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UNISON Active Magazine – Summer P6&12 A NICE LITTLE EARNER P16 GAIL FORCE ACTIVISM P30 HAVE A NICE DAY! UNISON research reveals huge pay A force of nature who chairs Peter Carroll rages against rises for university vice-chancellors regional women’s committee computers and call centres UNISON THEACTIVE! MAGAZINE FOR MEMBERS IN YORKSHIRE AND HUMBERSIDE SUMMER 2015 | ISSUE 21 | £3 WWW.UNISON-YORKS.ORG.UK BLOODY BUT UNBOWED The fight goes on, says Wendy P5 We’ll weather Tory storm P9 UNISON members struggling through an unexpected crisis can get help from ‘there for you’ by:- Contacting their Branch Welfare Offi cer Calling us on 020 7121 5620 You can also fi nd out more information by visiting our website www.unison.org.uk/get-help/ - Financial assistance help-with-problems-at-home/ - Debt advice there-for-you/ - Wellbeing breaks Registered charity number 1023552 - Support & information Please make sure our members are aware of the help that is available in these diffi cult times. SUMMER 2015 UNISON ACTIVE! 03 WELCOME TURN UP THE TURNOUT o-one willingly fare better). take a legal challenge OurUnion loses a day's pay, And even if the 50 to the highest court DAVE Nbut sometimes per cent box were in Europe. General Secretary PRENTIS when every attempt to ticked, those in The Government Dave Prentis GENERAL SECRETARY solve a dispute has essential services like says it's on the side of Regional Secretary failed, there is no choice health and education, working people, but John Cafferty but to take strike action. would face the added not it seems if they are Regional Convenor But with the Wendy Nichols complication that 40 in a union and want a Conservatives back, per cent would have to decent pay rise. UNISON Yorkshire & Humberside ministers have unions vote yes before any Of course turnout Commerce House, Wade Lane, firmly in their sights. If action could take place. should, and could be Leeds LS2 8NJ T: 0845 355 0845 or freephone they have their way, it That means anyone higher. So let's get textphone 08000 967 968 will become much who abstains counts balloting brought into W: www.unison-yorks.org.uk harder for workers to go against the strike. the modern age, with Lines are open 6am-midnight on strike. But we'll take people voting via Monday-Friday and 9am-4pm Saturdays None of UNISON's campaigning against phone, laptop or recent national disputes the Trade Union Bill in secure workplace Editor - in health, the police our stride. We'll join ballot boxes. Barrie Clement service, local civil liberties groups to The Government Consulting Editor government or probation protect the right of might be using the Mary Maguire - would have passed the ordinary workers to language of the 1970s Chief Photographer test of a higher turnout have a voice. when it talks about Jim Varney threshold (though We'll fight against unions, but we'll use Contributors local disputes, where the Bill wherever and every modern means Peter Carroll, Lorraine Fitzsimons, the numbers involved whenever we can, even to keep its spiteful Bill Ryan Fletcher, Helen Hague, Mary Maguire, Paul Routledge, Tristram are smaller, tend to if it means we have to at bay. Sterry Cover Image Everett Historical / Shutterstock Published on behalf of UNISON by Let’s grab this opportunity Century One Publishing Ltd. Alban Row, 27-31 Verulam Road St. Albans, Herts AL3 4DG UNISON members That is why it is so important for T: 01727 893 894 F: 01727 893 895 who gathered for our our members to play their part in E: [email protected] WENDY annual delegate electing the new Labour leader who W: www.centuryonepublishing.uk NICHOLS NATIONAL conference in Glasgow we all hope will replace the Tories in Advertising enquiries PRESIDENT showed they have now 2020. David Murray shaken off the huge UNISON members who decided to T: 01727 739 182 W.Nichols E: [email protected] disappointment of the be in the affiliated political fund will Design and art editing General Election result. have a vote in the leadership election. Farah Jafarian & Miny Sharma In speech after speech, our members UNISON will be contacting them T: 01727 739 190 E: [email protected] re-stated our profound commitment to about how they will be able to cast a improving life for our members and vote and any member who wants to Printed by Unison Print fighting to protect public services. register to the APF – it doesn’t cost Copyright reproduction We know we face more Government anything extra - can in whole or part by any means without written permission of the publisher attacks on local authority budgets and just make contact is strictly forbidden. UNISON and the publisher that more jobs are at risk. with their branch, or accept no responsibility for errors, omissions or And the future of the NHS as register at the consequences thereof. we know it is in severe jeopardy. www.unison.org.uk © UNISON 2015 But as the delegates made loud /labour-leadership- and clear in Glasgow, there is no vote-thank-you sense of defeatism. The fight for I hope we will all fairness and social justice did not grab that chance end on May 7. with both hands. 