Time is running out: UNISON Service Group Executive Elections - Ballot finishes this Friday 5pm 17 May 2024

These are really important elections. Not just London Local Government. Some seats were not contested so not everyone has received a postal vote (and you can vote via email but don't do both!). If going for postal vote, best to put 1st class stamp on to send off tomorrow morning. 

You can also vote using the link sent to you by email from CES – search your email inbox "CES" to dig it out.

Voting only takes a few seconds, but your work future and the future of the union is in your hands.

The list below is of personal recommendations by myself and others. BTW I have not asked any of these candidates if they want to be on this list! 

Community Service Group:

Northern: Malcolm Gray and Clare Penny-Evans
North west: Joy Ryan

Health Service Group:

Eastern: Ben Matenga
East Midlands: Stuart Hallowes
London: Chris Akaluka, Julie Cunnane, Paula Ward
North West: Iain Mooney and Janice Fennell-Rutherford
Yorkshire & Humberside: Dave Syms, Julie Marsland and Rhian Hawthorn
South West: Alison Evans and Marion Baker
South East: Fatima Kamara
Wales: Dawn Ward and Rhian Edwards

Local Government Service Group:

Eastern: Neil Bland
East Midlands: Richard platt and Clare harwood
London: Sean fox, Sonya howard and Clara Mason
West Midlands: Justin Ashton
Yorkshire and humberside: Kerri Tierney and Joshua Moore
South West: Neil guild and Sharon foster
Wales: Dave Rees and Kim Russell

Higher Education Service Group:

East Midlands: Irvin Hendrickson and Hannah Mee
London: Josie Mangan-Murphy and Sue Parkins

UNISON SGE elections 2024: Community Recommendations

 

Denise and I, as elected UNISON Community NEC members, have no hesitation recommending Clare, Malcolm and Joy as Service Group Executive members.  

UNISON SGE Elections 24 - London HE

 

Ballot papers are being sent out to members homes from today. If you are a UNISON member and work in London HE please consider voting for

• Josie Mangan-Murphy

• Sue Parkin

UNISON SGE Elections 24 - London Local Government

 

Ballot papers are being sent out to members homes from today. If you are a UNISON member and work in London Local Government please consider voting for

• Sean Fox - general seat

• Sonya Howard - female seat

• Clara Mason - reserved seat

UNISON SGE Elections 24 - London Health

 

Ballot papers are being sent out to members homes from today. If you are a UNISON member and work in London in Health please consider voting for

• Chris Akaluka - general seat

• Julie Cunnane - female seat

• Paula Ward - reserved seat

Who wins, You Decide - UNISON SGE elections start Monday 22/4/24

Next week most UNISON members will be sent ballot papers for our Service Group Executive (SGE) elections.  Not all, since some seats were uncontested. 

Now, UNISON is the largest union in the UK, with around 1.3 million members in thousands of different public service employers, so our democratic processes are going to be just a little complex. 

But at the risk of oversimplifying things, I will describe the Service Group Elections (SGE) starting next week, as all about UNISON members being given the opportunity to decide, who do they want running their part of UNISON? 

Who do they want negotiating over pay, pensions, health and safety, equalities and other vital terms and conditions? Who do they want to lead their bit of UNISON? 

Grass roots activists who are fighters but also experienced, principled and pragmatic. Who are not dependent on the support of far left extremists. Who will put the interests of ordinary UNISON members, first and foremost.

I will be supporting candidates who are not members of the far left "tfrc" faction, who are supported by the extremist Socialist Workers Party and the like, who will be no doubt interfering yet again in our elections, while hiding their affiliations. 

But regardless about who you support, please take part in these important elections and encourage your work mates and family to do so as well. I will be posting more on this. 

In meanwhile congratulations to my branch comrades Lola Oyewusi and Joseph Ogundemuren for being elected unopposed as the London reps for the Community SGE.