Equity Events

Formal Motions to adopt the 2020 Annual Report and Accounts have passed at #EquitySRC21, marking the close of the conference.

Motion 34 was passed.

The 34th and final motion of #EquitySRC21, from @EquityDandD, asks Council to oversee a new working party to assess the changes required to the union joining process to enable us to better segment our membership by profession. Full motion on page 21: bit.ly/3tWhsJx

Motion 33 has been remitted to Council.

Motion 33 of #EquitySRC21 is from @EquityManc and urges the Council to grant members who are new parents, and have at least 12 months of continuous membership, a 12-month waiver on Equity fees and honourable withdrawal. Full wording on page 21 at bit.ly/3tWhsJx

The last set of motions at #EquitySRC21 are on membership, operations and administration. You can find all of this year's motions in the final SRC agenda 👉 bit.ly/3tWhsJx

Motion 32 has passed.

Motion 32 of #EquitySRC21 is from the Screen and New Media Committee and calls on Council to develop a programme of internal education on Equity and the wider trade union movement, and consider libraries for members' use. Full motion on page 20: bit.ly/3tWhsJx

The motion has not passed.

Motion 30 of #EquitySRC21 is from @EquityWEVB and requests the Council to investigate the possibility of having observers at its meetings. Full wording of the motion can be found on page 19 at bit.ly/3tWhsJx

Motion 28 has passed.

Motion 28 of #EquitySRC21 is from Equity's Council and asks the SRC to agree that the Union's rules are changed to increase the number of Northern Councillors from one to two. Full motion on page 18 at bit.ly/3tWhsJx

Motion 27 was carried.

An amendment to Motion 27 from the Welsh National Committee has passed. The amendment deleted the word "Similarly" and capitalised the word "The". Full wording on page 18 at bit.ly/3tWhsJx

Motion 27 of #EquitySRC21 is from Equity's Council and asks the SRC to agree that the Union's rules 13.1 and 15.4.3 are both changed to replace the words "Minority Ethic Members" with "Race Equality". Full motion on page 18 at bit.ly/3tWhsJx

Motion 26 was carried.

Motion 26 of #EquitySRC21 is from Equity's Council and asks the SRC to agree that the Union's rules 13.1 and 15.4.3 are both changed to delete the words "Members with Disabilities" and replace with "Deaf and Disabled Members". Full motion on page 17 at bit.ly/3tWhsJx

Motion 25 has passed.

Motion 25 of #EquitySRC21 is from Manchester and District Variety Branch and asks the Council to consider offering an extended membership amnesty until the end of the year to allow re-joins without charging a fee. Full motion wording on page 17 at bit.ly/3tWhsJx

Motion 24 has passed.

An amendment to Motion 24 from @equitynelondon has not passed. The amendment would have changed "4.23%" to "the recent Retail Price Index (RPI) inflation rate of 3.9%" and subsequent calculations, and added a final paragraph. Full wording on page 17 at bit.ly/3tWhsJx

Motion 24 of #EquitySRC21 is from Equity's Council and asks the SRC to agree that, from 1 January 2022, subscription rates will increase by 4.23%. The minimum annual subscription will rise from £142 to £148. Full motion wording on page 17 at bit.ly/3tWhsJx