Governance & structure
BOSTU Rule Book and policies
BOSTU is governed by an Executive Board, all of whom are directly elected by our members.
The way BOSTU is run and the responsibilities of our Executive Board members are laid out in our Rule Book. Find out more about our Executive Board members.
BOSTU’s affiliation with the TUC
BOSTU is one of the 48 member unions of the Trade Union Congress (TUC).
All of the TUC’s policy development and campaigning work is decided with the involvement of TUC member unions. This happens both formally through Congress and the TUC’s committees and conferences, and informally, through small task groups and discussions with unions.
The TUC briefs member unions on economic, equalities, workplace and social policy, and on trends in the workplace and economy. They engage with the government and political parties as they develop policy, responding to consultations and attending meetings on behalf of the union movement. They also run movement-wide campaigns on key issues that affect all unions, such as the 2016 Trade Union Act.
Each year in September, BOSTU attend the 4-day Congress where we get the opportunity to propose or second motions and network with other Trade Union Organisations. If you are interested in attending, please get in touch with Samantha Aitkenhead or the BIOS office.
If any rep or member would like to attend Congress, please get in touch with Sam by email at TUSecretary@bios-orthoptics.org.uk.