GEC Elections

You should all have received your ballot paper for the GEC by now. Your Branch Committee nominated the following people at its AGM and would now urge you to vote for them, as we believe they are the people with the best policies, and will do the best to win the ongoing campaigns:

PRESIDENT - Jane Aitchison

VICE PRESIDENTS - Alan Brown, Martin Cavanagh, Martin John, Laura Martin, John McInally

ASSISTANT SECRETARIES - Dave Burke, Christine Cuthbert, Stewart Dalley, Sam Hall, Tom Penn, Dave Richards, Rob Williams.

ORGANISER - Fran Heathcote

TREASURER - Bashir Chilwan

GEC MEMBERS: Dave Alston, Paul Barton, Alison Carass, Jason Ferraby, Helen Flanagan, Janice Godrich, Gavin Hartley, Melissa Howe, Martin Jones, Adam Khalif, Dave Owens, Carol Revell, Sian Ruddick, Jagdeep Sandhu, Nigel Sheahan, Melanie Sinclair, Derek Thomson, Yvonne Washbourne, Steve West, Katrine Williams, Carol Worthington.

Further One Day Strike Called

A further one day's strike has been called for April 24. This strike is taking place the same day as action by nine other Government Departments as well as teachers and lecturers.

Only through supporting this action can we hope to win our campaign against the below inflation pay rise we will be getting this year. Please show your support on the day, and consider joining reps on the picket lines to demonstrate how you feel.

Campaigns Update

This document which you need Adobe to open, provides important information regarding ongoing campaigns. As you will see an agreement has been reached which will provide valuably needed extra protection for anybody marked surplus. This agreement has been reached through the hard work and negotiating skills of your national reps.

There is also some disturbing statistics about inflation which further demonstrates how poor the pay offer which has been forced on you actually is.

Although we have had a victory in the national campaign, the Departmental pay campaign is still ongoing. Whenever we have further information to provide we will do so.