Elections to UNISON’s National Executive Council are coming up in April. The NEC is UNISON’s decision-making body between conferences and discusses the main issues the union will campaign on, priorities and actions. It is made up of ordinary UNISON members from across the country, from the different regions, service groups (eg Local Govt, Health etc) and seats reserved for Black members, disabled members, young members and more, and all members are elected every two years by UNISON members. This is an election year, and voting, by postal ballot, starts on 21 April, straight after easter.
The first stage in the process is that the branch committee nominates candidates, which we did earlier this year. The candidates we nominated are:
London Region seats
Liz Wheatley, Jocelyn Cruywagen, Andrew Berry, Balaka Fell-Holden
Local Govt seats
Andrea Egan, Jane Doolan, Jenny Black, David Jones
Community seats
Michelle Lincoln, Anjona Roy
Black Member Seats
Antonia Bright, April Ashley, Julia Mwaluke, Amerit Rait
Disabled Member seats
Tara Thomas, Ellie Waple
Young Member seats
Natasha Bednall, Kameron Spence
We voted to nominate these candidates because we felt that they best reflected the aims, ethos and activities of our branch – campaigning for decent pay, challenging bosses, fighting against racism and for justice.
As the elections get nearer, we will send out more communication about how to vote, timeframes and about candidates, but in the meantime, make sure that your details are up to date so that you get your ballot papers!