5 March 2022 10:30am–2:30pm
Branches are invited to register delegations, nominations, and motions for the upcoming meeting of the SE Regional Labour Link Annual Forum.
Meeting Details
The SE Regional Labour Link Annual Forum meeting will take place as follows.
When: Saturday 5th March 2022 10:30am-2:30pm
Where: online via MS Teams
The agenda and any meeting documentation will be sent out two weeks before, in line with access standards
Technical Details
Microsoft Teams can be accessed on a computer, tablet or mobile phone. You may wish to install the application beforehand.
How to access a meeting using Teams
If you are unable to access Teams, then you can ‘dial in’ to the meeting using a phone number and code. Please advise committee administrator Rob Bealey as soon as possible if this applies to you.
A link to the meeting will be circulated to delegates and visitors with the AGM paperwork.
Delegate Registration
To register your delegation simply use this link to register. Branches may register up to two representatives, at least one of whom must be a woman. Branches with more than 1000 levy-payers may have up to four representatives, applying the principles of proportionality and fair representation, of which at least 50% should be women.
Delegates from Self-Organised Groups, Retired Members and Young Members may register using the same registration link, however such delegates have rights to speak but not vote at Labour Link Forum.
All delegates must be:
- A full paying member of the Labour Party
- A UNISON member of the Labour Link Political Fund
Close of delegate registration is 5pm, 4 February 2022
Nominations for Elected Positions, Conferences and Outside Bodies
At Labour Link Forum 2022 will be holding electronic elections prior to the Forum only registered delegation leaders will be able to vote, nominations need to be made using our online system here.
Under Regional Labour Link rules there is a vote weighting system as follows:
Voting
5.1 When formal votes are required on policy and constitutional issues affecting the UNISON Labour Link and Labour Party and for electing regional representatives and delegates, they shall be carried out using a weighted system of voting to reflect UNISON Labour Link membership in branches as follows:
5.2 One vote for Branches with up to 250 UNISON Labour Link levy payers;
5.3 One vote for each 250 UNISON Labour Link levy payers or part thereof above this;
5.4 Up to a maximum of 8 votes for any Branch.
Positions for nomination
| Elected Body | Women | Low Paid Women | General |
| Regional Labour Link Committee | 5 | 2 | 5 |
| Regional Committee/Council Delegates | 1 | – | 1 |
| National Labour Link Forum (Newcastle) | 4 | – | 2 |
| National Labour Link SOC | – | – | 1 |
| Labour Party Conference (Liverpool) | 2 | – | – |
| South East TULO Committee | 2 | – | 1 |
| Regional Labour Link SOC | 2 | – | 1 |
Candidates may submit a 500 word supporting statement which will be printed in an election booklet prior to the electronic ballot, supporting statements can be submitted here.
The deadline for nominations and election addresses is 5pm 4 February 2022
Motions and Rules Changes
Branches self-organised groups and the Regional Young Members
Branches and Regional Self-Organised Group may submit motions and rules changes to the Regional Forum. In addition, the Regional Forum may decide which two motions to submit to the National Labour Link Forum. In the past our region has influenced previous Labour Party manifesto’s on areas such as housing and homelessness which all started from policy our Regional Labour Link Forum made. All motions and rules changes should not exceed 300 words. To submit a motion or rule change please use the link below.
The deadline for Motions and Rule Changes is 5pm 4 February 2022
Submit motions & rule changes here
Access Requirements
UNISON recognises that in order for our members to fully participate, it may be necessary to make some adjustments so that we can ensure, so far as is reasonably practical, that everyone has the same opportunity to take part across our structures. For more on this, please see UNISON’s guidelines for virtual meetings.
If you require any adjustments to be made to facilitate your participation in a virtual meeting, please complete the Access Passport and return to committee administrator Rob Bealey by 5pm on 4 February 2022.
If you have previously completed an access passport and require adjustments for this meeting, please complete a new version of the passport and return it to me as soon as possible because of the differing requirements from a physical meeting compared to one being held online.
