7 December 2024
Online
This year’s Regional Women’s AGM will be taking place online. Everything you need to know, including details on registering to attend, nominating members for election, and submitting motions for debate, can be found on this page and will be updated soon.
AGM Details
When: Saturday 7 December 2024, 2:00pm – 4:00pm
Where: Online via Microsoft Teams
AGM ATTENDENCE
| Branches are invited to register up to five AGM delegates who will be able to participate in the election for contested positions and vote on key items of business.
If your branch has an established Women’s Self Organised Group (SOG), they should be asked to participate in this. All women members in your branch should be given equal opportunity to put themselves forward. The deadline for registering your delegates is Friday 15 November. Additionally, any women members who are not delegates are invited to attend the AGM as visitors. The deadline for visitors registering to attend is also Friday 15 November. All registered delegates and visitors will receive meeting paperwork for the AGM by email before the AGM. |
NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS
| Branches and individual women members are invited to submit nominations to the South East Regional Women’s committee as well as various internal and external bodies, which will be elected at the AGM.
If you would like to nominate to any of these roles, candidates must be nominated by their branch or by at least one woman member. All nominees must themselves be a woman plus UNISON members from the South East region. You can find more information about the various elected posts and committees on our regional website or email me with any questions you have. Candidates will be asked to submit an election address of up to 200 words. The deadline for nominations and for election addresses to be received is Friday 15 November. For any contested posts, all registered delegates will receive voting papers in advance of the AGM. The ballot will close before the meeting. The results of any elections will be confirmed at the AGM. |
MOTIONS AND RULE CHANGES
| Branches and individual SOG members are invited to submit motions and rule changes to the current Regional SOG Committee Constitution.
The deadline for motions and rule changes to be received is Friday 15 November. |
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.
If you require any adjustments to be made to facilitate your participation in this meeting, please complete the Access Passport below.
Complete an Access Passport
The Women’s Committee campaign for improvements to women’s rights in the workplace and in the wider community and support campaigns aimed at improving women’s lives – for example, to change the law to protect women experiencing domestic violence, or to raise awareness of health issues which mainly affect women.
The Women’s Committee meet on a regular basis to develop policies, promote equality and encourage wider participation of women members at all levels of the union. The Committee also provide a number of courses for women each year such as, ‘Women’s History’, ‘Assertiveness Skills’, ‘Women, Work and Health’ – for more information please see the Regional Education programme.
UNISON supports networks of self organised groups (SOGs) in
branches and regions across the union.
Our SOGs campaign for equality in the workplace and for improvements to legislation for workplaces and the wider community. The SOGs are represented at Regional Council and most other regional committees, but are accountable to their respective national group.
