Over the past year the current NEC majority have created chaos at the NEC, effectively paralysing its operation. They also refuse to pause the levy, despite there being no on-going strike action as part of the National Campaign. This has led to hundreds of members leaving the union. At this year’s elections we need to make sure that this chaos comes to an end.

Left Unity is part of the Democracy Alliance. Please nominate the following candidates for the NEC this year at you branch AGM.

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President

Martin Cavanagh  – DWP Wirral

Vice-Presidents

Hannah David – Historic England & English Heritage

Jackie Green – MoJ Humberside North, West Yorkshire & Grimsby

Marianne Owens – R&C Wales

Mohammed Shafiq – DWP Gtr Manchester & Salford

NEC candidates

Karen Alderson – HMPO Northern

Mark Baker – PsG MHCLG PINS

Paula Brown – HSE National

Saul Cahill – DWP Tyneside & Northumbria

Bridget Corcoran – DWP Tyneside & Northumbria

James Cox – HO Croydon

Chris Dando – DSG South West

Cathy Darcan – R&C Northern Ireland

Sean Dwyer – R&C Wales

Felicity Flynn – MoJ Associated Services

Ginnette Gantschuk – HMPPS National

Cheral Govind – PsG OFGEM

Angela Grant – DWP Wirral

Austin Harney – MoJ Associated Offices

Ros Hewitt – MoJ HQ

John Jamieson – Registers of Scotland

Steph Landeryou – Welsh Government Cardiff

Ian Lawther – R&C East Midlands

James Marshall – ATOS Blackpool & Lytham

Alistair Maxwell – ATOS Glasgow

Marie McDonough – DWP City of Sunderland

Liz McGachey – DWP Glasgow

Lorna Merry – R&C Stratford

Sarah Morton – DWP Liverpool

Cara Nurse – R&C East Midlands

Ian Pope – DWP Glasgow

Jo Pritchard – DWP North & Mid Wales

Jeni Reid – HSE National

Steve Thorley – CPS East Midlands

Zac Vallely – HMPO London & South East

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Please raise this motion at your branch AGM

Conference censures the NEC for its failure to consult members on the continuation of the levy during this year when it’s not been used to fund any action under the national campaign mandate. The voting record of individual NEC members on this can be found in the annual report.

Regrettably hundreds of members have voted with their feet and left the Union citing the levy or increased cost of membership as the reason.  This is also causing a serious impediment to recruitment of new members to the Union.

The membership levy was initially agreed by an all member consultation and used to good effect during the first round of action in 2022/23 but this NEC have denied members the opportunity to review this decision despite several opportunities to do so arising during the last year.

Conference now instructs the incoming NEC to pause the levy for the National Campaign immediately should it still be in place upon them taking office and launch a full all membership consultation on the future provision of financial support for members taking paid targeted industrial action.

This consultation to take place as soon as is practicable following ADC with a view to replacing the current flat rate 50p from members monthly subscriptions paid directly into the general Fighting Fund with an appropriate percentage figure that will generate a long term regular growth in income to the Fighting Fund.

The consultation to be concluded in enough time to seek membership endorsement for any necessary rule changes required to be ratified by ADC 2026.      

Any further additional levies should receive membership approval in advance, be only used for specific campaign purposes and subject to regular review and further membership endorsement where necessary.  

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