And lots of people – particularly self-employed – who haven’t been able to get that 80%. This would not change if one of the other candidates was successful, because even if they wished to put pressure on councillors (they don't mention that they want to do this), they don't have the programme to do it. Hugo would ensure that the union's energies are focused on how to organise national action to defeat the cuts, as opposed to the current leadership which spends its time finding a way to stop it happening. Christina McAnea has today been elected as general secretary of UNISON, the UK’s largest union. Starmer has laid down a clear challenge to the trade union movement. Unison, which represents over 1.3 million workers, needs determined fighting leaders. I’ve also been elected to the national schools committee for a long time. The government has now ripped up its 'austerity' mantra and turned to policies that not long ago were denounced as socialist. ", Unison branches should be allowed to support them. Left Foot Forward is conducting interviews with all four candidates who secured enough nominations. In my first job, I became a trade unionist straight away. I got into local government at the Greater London Council in 1984s, supported the miners’ strike and became a NALGO shop steward there and a branch secretary at the Inner London Education Authority (ILEA). Whatever you can donate, we’re so grateful - and we will ensure your money goes as far as possible to deliver hard-hitting news. The choice is clear - accept having no party that represents the interests of the working-class majority, or stand up and fight! Vote Hugo Pierre: Vote to Fight For Jobs, Conditions & Our Communities . Joe Lo is a co-editor of Left Foot Forward. What should it change? In 2011, we had the chance, there was two million public sector workers on strike over pensions and unfortunately Unison brokered a deal with the government which meant our pensions were worse than they were before 2011. Tuesday, 31 August 2010. Yeah. We shouldn’t have done that – we should have continued to fight to defend the pension that we had at that stage. Maybe now they will listen - Refund the fees! That has to change. The coronavirus crisis has laid bare the class character of society in numerous ways. A lockdown that doesn't include education? To get in touch with your local representative please contact the branch office. He is running an independent socialist campaign to be general secretary after missing out on the Action Broad Left nomination. Hugo Pierre is standing for the local government male seat. If the funding of social care (as has been the case in the past) and public health was protected, other services such as housing, planning and environmental services would face cuts of 54%! With this in mind, as of 26 August 2020, the alphabetical list of prospective candidates is as follows: Paul Holmes, Christina McAnea, Roger McKenzie, Hugo Pierre and Peter Sharma. We suffered from racism throughout the time we were there but we won people around, made friends and it was a great place to grow up. Unison estimates that there is a current shortfall in funding of councils of £10 billion for 2020-21. Four candidates qualified to enter the ballot (28 October to 27 November): two rank-and-file candidates, Paul Holmes and Hugo Pierre, and two assistant general secretaries, Roger McKenzie and Christina McAnea. In the midst of the worst economic crisis since the 1930s - with unemployment spiralling and children going hungry - a mass socialist voice, including at the ballot box, is desperately needed. Party, Subscribe That’s patronising and misogynistic, says Christina McAnea, Unison: Nationalise the big six and create a ‘green army’ to help the UK hit net zero, Outsourced Unison staff at UCL win better terms in time for Christmas. We’v got a structure of lay democracy in our union but we don’t have a structure of elected officials to the union. Of course, we want to meet with whoever it was to get the money for our members need that we need – but just meeting and discussing doesn’t always get the results that you want. They also, by disillusioning working-class and middle-class voters, contributed towards the Tory general election victory last year. Would you be meeting with Rishi Sunak or would you have a more combative stance? Good arguments about the merits of local government will not win the day. Voting in the ballot was as follows: Paul Holmes 45,220 (33.76%) Christina McAnea 63,900 (47.7%) Roger McKenzie 14,450 (10.79%) Hugo Pierre 10,382 (7.75%). What would your strategy be if you were elected? Under this measure, it indicated it could only afford to spend money on essential services - in other words, it had run out of money and was, in effect, declaring itself bankrupt. If Labour councillors, MPs, MSPs in Scotland, and MSs in Wales, back cuts, then Hugo says Unison should withdraw funding from these individuals. What should stay the same? | Audio | PDF | ebook, Unison get sec election shows left can win NEC, Hugo Pierre, a candidate in Unison's general secretary election, speaking at Socialism 2020, 21st November 2020, Women workers need strong trade unions to defend their jobs, pay and services. Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to Pinterest. Seven Socialist Party members have been elected to the SGEs to provide a fighting, socialist voice: Helen Couchman, Community; Adrian O'Malley, John Malcolm and Steve Bell, Health; Mark Evans, Joy Taylor and Angela Waller, Local Government. Hugo Pierre 4 Unison General Secretary. Hugo Pierre for Unison general secretary. Hugo Pierre for Unison general secretary For a fighting, democratic general secretary, on a workers' wage! Paul is a long-standing member of Unison and is on its NEC. Help fund a challenge to austerity at the ballot box - donate today! The devastating reality of these cuts could be a loss of 51,000 children's social workers, 141,000 adult care workers and 46,000 refuse workers. Pierre est soutenu par le Parti socialiste. 