For DWP GEC

I am standing for election to the DWP GEC as a Left Unity candidate. Left Unity has a track record of dealing with the issues all year round to protect members’ terms and conditions, health, safety and well-being.

As the Group Safety Officer I have led the way on safety during the pandemic and since. I have worked with members, branches, regions and nations to provide safe working conditions across the DWP. This has often been in a hostile environment and with many challenges. I have never faulted in my duty to represent our members.

As part of the Left Unity team I have worked to make sure that the policies we have are the best we can get for members and if elected I will continue to add to this work.

During the year my office was closed along with 3 other offices and relocated to an office some distance away. Leading up to this we had campaigned with local politicians as well as consulting members throughout about the prospects of an industrial response. These office closures meant that out of the 4 offices just under 50 were made redundant. At the time DWP support was minimal so I made sure they had all the information to make an informed choice and I arranged for training and support so that they could look at what they wanted to do after leaving the civil service.

If re-elected I promise to work to keep our offices and members safe, as well as dealing with personal case work and other issues affecting members in the workplace. I very much believe in working towards a just transition and will be doing what I can to ensure that our workplaces are greener.

I will also continue to campaign for better pay, job security, extra staffing, the attacks on the civil service compensation scheme and the Governments theft of our pension. This will be done in consultation with members.