National Delegate Conference 16-19 June 2008

Trades Union Councils have key role in public services campaign

Tom Morrison

UNISON pledged to step up its Positively Public Campaign, highlighting the importance of public services and the role played by the people delivering these services in laying the foundations of a fairer society and a more sustainable economy for the future.

UNISON must arm branches and activists with the resources to continue the fight for improved investment in public services and to continue to rigorously resist attempts to outsource.

Tom Morrison,West Dunbartonshire Branch, highlighted the need for unity with the community we serve, "The attack on public services over the forthcoming years makes the unity between those providing the services and those receiving them absolutely vital."

He explained that the local Trade Union Council, with UNISON at its heart worked closely with the community - working with the Unemployed Workers' Centre, holding well-attended public meetings on a range of issues such as the Welfare Reform Bill or Trident Replacement.

Tom explained that more recently they were in the streets protesting against the BNP using the UNISON leaflet showing the vital role migrant workers play in our public services.

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