Tuesday, February 09, 2010

UNISON Housing Association Annual Report 2009: Labour Link (APF)

"Many Housing Association UNISON activists worked very hard in this year’s Euro-elections for Labour. The possible threat of an elected BNP candidate was seen off in London while Claude Moraes and Mary Honeyball were re-elected as our MEP’s.

This year has been a tough place for Labour.

UNISON wants to make sure that we get maximum bangs for its bucks and there are no doubt hard boiled negotiations going on now about making sure that we have an election manifesto next year that will get UNISON members out to support Labour in the general election and not stay at home.

In the meanwhile the Tories have been showing in my view their true colours. Be in no doubt that according to my crystal ball if they get in next year they will do away with security of tenure, hike up rents to market rates, make massive, massive spending cuts and take privatisation to another place.

The bigger associations could be turned into PLC’s while the rest will only be able to access public funds if they first put out all their housing management services out to competitive tender (that includes you).

In the New Year Housing Minister, John Healey, has agreed to hold a special meeting at the House of Commons for all our Branch Labour Link members. Details to follow. If you are not sure if you are a Labour Link (APF) levy payer please contact me via the branch or ring me".

(date now sorted for Tuesday 9th March 2010 – Labour Link members will receive invites)

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

On the Labour Link, have you seen that crazy picture of Paul Holmes (loser-to-be) with John McDonnell (couldn't even get on the LP leadership ballot paper)?

What is the point of getting backing from a such an uninfluential nobody? It only shows how far Holmes is out of the
mainstream of thinking.

It's bizarre that the SWP are backing Holmes who claims to want to improve our effectiveness in the Labour Party when they say that the Party is unreformable and organise demos against it! (Remember Rage Against Labour in September last year?)

John Gray said...

http://grayee.blogspot.com/2010/02/curse-of-mcnohoper-unison-gs-election.html