Both ATUC motions were composited. Comp G on Military Spending, which included both our motion and a motion from Glasgow Trade Union Council was the best debate of Congress as two of the big affiliates, Unite and the GMB spoke and voted against it. Fred Bayer seconded the Composite on our behalf.
Our second motion condemning the Scottish Government's Public Sector Reform Strategy was composited with a PCS motion and Amy Snell seconded it for ATUC.
Kate Ramsden spoke to both our amendments. The first, demanding that marketisation is removed from children's residential care, was included in a wide ranging Composite on public services.
The second, on dignity for train drivers, threw a focus on the additional challenges for women train drivers because of our biology, was accepted by ASLEF and Kate seconded the amended motion.
Fred also spoke against the constitutional amendment seeking to restrict Congress and Equality Conferences to once every two years, in line with ATUC's policy to oppose.
Fred then supported an SSTA motion condemning X and calling on affiliates to stop using it. The motion was then remitted.
Kate joined the debate on Comp R on the international crisis, condemning the complicity of our UK and Scottish government in the growing international crisis.
