Well done Croydon

I want to record here my thanks to the members of Croydon UNISON for the wonderful evening last night in memory of a much loved and much missed friend and fellow UNISON Branch Secretary - Malcolm Campbell.

Malcolm was a great role model for other lay activists in our Union and his memory is an inspiration we shall need to draw upon in the months and years ahead.

Farewell Malcolm

This is the moving tribute to Malcolm Campbell in the Sutton Guardian. My thoughts ahead of tomorrow's funeral are also of my great friend and comrade.

Remembering Malcolm

I'll be back blogging soon - in the mean time for those who want to remember Malcolm Campbell and share our memories you can do that online here.

Malcolm, I miss you mate

One of the ways in which a lifetime of commitment to our movement repays us is that we get to meet friends and comrades who are amongst the finest humans to grace the surface of our little planet.

One such was Malcolm Campbell, Secretary of Croydon UNISON until his untimely death yesterday.

It is too soon, and I am too sad, to articulate the depth of my feelings about this tragic loss. Nor shall I be in the mood to blog immediately about the many topics which require comment just now.

Soon however I shall return to the everyday struggle of trade unionism - and I shall do so knowing always that everything I am or can ever be has been enhanced by having been a friend of a great trade unionist.

Malcolm. I miss you mate.