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Eight Amicus Unity Gazette supporters were declared elected unopposed: |
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| John Storey |
Ian Allinson |
Davy Brockett |
Peter R Russell |
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| Mick Sherriff |
Rob Benjamin |
Ray Bazeley South West Branch: Bristol & District Regional Membership Number: 31246188 Ray has 29 years experience as a Shop Steward and Convener and chair of the confederated site committee. He is a Pension Trustee. Ray was elected to the Amicus NEC in 2003 and is also on the committee charged with drawing up the new rule book. |
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| An additional Four Amicus Unity Gazette supporters have been elected by the members in the Regions: | |||
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| Pat Coyne North West Branch: Bamber Bridge 0056 Membership Number: 31216380 Pat has been a member for 34 years during which time he has represented and negotiated on behalf of members in various capacities. He is a Branch Secretary, Regional Council and Policy Conference Delegate. He is also chair of the Northwest Activists Committee and the Northwest Amicus Unity Gazette Group |
Steve Davison North East, Yorkshire & Humberside Branch: Keighley 0484 Membership Number: 31294833 Steve is Chair of the Amicus NEC and Joint Chair of the Unite JEC. He has been an active trade unionist and Labour Party member for over 30 years and represented the union at all levels in the UK and Internationally. |
Steve Hibbert East Midlands Branch: Derby Central Branch Membership Number: 32010962 Steve has been a union member for 26 years & 'single table bargaining'' Convener at Rolls- Royce Derby Aero, Repair and Overhaul for the last 7 years. He was previously employed in the Shipping and Railway industries. |
Mark Wood South East Branch: Southampton 0854 Membership Number: 30859757 Convener Southampton City Council for 15 years, Regional Council delegate, Chair Hampshire Area Committee, Regional and National Sector Delegate. |
| Two Amicus Unity Gazette supporters have been elected into the seats reserved for women by the members in employment within Industrial Sectors. | |||
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Jane Stewart Women Branch: Levers 9704 Membership Number: 30269599 Jane has worked at Unilever, Port Sunlight as a Chemical Process Technologist for 28 years. She is the Senior Negotiator for Unite and active in the chemical and women’s sectors of the Union both regionally and nationally. She currently sits on the NEC in one of the four women’s seats. |
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Louise Cousins Women Branch: Leeds 0517 Membership Number: 32987372 Louise has been involved as a committed community activist since she was 16. At present she is a Union Learning Rep and Women's Representative on Amicus Unity Gazette Editorial Board. |
| Nine Amicus Unity Gazette supporters have been elected by the members who work in designated Industrial Sectors | |||
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| Agnes Tolmie Finance, PSA & Business Services Branch: SC14 Membership Number: 32799221 Agnes Tolmie has worked for the RBS Group for over 25 years and is a Senior Rep. She was elected Vice President of Unifi before transferring into Amicus where she is currently an NEC Member. Agnes is committed to the campaigns for equalities, decent pay and job security within the finance sector. |
Peter Simpson Finance, PSA & Business Services Branch: Birmingham Finance Membership Number: 32862547 Peter has been a union member for 35 years and active as a rep for 27 years. He is currently chair of the Birmingham Finance Branch and the West Midlands Finance Committee. Having served as an NEC member, Peter believes the union should continue to campaign for job security & meaningful collective bargaining in the finance sector. |
Peter Taylor General Industries & Servicing Branch: Basingstoke 7B 0072 Membership Number: 31239250 Peter has been a member for over 40 years. 37 Years serving the members as Shop Steward, Convener & Chair of JSSC. 17 years AEU District President, Local Confed Chair; Branch Secretary. Former member AEEU NEC. Currently Amicus NEC & GPFC; Unite Joint Executive Committee & General Industries NIC. |
Howard Turner General Industries & Servicing Branch: Barnsley 1 Membership Number: 31255283 Howard has 34 years union membership and as been a shop steward for 24 of those years. He is a NEC & GPFC member as well as being a Unite JEC member. He is the Amicus National Political Committee Chair and National Sector Committee Delegate. |
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| Glenn Jackson Graphical Paper and Media Branch: Yorkshire, Tyne & Humberside Membership Number: 32671809 Glenn Jackson is FOC at Nampak Cartons, Leeds. He has over 25 years experience as a Shop Steward. He is a member of the Branch Committee, National Sector Committee, Area Activists Committee and Regional Council; also teaches part-time at Leeds College of Technology and is a Union Learner Rep. |
Frank Wood 44 Briscoe Road, London, SW19 2AQ Health Branch: South East London Medical 0024 Membership Number: 30609701 Has worked in the NHS as a Biomedical Scientist for 20 years and for most of that has been a workplace representative. He is the Chair of the Joint Trades Union committee at his hospital and delegate to the Regional and National Health Sector Committees. |
Gill George Health Branch: East London Health/ 0007M Membership Number: 30609701 Gill is the Senior Unite rep at her NHS Trust and represents the Health Sector on the Amicus NEC. She campaigns for Keep Our NHS Public as a local activist in Hackney and as a speaker nationally. |
Neil Sheehan Aerospace and Shipbuilding Branch: Bamber Bridge 0056 Membership Number: 31218046 Neil is the Works Convener at the BAE Systems, Samlesbury Plant. He is also the Secretary of BAE Manual Combine and an elected Trustee of the BAE Pension Fund. Neil is also a delegate to the Regional & National Sector Committees and a Policy Conference Delegate. |
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We need a union fit for purpose Whilst we wholeheartedly welcome the formation of the new union and the further international cooperation it is important that we ensure that as the union grows in size, it structure and principal officials do not become distant and remote to the members, the workplace organisations and branches. The ending of discrimination and the promotion of equal pay and equal opportunities should be at the heart of the new union. The needs and the decisions of the members should drive the union rather than its structure and administrators. The ability to be a responsive campaigning union on a region, sector or national basis that supports key lay activists and officials/staff with designated duties is of primary importance. We must reverse the current ‘service Industry approach’ of unions and their officials working for the members rather than working with the members. The development of a successful Shop Steward/Union Representatives organisation supported by effective training and education is essential. With Amicus Unity Gazette supporters occupying 23 of the 40 EC seats for the Amicus section of Unite, we believe that the new union will be well positioned to make effective improvements for the Unite membership and we thank you for your support. |
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| David Smeeton Construction and Contracting Branch: Newark Central 1830 Membership Number: 31321166 David, a union member for 37 years has been a Shop Steward on many Construction sites. He has excellent knowledge of the Industry and the difficulties that members face. He is currently Shop Steward at Novartis, Grimsby and a member of the National Sector Committee. |
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