August 2008 news Jamieson and Butler for leader and deputy UNISON Labour Link’s Scottish Committee has unanimously endorsed Cathy Jamieson MSP for Leader of Labour in Scotland, and Bill Butler MSP for Deputy. Jamieson and Butler won the supporting nominations following a lively hustings meeting in Glasgow on Tuesday 12 August. All five leadership candidates spoke and answered questions from UNISON members. Pat Rowland Chair of UNISON LabourLink Scotland said: "The Committee overwhelmingly agrees that Cathy Jamieson and Bill Butler Leader nominee: Cathy Jamieson Deputy nominee: Bill Butler best reflect the key Labour values that UNISON believes the Party has Cathy was Justice Minister in the Bill Butler for Deputy Leader to champion if Labour is to retain the last Scottish Parliament, responsible Bill Butler is MSP for Glasgow support of working people." for a legislative programme including Anniesland, winning a by-election The deadline for returning your reform of Courts, policing, family following the death of First Minister ballot paper is 9 September. Please law, and the Scottish Commission on Donald Dewar. use your vote. The winner will be Human Rights. Previosuly as He is a member of the Justice 2, declared on 13 September. Minister for Education and Young Standards and Local Government & People, she took forward legislation Transport Committees of the Cathy Jamieson for Leader on child protection, commenced the Parliament. Labour’s Deputy Leader in the biggest school building programme in His backing in the last Scottish Scottish Parliament, Cathy has been a generation, and modernised Social Parliament for a bill to make Scottish Acting Leader on three occasions, Work education. health boards part-elected resulted in and has successfully taken on the Cathy has been MSP for Carrick, a change to Labour’s policy in line SNP at First Minister's Questions. Cumnock and Doon Valley since 1999. with UNISON. Leadership Elections Hustings - where you can have your say As part of the election process for voting in this election. Dates and times of hustings the Labour Leader and Deputy If you are an individual member of The agenda of hustings meetings is Leader in the Scottish Parliament, the Scottish Labour Party, tickets for as follows: the Scottish Labour Party hustings are available by emailing Executive Committee have [email protected] or Sun 17 Aug 1.00pm Aberdeen arranged a series of hustings calling the Scottish Labour office on Wed 20 Aug 7.00pm Edinburgh meetings around Scotland. 0141 5726900. Fri 22 Aug 6.30pm Inverness For those who have not attended a If you are a UNISON Labour Link Sun 24 Aug 2.00pm Dunfermline hustings before, this is a chance to levy paying member eligible to vote Mon 25 Aug 6.30pm Dundee hear the candidates make an opening in this election you can register for Thurs 28 Aug 6.00pm Glasgow statement and then face questions the hustings by emailing Sun 31 Sept 2.00pm Stirling from you, the people who will be [email protected] Mon 1 Sept 6.00pm Ayr Labour Link Forum in Glasgow on 15 November Get involved in making This year’s Scottish Labour Link Forum will take place in Glasgow Labour Party policy on Saturday 15 November. It will be an ideal opportunity for Labour Link members to have their voice The Scottish Labour Policy How you can get involved heard and help to make policy. We need views and ideas from all Forum will kick off again in If you would like to take part in Labour Link members - and that October. No matter who wins the this conference please contact your mean you - on which policies Scottish Labour Party Leader Labour Link Branch officer. and Deputy Leader election, we Labour needs to adopt in order to reconnect and engage with its core know that Labour has to change If you need to find out who that is, supporters. If you have an interest its policy direction to get in tune or wish to know more about getting in any area of policy, we need to involved in the Labour Link policy with the voters and win again in tap into your expertise. Scotland. process, and help UNISON Scotland Send us your views to shape Labour’s next Scottish election manifesto, please get in That means UNISON Labour Link The most effective way for you to touch with us at Head Office. members like you must get communicate your views and ideas involved in the policy process. You to us is by email, so if you are not Contact Malcolm Burns by post at can help shape Labour’s agenda. already on our email list, please get UNISON Scotland,14 West in touch to be added. Campbell Street, GLASGOW G2 Please see the box below for Labour Policy Forum 6RX, by email at more on getting involved in our UNISON feeds in to Labour’s [email protected] or by email network. agenda though the Labour Party telephone on 0141 342 2811. Policy Forum. At its meeting on We will of course be happy to August 12, the Scottish Labour receive your views by post too. Link Policy Committee agreed to appoint Pat Rowland, Katrina Your local Labour Link òRemember to check out the Murray and Dave Watson as Your branch Labour Link Officer UNISON Scotland Labour Link delegates to the Labour Party will have details of local activities, pages on our website: Policy Forum. meetings and campaigns. www.unison-scotland.org.uk/labourlink Get in touch - send us your email addresses please! Other Scottish Labour If you have an email address and you would like to be added to our growing Leadership candidates Scottish Labour Link email list, please email [email protected] with your details. Email is faster, cheaper and more environmentally beneficial For Leader than sending letters. Iain Gray was Scotland's Oxfam It would be also useful to know what Constituency you are in, and to find Campaigns Director for twelve out if you are already a delegate, or if you could be a delegate to your local years. He has held 4 different Ministerial posts. Since 2007, Iain Constituency Labour Party. We’d like to try and increase our numbers of has been Shadow Cabinet delegates so the union’s voice in the Labour Party is heard more clearly. Secretary for Finance.

What we’d like to know: Andy Kerr has been MSP for East ò Email address (and phone number) Kilbride since 1999. Andy is a ò Are you a Constituency Labour Party delegate from your UNISON UNISON member. In 2001, he branch? If so which CLP? joined the Scottish Executive as ò If not, would you be interested in becoming a UNISON delegate to your Finance Minister and was Health local CLP? Minister from 2004-2007. Email your details to [email protected] or call 0141 342 2811 For Deputy Leader Johann Lamont has been MSP ò Join Labour for just £1 a month for Glasgow Pollok since 1999 and As a UNISON member you can join the Labour Party at a special rate of has been Deputy Minister for just £1 per month. Communities and for Justice. Download the UNISON Labour application form here: ò Find more on the leadership www.unison.org.uk/acrobat/B3330.pdf election and candidates at: or call the Labour membership hotline on 08705 900 200 www.scottishlabour.org.uk

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