Please Respond To The Consultation Questions Below Using The Attached

Please respond to the consultation questions below using the attached Unison document for reference. Once you have completed the questions, save the document to your computer and then attach it to an email and send to: [email protected] no later than 13th Nov.

Consultation for the review of political fund effectiveness a) Extending UNISON’s influence in a changing political landscape Consultation questions • What are the most important political and policy making processes affecting UNISON and its members?

Answer here.. • How will political, constitutional and policy changes impact on the union’s objectives and interests over the next five years? Answer here.. • In what ways should branches, regions and the national union change their methods of campaigning and political organisation to meet these challenges? Answer here.. b) Campaigning at local, regional and devolved levels Consultation questions • Why do many branches not see the GPF and/or Labour Link as resources to help them lobby and campaign? Answer here.. • How can we increase regional and branch engagement with the General Political Fund? Answer here.. • How can we further strengthen regional and local Labour Link organisation? Answer here.. c) Political education Consultation questions • What resources and support do UNISON reps need to engage members and organise them to take political action? Answer here.. • What kind of political education should be included in core training for stewards and organising staff? Answer here..

• Should we develop short courses for lead activists and organising staff on labour movement history and contemporary political issues? Answer here.. d) Political communication Consultation questions • What do members, branches, and lead activists need or want to know about the union’s political work, and how would this best be communicated to them? Answer here.. • How could union communications better promote transparency and understanding of the operations of the General Political Fund and Labour Link? Answer here.. • How could union communications better encourage engagement and participation by members and branches in the union’s political work? Answer here.. e) Enabling informed choice Consultation questions • Is there more we need to do to ensure that subscription and allocation procedures are transparent? Answer here.. • Is there more we can do to encourage the greatest possible participation in the two sections of the political fund? Answer here.. f) Increasing accountability and participation Consultation questions • Are existing structures for the governance of the General Political Fund adequate to ensure transparency, accountability and engagement? Answer here.. •

How can we encourage a higher level of participation in Labour Link structures at branch, regional and national level? Answer here..

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Are there ways in which we can improve the accountability and responsiveness of both Labour Link and the GPF to wider union structures at local, regional, devolved and national levels? Answer here..