Harrison Cairns, Northampton Socialist Party
Our Socialist Party branch is leafleting for elections in public sector union Unison. On 12 May, we were outside Northampton General Hospital. We handed out well over 100 leaflets.
The left won Unison’s national executive elections last year. But the right wing still controls the health service group.
Nurses, admin staff, domestics, grounds staff, and doctors took our leaflets. A doctor eagerly listened to us. He took a leaflet and was going to talk with his colleagues about it.
A grounds staff worker, who heard me mentioning Unison, came over for a leaflet. A few minutes later, three of his colleagues came round to do the same.
With such a positive response, I’m sure support will grow for a true left leadership in our unions that really represents workers.
Unison health service group elections run until 25 May. Socialist Party members Brian Loader (East Midlands), Adrian O’Malley (Yorkshire), John Malcolm (Northern) are standing, while Steve Bell (South East) has already been re-elected unopposed.
