With the division, and what looks like organising stagnation, in
UNISON’s lay national executive (NEC) following the election of a
majority running under the Time for Real Change (TFRC) ticket, it is a
good time to look at what exactly lay control is, its history and how
that works in partnership with the full-time structures.
(see also UNISONActive blog)It
certainly wasn’t intended to centre on paying for various legal opinions
to try to justify TFRC attempts to meddle with National Conference rule
decisions. There may be legal loopholes but there’s also the spirit of
what the supreme lay Conference intended – and Conference is the place
to address that.
