In order to win the Labour leadership, Keir Starmer tried to dress up in some of Corbyn's clothes, claiming he wanted 'unity' in the party. Hugo Pierre 4 Unison General Secretary. Labour councillors have been compliant in assisting the Tories in reducing council budgets to line the pockets of their super-rich friends. It was two years ago that Northamptonshire Tory council invoked a Section 114 notice. Comme sénateur, Jean-Pierre Michel a ensuite été en 2013 rapporteur du projet de loi sur le mariage homosexuel, sous François Hollande. Rules introduced by Unison to clamp down on democratic debate in the union mean that candidates for union elections cannot 'invite or accept' support 'in money or kind' from any entity which 'is not provided for in Unison rules'. Over the pandemic, trade union leaders have been working with government to shape things like the furlough scheme. Unison says that if £10 billion of cuts were made equally to all council services, £1.9 billion would be slashed from children services, £1.1 billion from environmental services (which includes cleansing and refuse collection) and £3.5 billion from adult social care (that is already in crisis). What should stay the same? 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. And lots of people – particularly self-employed – who haven’t been able to get that 80%. They were fully aware of the consequences of administering Tory cuts for council services and the working-class communities they were elected to serve. The TUC has to be a lot more combative in fighting for trade unionists but also for the wider working class. Camden UNISON is the largest trade union branch in the borough with about 3,000 members. 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Given that the financial situation of most councils in England, Wales and Scotland is considerably worse than in pre-pandemic 2018, Northamptonshire may have been the first council (for twenty years) to declare itself bankrupt, but it will certainly not be the last if mass opposition is not built to oppose council cuts. "Many Unison members will be shocked at the news that Keir Starmer has suspended Jeremy Corbyn and removed the Labour whip from him. Voting in the ballot was as follows: Paul Holmes 45,220 (33.76%) Christina McAnea 63,900 (47.7%) Roger McKenzie 14,450 (10.79%) Hugo Pierre 10,382 (7.75%). The coronavirus crisis has laid bare the class character of society in numerous ways. If Unison's bureaucracy spent as much effort defending council services as it does trying to prevent the union discussing them, we would be in a far better place. At the end of the day, we need a national ballot on industrial action to win that and that’s not something we should shy away from. What we do isn’t free, and we run on a shoestring. The nomination period for General Secretary of the big public services union Unison closed on 25 September. Hugo Pierre: Unison has “ducked out” of battles and not punched its weight. The evidence is clear. As you’re here, we have something to ask you. Joe Lo. Socialists in the Unison union were feeling encouraged this week after left candidate Paul Holmes ... Assistant general secretary Roger McKenzie managed 14,450 votes and Hugo Pierre … But I’m also a member of the National Executive Committee [as a representative of black members]. That was a no-brainer. It would be business as usual for Labour councillors doing the Tories bidding. Hugo Pierre, currently a Black member’s representative on UNISON’s NEC, has worked for Camden Council for 30 years. Where would that leave UNISON members who wanted to use their vote in the General Secretary election to achieve the best possible outcome to change our trade union for the better? They also, by disillusioning working-class and middle-class voters, contributed towards the Tory general election victory last year. It has not even attempted to organise national action to defend council jobs and services. He attempted to receive the Action Broad Left nomination however lost to Holmes, he is running an independent socialist campaign. Unison needs a strategy to defeat Tory cuts and demand funding. 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Nous voudrions effectuer une description ici mais le site que vous consultez ne nous en laisse pas la possibilité. The results of austerity have been graphically demonstrated as public services strain to cope with the crisis. Introducing Camden UNISON's Branch officers and departmental convenors. Why is it that MPs who vote for benefit cuts are welcome in Keir Starmer's Labour Party? function fbs_click() {u=location.href;t=document.title;window.open('https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u='+encodeURIComponent(u)+'&t='+encodeURIComponent(t),'sharer','toolbar=0,status=0,width=626,height=436');return false;}, Link to this page: https://www.socialistparty.org.uk/issue/1108/31593, From The Socialist newspaper, 28 October 2020. McAnea, the former assistant general secretary, gained almost 64,000 votes, amassing 47.7% of the vote. Not a penny more to cutters and privatisers.". That had a big impact on me in terms of being working class and having that class consciousness. Unison currently has no strategy to defeat the cuts, other than to ask Tory ministers and lobby Tory MPs to find the additional resources to fund the shortfall. Voting started on October 28th and the results will be announced on January 11th. This devastating shortfall in funding to councils, coming as it does after ten years of Tory cuts passed on by the SNP in Scotland and Labour Welsh government to councils, will be a potential extinction event for many local authorities. Of course, we want to meet with whoever it was to get the money for our members need that we need – but just meeting and discussing doesn’t always get the results that you want. We’re not bankrolled by billionaire donors, but rely on readers chipping in whatever they can afford to protect our independence. Left Foot Forward is conducting interviews with all four candidates who secured enough nominations. Unison needs a strategy to defeat Tory cuts and demand funding. Under this measure, it indicated it could only afford to spend money on essential services - in other words, it had run out of money and was, in effect, declaring itself bankrupt. We also need more elected leaders of our union. If I was general secretary of Unison I would immediately contact Unite and other trade unions to call a conference of the workers' movement inside and outside of the Labour Party, to fight this attack and to discuss how to ensure workers have a political vehicle that does fight for their interests. 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My mum was a machinist, my dad was a factory worker and I remember the 1970s miners’ strike and the winter of discontent. Unison really doesn’t punch its weight. The choice is clear - accept having no party that represents the interests of the working-class majority, or stand up and fight! With this in mind, as of 26 August 2020, the alphabetical list of prospective candidates is as follows: Paul Holmes, Christina McAnea, Roger McKenzie, Hugo Pierre and Peter Sharma. Antisemitism must of course be taken seriously and combated, and all other forms of racism. I was elected in 2015. Hugo Pierre est l’un des quatre candidats qui se présentent au poste de secrétaire général du plus grand syndicat britannique Unison. And how do you think Unison has been doing? Our lives, our jobs - not safe in Tory hands, Corbyn suspended - Time to fight for a new mass workers' party, Socialism 2020: Mass workers' voice needed, Why the Socialist Party is backing Hugo Pierre for Unison general secretary. 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