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Tuesday 22 January 2013

Election Addresses (Part 2)

Alanagh Rea (Belfast City Council)

Works in Belfast City Council Community Services Unit.  Branch Rep, Equality Officer, Chair of NIPSA’s Equality Committee, Member of Public Officers’ Executive Committee and Local Government Panel.  NIPSA activist working on issues that matter to NIPSA members, our families and our communities – jobs, pay, pensions, welfare and quality public services.

Dianne Waddell (Department for Employment and Learning) EO2

I have been an active Trade Union representative for 20 years and am also a member of Newry Trade Union Council.  All my working life I have actively campaigned, not only for employment issues, but also broader social issues, and have encouraged the role of women in NIPSA.

Wednesday 16 January 2013

Candidates Election Addresses - Part 1

Maria Morgan (Department for Social Development) EO2

As past President and current General Council member I continue to campaign to defend against attacks on workers and cuts to services and the Welfare State. Members need a strong voice and a campaigning union to protect jobs and services. Support all Broad Left candidates.

Pat Lawlor (Belfast HSC Trust) Staff Nurse

As a Staff Nurse and a member of the Socialist Party, I believe that only a sustained campaign of industrial action and the development of a new political party representing all working class communities, can defeat the Assembly Executive's public cuts that are yet to come.

Tiarnán Millar (Department for Employment and Learning) EO2

I am a member of the Socialist Party and Vice-Chair of NIPSA Youth. NIPSA needs a strong youth voice now and in the future. If elected to General Council I will be a voice for young members and all workers. 

Monday 14 January 2013

Newry Trades Union Council AGM

The Annual General Meeting of Newry and District Trades Union Council will be held at 7.30 pm on Tuesday, 15 January 2013 in the Ballybot House, Cornmarket, Newry.

Speakers will include NIPSA Broad Left candidate Maria Morgan who will speak about the impact of so-called Welfare Reform proposals. Maria has been one of the key figures in both NIPSA's and NIC-ICTU's opposition to the cuts, with particular regards to Welfare Reform.

NIPSA branches in the Newry and Mourne Council areas should make a special effort to attend this meeting and it is essential, in this period of austerity and attacks on working class people that trades councils receive the full support of all trade unions.

SUPPORT ALL BROAD LEFT CANDIDATES

 

Barr, Leonard 

Booth, Brian 

Collins, Lucia

Doherty, Ciara 

Gates, Carmel 


Killen, Tanya 

Lawlor Pat 

Lawrenson, Kevin 

Lynn, Billy 

Maguire, Damien

McCann, Gavin 

McDonald, Susan 

McKee, Marty 

McNulty, Ryan 

McSherry, Helena

Millar, Tiarnan 

Morgan, Maria

Mulholland, Pádraig 

Murdock, Janette 

O’Sandair, Ruaidhri

Rea, Alanagh 

Scott, Jane

Toal, John 

Waddell, Diane 

Webster, Eileen

Friday 11 January 2013

GC Election Candidates

NIPSA Broad Left 2013 General Council Candidates

Barr, Leonard 
Booth, Brian 
Collins, Lucia
Doherty, Ciara 
Gates, Carmel 
Killen, Tanya 
Lawlor Pat 
Lawrenson, Kevin 
Lynn, Billy 
Maguire, Damien 
McCann, Gavin 
McDonald, Susan 
McKee, Marty 
McNulty, Ryan 
McSherry, Helena
Millar, Tiarnan 
Morgan, Maria
Mulholland, Pádraig 
Murdock, Janette 
O’Sandair, Ruaidhri
Rea, Alanagh 
Scott, Jane
Toal, John 
Waddell, Diane 
Webster, Eileen

Protest Against Abolition of the NI Housing Executive


PROTEST AGAINST MINISTER McCAUSLAND’s ANNOUNCEMENT TO ABOLISH THE NIHE

Following the announcement  by the Minister on the abolition of the NIHE and the establishment of a New Regional Body and a separate landlord function, a series of protests will be held outside local NIHE offices at 12.30 p.m. on Tuesday 15th January 2013.

There will also be a protest against this announcement outside the Minister’s Office at the Lighthouse Building, Gasworks Site, 1 Cromac Place, Ormeau Road, Belfast at 12.30 p.m. on Tuesday 15th January 2013.

Please make every effort to attend one of the above protests and ensure there is a resounding message to the Minister and other political representatives that NIPSA will fight to protect our members and the retention of the NIHE.
 
NIPSA Broad Left is opposed to the Privatisation of Public Services and an increased burden on these most in need for Private Profit and would encourage as many members as possible to attend the protests.

2013 General Council Elections


WHAT WE STAND FOR

NIPSA BROAD LEFT

DEFEND SERVICES JOBS PENSIONS WAGES
STOP PRIVATISATION

TO DEFEAT THE CUTS NIPSA MUST
  • LINK UNIONS AND COMMUNITY ANTI-CUTS CAMPAIGNS
  • PREPARE FOR SUSTAINED INDUSTRIAL ACTION
  • USE ALL OPTIONS TO DEFEND MEMBERS INCLUDING SUPPORTING THE ELECTION OF GENUINE TRADE UNION ANTI-SECTARIAN, ANTI-CUTS POLITICAL REPRESENTATIVES
  • BUILD A FIGHTING DEMOCRATIC UNION