National Delegate Conference

The National Delegate Conference has begun in Liverpool.
We will post some reports on here later.
The blog for conference is suffering some technical difficulties for which we apologise.
There are lots of debates today that we are speaking in and I will post the results up.
Our delegation are : myself and Jane Doolan/Fiona Monkman (job sharing)

Mike

Save Clerkenwell Fire Station

Dear UNISON member,

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SAVE CLERKENWELL FIRE STATION

Please join us at the union branch banner, Highbury Fields on this Saturday at 12.00noon to save the Clerkenwell Fire Station.

Mayor of London Boris Johnson is planning to close 12 fire stations across London, including Clerkenwell. He also wants to remove 18 fire engines andslash 520 fire-fighter posts.

These cuts will cost lives.

Emergency response times will increase significantly. People in high rise flats are particularly at risk, highlighted by the recent fire at Kestrel House on City Road. Islington is the most densely populated areas in London. We need Clerkenwell station to keep us safe.

These cuts are being made for purely financial reasons.

While bankers continue to rake in profits and bonuses, the Coalition government are cutting public services.

WHAT YOU CAN DO:

• Join the march from Highbury Fields at 12 noon on 8th June to Clerkenwell Fire Station with rally at Spa Field

• Write to the London Fire Brigade:londonsafetyplan@londonfire.gov.uk

and Mayor of London:mayor@london.gov.uk

• Sign this petition:

https://secure.38degrees.org.uk/page/s/stop-fire-service-privatisation#petition

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Women's Recruitment meeting: message from Jane Doolan, Branch Secretary

Dear UNISON colleagues and all women staff members

This Friday, 8th June, there will be an open meeting aimed at all women UNISON members and all women members of staff.

This meeting is held on the centenary of the death of Emily Wilding-Davison.
Emily was a committed suffragette activist alongside people like Sylvia Pankhurst, and died on 8th June 1913.

This meeting is open to all women members of staff and lunch is provided.

We will post the time and details tomorrow on the blog

Jane Doolan
Branch Secretary
Islington UNISON

                                                        EMILY WILDING-DAVISON

Islington Labour Link Meeting: message from Andrew Berry, Labour Link Officer

Dear Members

There will be a meeting at 4.30pm on Thursday June 6th in the Town Hall, Committee Room 6 and this will take no more than 30 minutes

This is to primarily discuss the Branch's nomination to the London region seat of the National Labour Link Committee

There is no facility time for this meeting but managers can show flexibility if you wish to attend.

if you do not know if you pay into the Labour Link then email Lisa at the office (admin@islingtonunison.org.uk) to find out

Thanks

Andrew Berry
Islington UNISON Labour Link Officer

Branch delegates to conference

The BC elected the following delegations to attend our annual conferences

Local Government Conference:

• Diana James
• Jenny Densham
• Mike Calvert

National Delegate Conference

• Jane Doolan and Fiona Monkman (jobshare)
• Mike Calvert

Reports will appear on the blog during the week of the conferences in mid-June

Mike

Pay ballot

There is currently a branch wide consultative ballot on the national employer's pay offer of 1%

You should have already received your ballot paper at home with guidance about how to respond.

Please phone the office if you haven't had one yet

Mike

We're back!

Hello everyone
The blog is back and running.
We will be posting stuff up in the coming few days so keep an eye out

Mike