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Siujune99.Pdf Scotland June 1999 number 18 ScottishScottish in ParliamentParliament scottish council activists bulletin UNISON EditionEdition copy or cut out sections of this bulletin for branch or workplace newsletters Poll calls for Serving Scotland themes to go to Parliament MattMatt SmithSmith analanalysesyses thethe ‘tr‘tremendousemendous Members say campaign signifsignificance’icance’ ofof thethe PParliamentarliament andand lookslooks toto thethe futurfuturee -- p2p2 must Serving Scotland campaign - p3 UNISON faces in the go on Parliament - p4 MORI poll Aof mem- bers shows they UNISONUNISON backsbacks expect pay, jobs and services to SteStevievie inin aidaid fforor be UNISON’s BosniaBosnia -- p3p3 priorities in talks with the new Scottish Parliament. Mike Kirby Highland Healthcare In an immediate wins allowances - p2 Themes of response, the Fife workers celebrate return of conditions Detriment dead? - p3 Accountable union’s Scottish ver 140 ancil- by Chris Bartter delighted that they then ard for the ancillary staff, ‘ UNISON backs Chhokar Committee has services Olary workers in Communications Officer Scotland agreed in principle that says they now feel they extended the quality services Stratheden and these staff should be on are being treated with family Campaign - p4 October." she said. "When union’s Serving and fair Whyteman's Brae trust contracts." some degree of fairness. the staff told me about this, So, as from May 1 this "The staff felt cheated, Hospitals in Fife are Scotland campaign treatment for I could hardly believe it. year, the ancillary staff in having backed the in-house for public services staff confirmed celebrating their The branch obviously both Stratheden and tender, only to find no dif- return to Whitley to carry on through by survey took no time in raising the Whyteman's Brae ference to their conditions." Have a the first session of conditions thanks to issue with the local man- Hospitals are back on She said. "Now that UNISON. agement - to no avail. UNISON has backed our great day the Scottish Whitley conditions - the continue the Serving’ The workers, who's Eventually we took the Trust's contracts mirror case, everybody has bene- at Pride Parliament. matter up at directorate Scotland campaign”. jobs were privatised five Whitley - costing the fited, with increased pay Scotland - p4 “Serving The campaign will years ago when the con- level and finally Ishbel Trust £ 90,000 per year. rates, holidays, and sick Scotland - p4 Scotland’s themes of now be taken up tracts were awarded to Anderson, the Branch Mary Murray, a pay. It goes to show the accountable services, directly with the Initial, were happy to Chair, and I were heard by domestic at Stratheden worth of being in the the Trust Board. We were union." quality services and Scottish Parliament’s learn that an in-house bid Hospital and now a stew- had been successful in fair treatment for staff Executive, that we raised with all July 1997. Glasgow NHS credit Parliamentary com- Local Government pay talks to start in earnest parliamentary can- However the in-house mittees, political par- union success - p3 didates are con- management continued to The real talking on pay will start on by John Stevenson ties and MSPs. firmed in this sur- employ the staff - includ- 21 June when UNISON negotiators SiU Editor Quick Guide to vey”, said Mike “We have already ing new starts - on old next meet Scottish local government Initial conditions. apply this year. Kirby, UNISON written to all MSPs employers. UNISON has already Courses - p4 Betty Ferguson, joint Scottish Convenor. congratulating them rejected a 3% offer last month. “ Any deal we can recommend to branch secretary of Fife STUC Youth “Listening to our and enclosing copies “Unlike England and Wales, we members would therefore need to of our manifesto”, Primary Care Branch, Conference - p4 members, we think takes up the story. are in a unique situation in be more than England and Wales”, the best way to carry added Mike. "I was visiting Scotland where the costs of the said Dougie Black, UNISON out their wishes is to Turn to page 2 Stratheden Hospital last reduced working week do not Scottish Local Government Chair. http://www.unison-scotland.org.uk Scotland page 2 june 1999 ‘Its task is not merely to govern but to initiate, to innovate, and to repay the faith of the Scottish electorate’ Jim Waller an appreciation The whole of UNISON was shocked to hear of the prema- ture death from a heart attack, Now we’ve got our Parliament of Senior Regional Officer Jim Waller at the end of April. Here, John Lambie (UNISON's Scottish Head of Health), gives us a short we need to meet the challenge appreciation of the man. he too early death of Jim TWaller, robs