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		Edinburgh TUC March and Rally for Public Services Saturday 17 November 2001 - Edinburgh Assemble *11.30am* NOTE TIME PLEASE East Market Street March Off at 12 noon Rally in Assembly Rooms George Street at 1pm Speakers: John Keggie - Deputy General Secretary, Communication Workers Union David Bleiman - President STUC Eddie Reilly - Scottish Secretary, Public & Commercial Service Union John Stevenson - Secretary City of Edinburgh UNISON John McAllion MSP Tommy Sheridan MSP The Trade Union Movement asks you to support Public Services The Government is intent on introducing more private sector influence into the delivery of public services. This aim is opposed by the trade union movement. If the Government is successful, services will deteriorate, jobs will be lost and private contractors will make billions in profit. UNISON says.... "For too long public services have been characterised by under investment, crumbling infrastructure and a poorly paid, demoralised workforce. "It is time to modernise and provide better, more responsive public services based on these principles... Giving people a say in their services Choosing quality services Choose teamwork - co-ordinated services delivered by a fairly treated public service team This means public services that are publicly owned, democratically run and properly resourced." The CWU says... "Creeping privatisation is having a devastating effect on the postal service and postal workers. Licenses for the most profitable areas are being granted in a blatant example of cherry picking. "Once these areas are in private hands it will be very difficult to maintain a uniform public service across the UK. Millions will be siphoned off which would be better invested in the service" The PCS says.... "Privatisation is ineffective. It is wasteful and has hidden costs. Ourservices and our members jobs are threatened. | Positively Public Home | Link to Edinburgh TUC   Positively Public Home