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.