GFTU BGCM 2019 Minutes

that, partly because you are the only ones with any money. The trade union

movement and the labour movement has to engage with this, has to get

involved in this propaganda war and provide a counterculture. The

counterculture of the 60s eventually came into the mainstream and we ended

up in 1974 with Blue Peter being able to do this. That had come about after 15

years of counterculture eventually becoming the mainstream. That is not

where we are now and I think the movement and trade unions in particular, to

be really effective, are going to have to start trying to engage the hearts and

minds of people and not just simply provide technocratic services as part of a

HR process.

That is what I have got to say about it. If anybody would like to ask questions, we

have got a few minutes, John said, if anybody would like to ask any questions.

(No response)

THE PRESIDENT: Have a think about it. Chris will be here at lunchtime and will be

able to talk about it then.

CHRIS JURY: Thank you very much. (Applause)

THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, Chris. People may think of things, it may occur to

them as the day develops. Colleagues, now we are going to take those two

motions that we did not actually get to yesterday afternoon. I hope Community

is ready, because I am going to go straight to Motion 4. You will find this in the

book in the light blue tab and Motion 4 is on page 4, mental health at work.

MOTION 4 – MENTAL HEALTH AT WORK

SIS MAZ JACKSON (Community) moved the following motion:

Conference notes that ill mental health is one of the biggest issues in the work

place, causing over 70 million working days to be lost each year and costing

employers approximately £2.4 billion per year. Conference further notes that

300,000 people with a long term mental health problem lose their jobs each

year in the UK.

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