UNISON and PCS elections

Vote for fighting, democratic unions

ELECTIONS FOR UNISON's National Executive Council are under way. Six Socialist Party members with a track record of campaigning for and representing UNISON members are standing for election:

Raph Parkinson, chairperson of Liverpool branch and NEC - additional members male seat (all members can vote).

Glenn Kelly, secretary of Bromley branch and NEC - Local government male seat (all local government members can vote).

Len Hockey, joint branch secretary, Waltham Forest Health branch - Health male seat (all health members can vote).

Jean Thorpe, social services convenor, Nottingham City branch - East Midlands women's seat.

Dave Auger, assistant branch secretary, Wolverhampton branch - West Midlands male seat.

Roger Bannister, secretary of Knowsley branch and NEC - North west male seat.

They are standing for a break with past failures and for the building of the fighting democratic leadership that members need.

They stand for:

A united fight against the government's public-sector pay freeze.
No cuts to pay or conditions through Single Status or Agenda for Change.
Opposition to all forms of privatisation.
Opposition to the BNP and the racist right.
Not a penny more of UNISON money to the Labour Party.
Break UNISON's ties with the Labour Party and build a new trade union-based party.

The ballot closes on 8 May.

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In The Socialist 12 April 2007:

Fight for a socialist alternative