04 UNISON ACTIVE! SUMMER 2015 NEWS Stand together! UNISON is bracing itself relations saved both time for fresh attacks on and money, said John. facility time in the region. UNISON was faced by Government guidance in a Government motivated the probation service for only by a deep instance would ideological hatred of ultimately lead to having organised labour in any only one steward for one form, he said. Warning day a week to cover the that it was a sign of whole of North Yorkshire, things to come Humberside and throughout the public Lincolnshire – and any service, the regional training would have to secretary said: “If we do come out of that not vigorously oppose allowance. these new restrictions we New office takes off “As with their will be picked off one by counterproductive one.” UNISON general Linda said: “There is a lot economic austerity, there UNISON’S national secretary Dave Prentis of space in the building is no practical need to do delegate conference in officially opened the new and we can also generate this,” said regional Glasgow gave its full offices of the Bradford some income for the secretary John Cafferty. backing to campaign on local government branch branch by letting “Employers, especially the issue, and work with on June 8. conference and training in the public sector, know the police and UNISON’s The branch bought the rooms to outside bodies. that good facilities national probation premises in Neal Street, “We are delighted that agreements free them committee to challenge near the Karachi UNISON’s general from many needless this new attack on trade restaurant after many secretary and assistant hours of meetings with unionism and gain as years of renting general secretary Cliff individual employees,” much public support accommodation in Williams were here he said. as possible. Manor Row. because it was a proud Employers also know Branch secretary Linda day for our union. It that many potential Crowther said members shows confidence in our disputes are averted decided to buy the future and confidence through co-operation premises for the long- in Bradford.” with activists. Such term security of UNISON effective industrial in the Bradford district. l P22 - Following in mum’s footsteps WHY NOT COME TO UNISON’S ANNUAL RACEDAY? IT’S AN There’ll be plenty of fun for the whole family at Doncaster Racecourse. ODDS-ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST 1, 2015 • ‘2 for1’ grandstand tickets total price £13 (2 tickets) WINNER • PLUS live DJs - Vernon Kay and Jo Whiley BOOK NOW: 01302 304200 (offer closes July 24) SUMMER 2015 UNISON ACTIVE! 05 Fight goes on, says Wendy There’s no doubt that the always led against born out of violent Tory” claims, Wendy says result of the General injustice, economic hostility from the it is clear his government Election was a “body corruption and greed is wealthy and their will continue to attack blow” to the Labour and continuous and never agents, because we are ordinary working people trade union movement, ending. democracy in action. to further enrich their says UNISON’S newly- “Because we don’t just “If the Tories think we billionaire backers. elected national president fight against these are defeatist, they are “We are working very and regional convenor grotesque injustices, we making a lethal hard to make sure we are Wendy Nichols. also stand for principles mistake.” organised and prepared But once the shock and which resonate with Wendy said the crucial to do what we have disappointment fades, she millions of ordinary challenges ahead will be always done to protect believes the role of people who spend their to fight the imposition of our members and to UNISON – along with our lives improving life for austerity and the protect our services. fellow trade unionists – others. continuing privatisation “UNISON and the has never been more “The Tories are of public services and values we hold dear were important. currently enjoying their assets. Poverty is now not defeated in May. The Wendy said: lap of honour but the widespread in the sixth Tories conned, lied and “Politicians see General sneering and gloating richest economy in the cheated their way to Elections as being like a will not last long. world, which would be a power. We are still here, football match – the “If they think their cause for shame for a fighting for social justice, winner gets the cup and proposed anti-trade government that had as always.” the loser leaves empty- union legislation will any commitment at all to handed.
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