666 likes. The Socialist 28 October 2020 | Découvrez tout ce que Hugo Pierre (ugopierre) a découvert sur Pinterest, la plus grande collection d'idées au monde. But after the corona crisis, it will try to make the working class pay for it, by trying to claw back what has been given. If this step is not taken from the top there will be many workers and young people, who will be prepared to do so anyway. Rules introduced by Unison to clamp down on democratic debate in the union mean that candidates for union elections cannot 'invite or accept' support 'in money or kind' from any entity which 'is not provided for in Unison rules'. I was elected in 2015. Very importantly, if Labour councillors won't implement Unison policy, then Hugo calls for branches to have the right to decide democratically to support other labour movement candidates who will, even if they are not in the Labour Party. If Unison's bureaucracy spent as much effort defending council services as it does trying to prevent the union discussing them, we would be in a far better place. Nous voudrions effectuer une description ici mais le site que vous consultez ne nous en laisse pas la possibilité. Read our interview with candidate Christina McAnea here and Roger Mckenzie here and we’re trying to get an interview with Paul Holmes. Why is it that MPs who vote for benefit cuts are welcome in Keir Starmer's Labour Party? And of the candidates standing to be the new general secretary of Unison, only Hugo Pierre has the programme that can achieve this. Comme sénateur, Jean-Pierre Michel a ensuite été en 2013 rapporteur du projet de loi sur le mariage homosexuel, sous François Hollande. Left Foot Forward. We started with a nursery nurse strike. At present, little pressure is put by Unison on these Labour Blairites and other councillors to defend council services, with some notable exceptions at branch level, particularly where Socialist Party members in Unison have an influence. in Featured Articles, Trade Union, Workplace News July 22, 2020. If necessary, that means taking industrial action. Antisemitism must of course be taken seriously and combated, and all other forms of racism. The Socialist Party's material is more vital than ever, so we can continue to report from workers who are fighting for better health and safety measures, against layoffs, for adequate staffing levels, etc. This confirms the position I have argued for in this general secretary election, that Unison needs an independent fighting political voice. Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Join us and get the real news in your inbox every day. Why I am backing Hugo Pierre for Unison general secretary. The data that's been released shows that one of the fastest growing areas for the spread of this virus, one of the fastest growing age groups, is among secondary school children. If we’d won that battle, austerity could have been over soon after. The Tories want to dismantle and reduce the cost of local government as much as they can get away with. ... Hugo Pierre is the Black member’s representative on UNISON’s NEC. While the dinosaurs could not be blamed for not seeing the asteroid coming, and of not understanding the impact it would have, that is not the case with Labour, Plaid Cymru or SNP councillors. I am the only candidate in the election to have said we should only use our members' money to politically back those who back us, and the policies we stand for. The TUC accepted 80% but why should people be restricted to 80% pay? The Con-Dem Government plans to axe our jobs, privatise our services, hold down our pay, slash our pensions and cut public services. Hugo Pierre, currently a Black member’s representative on UNISON’s NEC, has worked for Camden Council for 30 years. chipping in as little as £1 a week to help us survive? But I’m also a member of the National Executive Committee [as a representative of black members]. 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Hugo Pierre speaking at an anti-racism demo 18.3.17, photo Paula Mitchell (Click to enlarge) The worst-kept secret in public sector union Unison is finally out. In part one of a two-part interview, he told Left Foot Forward about his grassroots campaigning in North London’s schools and how he would make the union more combative if elected. We’ve lost something like a million jobs in local government and our union’s voice hasn’t been heard and we haven’t been seen to be fighting those job losses. Hugo Pierre: Unison has “ducked out” of battles and not punched its weight. A fraction of this cost would fully fund councils. Only Hugo has the programme to fight and defeat Tory cuts. Schools are at the heart of our local communities, but they are also, unfortunately, the centre of many of the outbreaks of infections that are taking place. The evidence is clear. Joe Lo. The worst-kept secret in public sector union Unison is finally out. "Schools are going back after half term, and school support staff and teachers will be facing a situation they would never have been in if the government had followed a lot of the scientific advice that it had been given about making sure that the half-term break was longer. Christina McAnea has today been elected as general secretary of UNISON, the UK’s largest union. It was two years ago that Northamptonshire Tory council invoked a Section 114 notice. Dans la première partie d’une interview en deux parties, il a raconté à Left Foot Forward sa campagne dans les écoles du nord de Londres et comment il rendrait le syndicat plus combatif s’il était élu. Labour councillors have been compliant in assisting the Tories in reducing council budgets to line the pockets of their super-rich friends. | Candidate forms can be submitted online up until 25 September 2020. Together we can find the stories that get lost. 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