tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30704611.post3126787206321544409..comments2023-05-28T10:59:57.169+01:00Comments on Jon's labour movement blog: Health service pay - should we have a discussion or not?Jon Rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10779486527359048519noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30704611.post-39584782450685014712007-08-15T11:54:00.000+01:002007-08-15T11:54:00.000+01:00I agree Jon, this is disgraceful weakness of the U...I agree Jon, this is disgraceful weakness of the UNISON leadership.<br>They haven't got the balls to say this is a crap deal and take on Brown - so they'll leave it up to the members to decide.<br><br>But how can the membership have any faith that if they vote no UNISON will back them up and fight for a decent pay claim.<br><br>In reality they are not letting the membership decide - if there was an analysis of the pay claim with its pros and cons set out for all to see and then they let members decide that would be different.<br><br>Instead on all the contents of the website and Jennings circular it is stated as an improved offer - implying that the leadership have done well to get it.<br><br>In effect trying to get the members to say yes - then saying branches cannot campaign for a no vote - your the anorak has this ever happened before? I'm sure I have always received recommendations from my branch even when that differs from the national recommendation.<br><br>This smacks of a stitch up so that our weak leadership can say well it was the best we could get and the membership weren't up for a strike.<br><br>Well they never will be up for a strike if we don't show that we will support themDLSnoreply@blogger.com