Yesterday, Denise and I opened our re-election campaign to stand for the UNISON Community Service Group NEC seats to represent 80,000 members, who work in Charities and Housing Associations. We emailed 548 branches to provide information about ou…Read more…
Get help with school uniform costs – UNISON “there for you” (despite the cuts)
While I am “disappointed” (to say the least) that the current majority group on the UNISON NEC is cutting the financial support for our vulnerable members, by hundreds of thousands of pounds, this vital scheme is still going ahead from 29 May 24….Read more…
Confiscate the Homes of Bad Landlords
Hat tip to Housing Journo @PeteApps on this Observer article and well done to Clive for coming out with something quite radical but really sensible and worth doing.My only hesitation was “Great idea but I do think to be fair & consistent that socia…Read more…
UNISON NEC Elections – Vote for your Health Candidates Michelle, Pat, Gordon & James
Put UNISON members first, not factional politics. · Work with our first woman General Secretary, Christina McAnea, to make UNISON the strongest union. · &…Read more…
Damaging action behind TFRC rhetoric
‘Not in our name’ – Police & Justice Conference condemns NEC rule breaking
UNISON’s first in person conference for almost 20 months was held in Brighton over the past two days….Read more…
Perceived wrongs don’t justify undermining UNISON democracy
Thanks Jim for Voting Denise Thomas and John Gray as your UNISON NEC representatives for Community members
Many thanks to Jim D from Glasgow who sent me via my personal facebook a series of questions about my views on issues, I responded and then a little later he sent this photo of his completed ballot paper. Many thanks Jim!
I have received a number of t…Read more…
Denise and John for UNISON Community NEC seats!
Ballot papers for the UNISON NEC elections 2021-2023 are now being delivered by Royal Mail to the homes of UNISON members.
Many thanks to our first video endorsement by Lola for our campaign (Denise Thomas for the Community NEC female seat and J…Read more…
UNISON NEC election ballot papers are being sent out to members home addresses from May 4. Vote for candidates who pledge to be your voice for members.
Ballot papers for UNISON NEC elections are being sent out to members registered home addresses from May 4th. Look out for your ballot papers and consider voting for candidates who pledge to be your voice.
https://avoiceformembers.co.uk/
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UNISON NEC Elections: A Voice for Members website
The UNISON NEC election starts next week and our members will receive ballot papers at their home addresses from Tuesday May 4 2021.
All UNISON members will receive multiple ballot papers depending on where they work, their self organised …Read more…
Vote for a Voice for Health Workers – Pat, James, Gordon and Michelle
Vote for a Voice for Members Health Team, Pat Heron, James Anthony,Gordon Mckay and Michelle England. UNISON NEC elections. Ballot papers will be sent to home address of all members from May 4.
UNISON NEC National Seats recommendations
Nominations for UNISON NEC candidates close at 5pm on Friday 5 March. Denise and I have enough already be on the ballot paper for Community members but the more nominations the better!
Above are flyers from UNISON candidates I have had per…Read more…
Totally fed up of losing General Elections: UNISON NEC
On Wednesday there was a post general election meeting of the UNISON National Executive Committee at our headquarters in Euston. I hold one of the two elected NEC seats for UNISON members who work in the UK Voluntary Sector and Housing Associations.
Community Executive NEC report: John Gray 4 December 2019
Firstly, apologies that I will have to leave this meeting early as I have to travel to Bournemouth today to attend a Pension Conference.
NEC 9 October 2019
This was the first full meeting of the new NEC at the UNISON centre. There was still problem…Read more…
A Day in life: UNISON NEC, Pension meeting on Housing investment, & Chartered Institute of Housing Dinner
A full on Labour Movement Day. A long UNISON NEC meeting (and the rest); then met up with LGPS pension fund officers and fund advisers on possible investments in Housing (see why housing is an investment opportunity as well as social need) & infras…Read more…
UNISON Welfare Trustee Board and UNISON Staff Pension Trustee Board meetings
I am back home after a couple of busy days in my role as a UNISON National Executive Committee (NEC) appointed Trustee.
On Tuesday I travelled up to Grantham in Lincolnshire to a meeting of the UNISON Welfare Trustee Board. This board is a mix of…Read more…
STRONGER UNISON – request for Community NEC Nominations
NEC Elections 2017: Community General Seat & Female Seat Nomination Request
John…Read more…
Liz Baptiste: New UNISON NEC member for Further Education
Great news. My fellow Greater London UNISON Regional Council Officer (for Equalities) and comrade Liz Baptiste (on left in picture next to Regional convenor, Yvonne Green and yours truly) has been elected as the new National Executive Committee member …Read more…
Re-elected as UNISON National Executive Member
I found out this morning that I had been re-elected for a third term to the UNISON National Executive Committee (which is the UNISON Parliament of our 1.3 million members which runs the union between our National delegate conferences).
Many, many than…Read more…