Peoples Charter motion falls at STUC
Following on from my earlier post on the Peoples Charter motion at S TUC it seems the motion fell by 700 votes to 500.
This is a shame and as i said in the last post "
With indications today that massive job cuts are planned in local government, probably based upon enforced "shared services" and privatisation it's good to see UNISON backing a positive alternative to the cost-cutting, job-cutting policies shared by the New Labour Government and the Tory Opposition - it's a shame some of the other unions (including GMB, Unite, USDAW, FDA, Prospect and community) didn't also back it.
Hopefully the motion at UNISON's National Conference from the Southwark branch proposing that UNISON back the peoples charter will be allowed on the agenda
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Pretty disgraceful.....The People's Charter is hardly extreme yet even its modest aims are trodden on by the bureaucracy.
Indeed - hopefully the fact that UNISON supported it at STUC with an excellent speech from Mike Kirbyh so I hear bodes well for UNISON conference.
The motion at the moment has been ruled out of order (surprise suprise) but we are appealing it and hopefully will debate it @ our conference in July.
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