tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30704611.post5059813672972927298..comments2023-05-28T10:59:57.169+01:00Comments on Jon's labour movement blog: UNISON NEC meetingJon Rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10779486527359048519noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30704611.post-6801942598278614582006-12-06T08:29:00.000+00:002006-12-06T08:29:00.000+00:00Thanks Jon. Couldn't agree more.Thanks Jon. Couldn't agree more.HenryGnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30704611.post-64810001184392304362006-12-06T08:25:00.000+00:002006-12-06T08:25:00.000+00:00Well - if the Union did endorse any candidate that...Well - if the Union did endorse any candidate that would be a matter (formally) for the National Labour Link Committee. I think we would be crazy to back Johnson, but it does sometimes happen that I find myself disagreeing with other colleagues at national level...<br><br>My view is that the most important thing we should be doing is backing a candidate for Leader who backs our policies - and (at the very least) putting pressure on MPs to nominate such a candidate in order that our levy paying members have a real choice in the election that most matters.<br><br>As for Deputy, Cruddas is head and shoulders above the rest of the current field in terms of his support for trade union policies. Whether it will matter what the Deputy Leader of the Party thinks, whoever they are, remains to be seen...Jon Rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10779486527359048519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30704611.post-28960263928750640782006-12-06T08:15:00.000+00:002006-12-06T08:15:00.000+00:00O/T Jon, someone told be last week that Unison are...O/T Jon, someone told be last week that Unison are likely to back Alan Johnson for Deputy Leader? This can't be true can it?!! The member of staff I spoke to said that they were under strict orders not to discuss the matter. Does that include you as well!HenryGnoreply@blogger.com