For DWP Assistant Secretary

I am seeking re-election as Group Assistant Secretary.

I have been a rep and a member of Left Unity for 18 years. I became the first female Chair of the DWP Glasgow Branch in 2015, and held this position until stepping down in 2022.

I am Chair of the PCS Scotland Committee since 2022, and a member of the National Executive Committee since 2021.

I was elected onto the Group Executive Committee in 2019. I was co-opted to the role of Group Journal Editor in 2020, and elected to this post in 2021, before being elected as Group Assistant Secretary in 2022.

I have been involved in a variety of Equality Committees throughout my time as a rep. I represent PCS on the STUC Women’s Committee. I believe our members are the lifeblood of our union, and that we should be representative of all of our members.

As Group Assistant Secretary I have responsibility for consulting with UC, RSD, and CED directors, meeting with the advisory committees for these directorates to establish the issues to take forward, as well as meeting the employer at Departmental TUS level. I also have responsibility for Scottish Social Security, and am the Vice Chair of the Group Editorial Board.

The Left Unity led GEC has worked tirelessly throughout the year to defend our members’ rights, opposing the office closures, and pushing for more staff and for FTA contracts to be made permanent.

Our GEC has also been at the forefront of the national campaign, working with BECs, regional committees and advisory committees to identify areas of leverage to bring out on sustained targeted action, with some offices due for closure coming out as a starting point.

I am proud to be a member of Left Unity, and if re-elected as Group Assistant Secretary I will continue to be a strong voice on the GEC campaigning on behalf of all of our members.

I urge all members to vote for me and for all of the Left Unity candidates in order to ensure we have the strongest team possible to continue to fight for our members.