The Socialist 21 June 2007

New PM, same old Bosses' agenda

New PM... same old Bosses' agenda

Brown stresses 'continuity' with Blair

Manchester council swings the axe

Postal and post office workers demand action

National shop stewards' network

Workers must fight Ford sell-off plans

UNISON Leadership get a roasting from angry delegates

No UNISON witch-hunt!

Greenwich UNISON wins concessions

NUT miss opportunity on pay

Stop Hatchet Hewitt's NHS plans now

Blood centre workers fight job cuts plan

Something for everyone at the summer camp

How Cadbury's keeps shareholders sweet...

Arise... Sir Stephen who?

Withdraw occupation troops!

Palestinian infighting blows apart 'national unity' government

Have Scottish students got free education?

Eye-witness from the G8

Why you should join ISR

Deskilling and destaffing - Tube bosses' dream

PCS leadership recommends new deal to members

Turning the tide for alternative energy

South Africa - third week for public-sector strike

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No UNISON witch-hunt!

AS WE go to press, ridiculous accusations are being made at UNISON conference that could be the start of a major witch hunt against Socialist Party members, particularly those on the UNISON executive.

The chair of UNISON's national black members' group interrupted the conference to make allegations of racism regarding a cartoon in a leaflet produced by four UNISON branches, in which Socialist Party members play a major role.

The union president then intervened to say that the executive was already intending to launch an investigation. The leaflet exposed the lack of democracy at the conference, pointing out that over one-third of the resolutions had been dismissed from the agenda, including on issues like election of officials, branch control over industrial action ballots and the union link with New Labour.

It had been distributed by black members of UNISON's Hackney and Greenwich branches as well as others.

Socialist Party members have a proud record of fighting racism and are holding a meeting at the conference to strongly refute the allegations, with Raph Parkinson, a black members' representative on the UNISON executive as a speaker.

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