35 Carried, A38 Withdrawn, Guillotined motions: A36, A37, A39, A40

International

A41 Carried, A42 Carried, Guillotined motions: A43, A44, A282

Organising & Structures

A45 Carried, A46 Carried, A47 Carried, A48 Lost, Guillotined motions: A49, A50, A51, A52

Affiliations

A53 Carried

Climate Emergency

A317 Carried, A65 Carried, A312 Carried

Social & Economic

A54 Carried, A318 Carried, A55 Carried, A278 Carried, A56 Carried, A57 Remitted, A64 Carried, Guillotined motions: A58, A320, A279, A59, A60, A61, A62, A63, A66, A67, A68, A69, A70, A71, A72, A73, A74

Highlights from Day 2:

PCS conference unanimously backs emergency Universal Credit motion condemning DWP propaganda campaign

Conference calls for adequate resources to deal with Brexit

Campaigning against cuts to domestic violence services

More help needed for reps on mental health and suicide prevention

Motions and outcomes: Day 3

Pensions & CSCS

A377 Carried, A255 Carried, A76 Carried, A290 Carried, A291 Carried

Personnel Policy

A78 Carried, A79 Carried, A80 Carried, A81 Fell, A82 Carried, A83 Carried, A283 Carried, A84 Carried, A85 Withdrawn, Guillotined motions: A86, A87, A88, A89, A90, A91, A92, A93