Election of the National Executive Committee
From 16th April 2009 members should begin to receive their ballot papers for the forthcoming PCS National Elections, for the National Executive Committee.
The last few years have made a big difference at the top of the union, and we have no hesitation in calling on members to re-elect the current National Executive Committee majority.
A few years ago members from disparate points of view from the Left Unity Group and the PCS Democrats Group came together to form a broad ‘Democracy’ coalition in order to undo years of damage done by the Right Wing and misnamed ‘National Moderate Group’ whose control of the former CPSA, and for one year in PCS resulted in the unlawful attempt at a “coup” and the attempt to sack the Elected General Secretary Mark Serwotka. They also tried to frustrate both Conference decisions and Membership ballot decisions. To hide their shameful past they have changed their name to “4 the members”. Do not be fooled, they haven’t changed much and still have not put forward a single proposal to improve your pay and conditions.
The antics of Barry Reamsbottom’s acolytes should never be forgotten, but the Union must now look forward.
This is why the Branch Annual General Meeting and Branch Executive Committee recommend that you vote for the list of candidates for the following reasons:
Working Together For Members
The National Executive Committee has worked together for PCS Members. Thanks to this work, change has begun at all levels of the union:
Pay is being taken forward as a National issue by Mark Serwotka and Janice Godrich. We need to negotiate and campaign on pay with one National voice rather than 200 separate voices, to prevent decimation of our pay and pay progression – particularly in DWP. The NEC is leading this campaign. Negotiations were stalled as the Government dragged talks out. Due to this the leadership asked members to back up the negotiations with action, and this has secured fresh substantive negotiations for the first time in over 10 years.
The Pensions Campaign across the entire Public Sector was led by our President, General Secretary and NEC. The Victory on protecting members Pensions would not have been achieved without the leadership of these candidates. Millions of Public Sector workers have reason to be thankful.
Campaigns against privatisation and the Civil Service job cuts, have been launched, and despite setbacks, will continue.
The National Executive Committee in five years, has done far more than was done in predecessor Unions in the previous two decades.
Senior Officials Elections
Over the past period the President Janice Godrich, the Deputy General Secretary Hugh Lanning and Assistant General Secretary Chris Baugh, along with the General Secretary Mark Serwotka have worked together to re-establish PCS as a campaigning union and have:
The last few years have made a big difference at the top of the union, and we have no hesitation in calling on members to re-elect the current National Executive Committee majority.
A few years ago members from disparate points of view from the Left Unity Group and the PCS Democrats Group came together to form a broad ‘Democracy’ coalition in order to undo years of damage done by the Right Wing and misnamed ‘National Moderate Group’ whose control of the former CPSA, and for one year in PCS resulted in the unlawful attempt at a “coup” and the attempt to sack the Elected General Secretary Mark Serwotka. They also tried to frustrate both Conference decisions and Membership ballot decisions. To hide their shameful past they have changed their name to “4 the members”. Do not be fooled, they haven’t changed much and still have not put forward a single proposal to improve your pay and conditions.
The antics of Barry Reamsbottom’s acolytes should never be forgotten, but the Union must now look forward.
This is why the Branch Annual General Meeting and Branch Executive Committee recommend that you vote for the list of candidates for the following reasons:
Working Together For Members
The National Executive Committee has worked together for PCS Members. Thanks to this work, change has begun at all levels of the union:
Pay is being taken forward as a National issue by Mark Serwotka and Janice Godrich. We need to negotiate and campaign on pay with one National voice rather than 200 separate voices, to prevent decimation of our pay and pay progression – particularly in DWP. The NEC is leading this campaign. Negotiations were stalled as the Government dragged talks out. Due to this the leadership asked members to back up the negotiations with action, and this has secured fresh substantive negotiations for the first time in over 10 years.
The Pensions Campaign across the entire Public Sector was led by our President, General Secretary and NEC. The Victory on protecting members Pensions would not have been achieved without the leadership of these candidates. Millions of Public Sector workers have reason to be thankful.
Campaigns against privatisation and the Civil Service job cuts, have been launched, and despite setbacks, will continue.
The National Executive Committee in five years, has done far more than was done in predecessor Unions in the previous two decades.
Senior Officials Elections
Over the past period the President Janice Godrich, the Deputy General Secretary Hugh Lanning and Assistant General Secretary Chris Baugh, along with the General Secretary Mark Serwotka have worked together to re-establish PCS as a campaigning union and have:
- put a return to national civil service pay, and an end to low and unequal pay, at the top of the union’s work and forced the employer to concede talks Nationally
- led a real fight to defend jobs, pensions, pay, conditions and public services, protected the final salary pension scheme and the right to retire at 60 for existing staff. Negotiated a new Pensions scheme for new entrants with faster accrual rates
- united 14 major unions in a National campaign against privatisation
- stopped the cuts in civil service paid sick leave
- secured a commitment from the Government to end the Two Tier workforce (an outcome of privatisation)
- raised the profile of the union with Ministers, employers, the TUC, other unions, opinion formers, and within the membership and used television, radio and press to advance members’ interests
Let’s show our support and re-elect Janice and her team!
Building On The Progress Made
There is a need to continue to unite all those in the union who are committed to implementing the policies of the union and defend the union's democracy.
There is a need to continue to unite all those in the union who are committed to implementing the policies of the union and defend the union's democracy.
The Branches ask for support based on the record of the candidates on the list during the last year and on the following important basic principles:
- Implementation of PCS Policies as agreed by Conference and Membership ballots and concentration on delivering on members’ priority issues, particularly on Pay, Pensions and Privatisation.
- Implementing improvements to the way PCS is organised and run.
The recommended list is as follows:
Deputy General Secretary: Hugh Lanning
Asst Gen Secretary: Chris Baugh
President: Janice Godrich
Deputy/Vice Presidents (4): Dave Bean, John McInally, Sue Bond, Glenys Morris
Asst Gen Secretary: Chris Baugh
President: Janice Godrich
Deputy/Vice Presidents (4): Dave Bean, John McInally, Sue Bond, Glenys Morris
National Executive Committee (30): Ian Albert, Cheryl Gedling, Dominic McFadden, Mark Baker, Kevin Greenway, Kevin McHugh, Alan Brown, Sam Hall, Chris Morrison, Paula Brown, Zita Holbourne, Andy Reid, Steve Comer, Jon Jamieson, Dave Richards, Tony Conway, Emily Kelly, Victoria Steeples, Alan Dennis, Adam Khalif, Hector Wesley, Mike Derbyshire, Neil License, Paul Williams, Joy Dunn, Marion Lloyd, Rob Williams, Mary Ferguson, Lorna Merry, Gary Winder.
The newly re-named ‘4 members’ i.e. the old National Moderate Group (Barry Reamsbottom's ex-followers) only want to look after one set of members, themselves! The former ultra left “Socialist Caucus” (who have newly re-named themselves the “Independent Left”) talk as if the revolution is tomorrow and what’s more all their policies are based upon this premise!
Vote Wisely.
Several leaflets have been distributed to branches by the Democracy Alliance, most of the information is contained in this post. However the originals can be viewed here:
