Denise and John for UNISON Community NEC - Ballot papers out 15 April

This picture is from today of Denise Thomas and I outside the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Gallery in Euston following the National UNISON Community Service Group Executive meeting.

Denise and I are standing on a joint slate for the UNISON Community NEC seats. Female Seat (Denise) and General Seat (Me).

UNISON Community Service Group represents 82,000 members who work in voluntary organisations and housing associations.

We think we make a good match since we are both experienced activists and Denise's background is in the Voluntary sector and mine is in Housing Associations. We are standing on a radical but progressive manifesto which we believe is in the interests of all UNISON members.

Candidates are confirmed next week and ballot papers are sent out to all eligible members' home addresses on April 15.

We have both received over 50 UNISON branches nominating us and now this has been confirmed,  we will be writing to thank all of them for their marvellous support. Many thanks! 

UNISON Housing Association Branch AGM 2012

My Union Branch AGM takes place on Thursday 16 February 2012 at the new UNISON headquarters in Euston (5 minutes walk from either Euston or Kings Cross station). I have been re-elected unopposed as Branch Secretary. We will hold two separate meetings during the day and evening to try and maximise attendance.  All branch members welcome!

Our guest speaker will be Sean Baine, the Co-Chair of the London Equality Trust on "Why inequality is bad for all of us - and what we should do about it".  There is also a motion to be debated on income inequality in Housing Associations. The Equality Trust was set up by the authors of the "The Spirit Level". 

I will try to arrange a visit beforehand to the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson museum which is inside the UNISON building.