"I am currently the Regional Publicity Officer. As a member of the lay leadership team, working in partnership with colleagues at regional office, we have had significant success in the past four years in strengthening our union in the region; by bringing greater unity; building participation across the differing service and self organised groups; and building a union to be proud of. I hope you will re-elect me together with Gloria Hanson as Regional Convenor, Conroy Lawrence as Deputy Regional Convenor, John Gray as Regional Finance Convenor and Emma Rolland as Regional Young Members Officer so that we can continue the work we have started. We would like to bring in Monica Hirst as Regional Equalities Officer.
I am an experienced Branch Secretary and know the importance of good communication. My branch, Valuation Tribunals, has members scattered across the country and I understand how important it is to keep in touch with members and activists alike, as well as the difficulties that branches can face in doing this.
Good communications, whether in a branch or region, can improve recruitment, organisation, participation and democracy – a key priority for us all!
I am only too aware of the challenges that our members, and the branches & activists representing them, face in the coming year with more cuts in public services, the continued threat of privatisation, Total Place, Shared Services and the threat of a possible Conservative Government. As Regional Publicity Officer I will continue to look at how we communicate in the region; how this can be improved to ensure it is effective and relevant to our members as well as a useful resource to our activists to assist them in fighting these challenges at every opportunity.
Key objectives for the coming year will continue to be:
• Raising the profile of UNISON Greater London Region both in UNISON and across London
• Continuing to improve communications with all members but particularly with those groups who currently feel excluded from the union such as private contractors. We have recently introduced an e-bulletin for our members employed by private contractors and will be looking to develop this and extend it to other groups
• Highlighting current campaigns and disputes taking place across the region
• Regularly highlighting and updating on our successes and achievements
• Ensuring that the wide diversity of members in London is reflected in all forms of regional communications
• Producing a high quality and professional conference newssheet that reflects the views and opinions of the whole London delegation and which all delegates feel that are able to contribute to.
• Improving and promoting use of the regional website
• Looking at ways to support branches and activists, how they can communicate most effectively with their members and how we can strengthen support given to them to improve these.
Thank you for taking the time to read this address".
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