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.