Every year the TUC hosts a series of equality conferences that supplement the general work of TUC Congress. These conferences focus on supporting the advancement of issues that disproportionally impact minority groups.
TUC equality conferences in 2025
Deadlines to propose motions and register as a delegate
Deadlines to propose motions and register as a delegate:
- TUC Women's Conference 2025 – Thursday 14 November 2024
- TUC Black Workers' Conference 2025 – Friday 20 December 2024
- TUC Disabled Workers' Conference 2025 – Thursday 16 January 2025
- TUC LGBT+ Conference 2025 – Thursday 13 February 2025.
Attending conference(s)
NAHT will send up to five delegates to each of the equality conferences. Delegates are expected to represent the conference focus. For example, NAHT will seek disabled members to attend the Disabled Workers' Conference, and Black, Asian or ethnic minority members for the Black Workers' Conference.
To be in with a chance to be chosen as a delegate you’ll need to be on the mailing list for the relevant equality network. If you haven’t already done so, you can get on a network’s mailing list by filling in the form at the bottom of its web page:
We launched the NAHT Women's Network on 30 September 2024. As it will take a little while for this network to become established, we will be sending elected regional officials to the 2025 Women’s Conference.
Conference documents
These will be added during the year as they become available.
How does it work?
Submitting motions
A motion is typically framed as an instruction to do something. It could be an action; it could be a call to support a campaign, or it could be to use a specific principle in drafting policy.
Submitting motions to the TUC equality conferences gives unions the opportunity to shape the TUC's campaigning agenda for the forthcoming year(s).
Step 2 – amendments to motions
Amendments to motions
Once all motions are collated, the TUC circulates a preliminary agenda. Eligible unions are then invited to review and submit amendments.
Amendments shouldn't try to change the motion but can add additional points and sometimes even widen the scope of what is asked for.
Final agenda
The finalised motion list is circulated ahead of the conference. At each conference, delegates are asked to vote on which motion should be submitted to the TUC congress, forming part of the national campaigning agenda.
Equalities committees
Each equality conference has a corresponding equality committee who are responsible for advancing the motions once conference has voted and agreed upon them.
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