Whilst this
blog has often been critical of the leadership of UNISON General Secretary,
Dave Prentis in recent years, he has not here been accused of running a
ruthless meritocracy.
Because that
would have been unfair.
The fact
that the shower of overly ambitious mediocrities who are now left as the last
of his dwindling band of supporters have transparently abused UNISON resources
demonstrates that.
November’s
edition of UNISON Focus is an embarrassment to our entire labour movement.
A magazine
paid for from the subscriptions of low paid UNISON members to provide useful
information to activists has been reduced to a partisan propaganda rag in the
current General Secretary election.
Dave Prentis
on the front cover.
Dave Prentis
with his column at the front of the magazine.
Dave Prentis
with his picture all over the front pages of the magazine.
If this were
a calculated insult to UNISON activists throughout our Union it would be well
calculated.
Don’t you
get it Dave?
If you can
win like this we will all have lost.
We don’t
have the time or energy to subordinate the interests of UNISON members to whichever
ego is demanding that you carry on beyond reason.
Are you
going to force us to take complaints outside the Union to address this blatant
abuse?
I'm more offended by a letters page that consisted only of supporters of/apologists for including religious nonsense in a trade union magazine.
ReplyDeleteExactly the same thing happened in 2010. My email about the subject to UNISONFocus was ignored.
ReplyDeleteI think its is an absolute disgrace that UNISON members money has been exploited at such an important time.
ReplyDeleteThis alone shows that we need new leadership.