Policy Statements

• Amicus comment on the Private Equity Bill
  Unite wants private equity owners to be required by law to share plans with workers and believes the Bill being brought to the House by John Heppell MP for a second reading in the House of Commons on Friday 7th March would allow for that.
  
  
• Valuing Public Services - Amicus Briefing on the Prime Minister’s Policy Review paper ‘Building on Progress : Public Services’
  
  
• Amicus comments on the Culpable Homicide (Scotland) Bill
  Amicus strongly supports the draft Culpable Homicide (Scotland) Bill, as presented by Karen Gillon, MSP.
  
  
• Amicus Summary of Chancellors Pre-Budget Report
  A Pre-Budget Report (PBR) is delivered by the Chancellor to the House of Commons in the autumn. It provides a progress report on what has been achieved so far, gives an update of the state of the economy and public finances, and sets out the direction of Government policy in the run up to the spring Budget.
  
  
• The Pension Commission’s key proposals
  Amicus Summary and initial comments.
  
  
• Briefing on the Equality Bill - House of Lords third reading - Discrimination in the provision of goods, facilities and services
  Amicus welcomes the Equality Bill which will establish the Commission for Equality and Human Rights, a gender duty on public authorities requiring them to promote equality of opportunity between men and women and will outlaw discrimination in the provision of goods, facilities and services on the grounds of religion and belief.
  
  
• Amicus Policy on the EU REACH Regulation
  REACH is the Registration Evaluation and Authorisation of Chemicals Regulations and is new Europe-wide legislation aimed at ensuring that chemicals are properly tested before going on the market. REACH is based on the belief that industry itself should be responsible for ensuring that the chemicals it manufactures and puts on the market in the EU do not adversely affect the health of those workers exposed to them through their employment, the public who come in contact with them as users, or the environment. REACH will also simplify the control of chemicals in the European market place and replaces a large number of other directives with a single system of registration, evaluation and authorisation.
  
  
• Health Sector Briefing
  Commissioning a Patient-led NHS implications for community staff and their clients.
  
  
• NEC Statement Anti BNP Campaign
  The NEC welcomes the AMICUS campaign in the general election to defend communities from the racially divisive and incendiary politics of the BNP.

• NEC statement MANUFACTURING
  The NEC notes that over one million manufacturing jobs have been lost in the UK since 1997.

• NEC Statement PUBLIC SERVICES
  The NEC welcomes the high level of investment in public services carried out by the Government in education and health.

• NEC Statement – Europe
  The NEC believes that joining the single currency offers the British economy many advantages for reasons of trade, inward investment, employment, as well as greater protection against speculation in foreign exchange markets.

• NEC Statement the future of the trade union movement and collective bargaining
  The NEC notes that AMICUS has been at the forefront of following a successful merger strategy, with the aim of developing the most effective trade union for UK workers.

• NEC Statement - health and safety and occupational health
  The NEC believes that strong health and safety regulation, inspection and enforcement are crucial if the rights of workers are to be protected and the levels of occupational ill-health are to be reduced.

• Make Poverty History statement
  This summer has seen a real change in politics. For the first time in many years, ordinary working people have taken to the streets, peacefully protesting to Make Poverty History, and I'm proud to say that Amicus was at the forefront of this momentous vanguard, leading the protest for working people and their families.