UNISON he Parliament tionality, and containing a Scotland of a long-serving Twe elected on 6 fairer share of women What is the significance of the new Scottish Parliament for officer, and one of seemingly May 1999 is like no members (although not limitless energy. UNISON members? Matt Smith, Scottish Secretary, reflects on the I first came across him when other we have yet enough). It can and may vary income tax. In I started my NUPE career experienced. It has outcome of the election and where we go from here. its early days it has proved around 21 years ago. no predecessors for itself capable of indepen- He had also just started as a Serving Scotland cam- comparison, and dent thought and has cre- NUPE officer after a period at paign, to highlight the must establish a ated an institution quite Newbattle Abbey College needs of Scotland's pub- pattern for its suc- different from that at where he had pursued his stud- lic services. Westminster. ies as an adult after working in cessors. Three key themes We have a Parliament the dairy industry in Dumfries - Its task is not merely underpinned the campaign. to govern but to initiate; with power to act on any where he originally came from. l We called for people to innovate; and to repay issue not specifically His career as a NUPE and to be given a say in the faith of the Scottish reserved and the ability to then UNISON officer was fairly their service. electorate. speak out on any issue it standard. Different local author- That the legislation so chooses. l We called for quality ity and health branch packages establishing the Parliament We have a coalition services. at different times including was based on the consen- government, which may l We called for team- those in Tayside and sus of the Constitutional be a continuation of con- work. Edinburgh, and was, at one Convention and is of sensus politics, or may be We continue to voice time, NUPE's Education Officer tremendous significance. an attempt for secure par- in Scotland. our concerns over divi- A prophetic (?) AA sign on the A political party - the liamentary majorities. sions created when some In UNISON Jim became a Only time will tell. march route Senior Regional Officer and Labour Party - took on service providers have (Robert Rae) board a set of proposals Traditionally trade cuts and job losses inflict- gradually gained the responsi- agreed by people who unions in Scotland have ed upon them, while oth- bility for the utilities - Gas, ers are protected. Scotland out in force for march Water and then Electricity. Nowhere is this more Jim was always on for direct A UNISONScotland train took 500 afternoon of music and family enter- involvement. No matter where Our vested relevant than in the case members to join an estimated tainment at the Telewest Arena. Inside of PFI, which will con- or when he was always willing interest ...is in the 25,000 marchers in Newcastle for the arena, in a concert costing just to deal with members problems ‘ tinue to be a major issue the Campaign for a Living Wage £3.00 (the minimum wage up to age - probably too willing with the for UNISON. event on April 10. 21) thousands enjoyed music from Ash, people we repre- We will continue to benefit of hindsight. He had to Taking over an hour to cross the Tyne The Devine Comedy, Travis and be hands-on on everything and sent, their families reassert the public service Fungus. ethos. The ethos so Bridge, the march culminated in an was fascinated by new techno- and communities, undermined over the past logical developments. I remem- couple of decades. It is with the principles out- selves in pre-legislative our case, and better ber he had an early minature TV and we offer no now fashionable to knock lined in Serving Scotland. scrutiny, and to serve on, resource our arguments. for example. apology for that. public services and to Above all the principle of and provide support to, Whether as individual It was because of this IT inter- assume that efficiency team work takes on a new parliamentary commit- trade unions or acting est he became involved in various It is why we and profit are one and the significance. We should tees means new responsi- collectively through the video conferencing projects for same thing. They are not. not only have public ser- bilities for us. STUC, or indeed working NUPE and then UNISON, and Matt Smith embarked on our Inevitably there will be vice teams within the pub- We will need to adapt with others, we need to was always ready to expound on a new look at many areas lic services but increas- and change to meet them. embrace new ways of the virtues of whatever new pro- ject was going on. He would also Serving Scotland campaign, to highlight of our public services.
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