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From The Socialist newspaper, 17 January 2018

PCS union 2018 elections - nominate the left slate for a continued fighting leadership

PCS members on strike, photo Paul Mattsson (Click to enlarge)

Marion Lloyd, PS Left Unity chair and PCS executive committee member (personal capacity)

PCS members can nominate candidates for the national executive committee (NEC) at their branch annual general meeting. These meetings will take place during February and early March.

The Socialist Party supports the Democracy Alliance, which is standing a full slate in this election.

The alliance, which is comprised of PCS Left Unity and PCS Democrats, has won the NEC elections for the last 14 years.

During this time PCS has been seen as a union which stands up for its members, providing a democratically accountable and fighting leadership.

It has fought against austerity and the pay cap and put forward an alternative tax justice and welfare programme.

The Democracy Alliance slate (right) includes eight Socialist Party candidates.

NEC democracy alliance slate 2018

President (1)

Janice Godrich - DWP Clydeside & Argyle

Vice Presidents (4)

Jackie Green - MOJ Bradford

Fran Heathcote - DWP Northumbria & Tyneside

Zita Holbourne - BIS London North

Kevin McHugh - HMRC Benton Park View

NEC (30)

Mark Baker - DCLG Bristol & South West

Paula Brown - HSE National Branch

Clive Bryant - HMRC Worthing

Martin Cavanagh - DWP Wirral

Harvey Crane - HMRC Anglia

Alan Dennis - MOD DSg South Central

Felicity Flynn - MOJ

Angela Grant - DWP Wirral

Sam Hall - DWP Highlands & Islands

Austin Harney - MOJ Associated Offices

John Jamieson - Registers of Scotland

Tahir Latif - NATS CTC

Neil License - HMRC Yorks & North Lincs

Marion Lloyd - BIS Yorks & Humber

Dominic McFadden - HMRC Intelligence & Invest

John McInally - DWP HQ London

Kenny McKay - Comm Sec IT Services Glasgow

John Maguire - MOJ Greater Manchester

Lorna Merry - HMRC London HQ

Marianne Owens - HMRC South Wales

Ian Pope - DWP Glasgow

Annette Rochester - DWP Birmingham North

Alison Roder - MOJ HQ Branch

Dave Semple - DWP Greater Glasgow

Steve Thorley - CPS East Midlands

Candy Udwin - CMSOA National Gallery

Karen Watts - MOJ Wessex

Hector Wesley - HMRC Euston Tower

Katrine Williams - DWP SE Wales

Paul Williams - DfT Nottingham

See leftunity.org.uk for full slate including trade union conference candidates

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Finance appeal

The coronavirus crisis has laid bare the class character of society in numerous ways. It is making clear to many that it is the working class that keeps society running, not the CEOs of major corporations.

The results of austerity have been graphically demonstrated as public services strain to cope with the crisis.

The government has now ripped up its 'austerity' mantra and turned to policies that not long ago were denounced as socialist. But after the corona crisis, it will try to make the working class pay for it, by trying to claw back what has been given.

The Socialist Party's material is more vital than ever, so we can continue to report from workers who are fighting for better health and safety measures, against layoffs, for adequate staffing levels, etc.
When the health crisis subsides, we must be ready for the stormy events ahead and the need to arm workers' movements with a socialist programme - one which puts the health and needs of humanity before the profits of a few.