A UNITED UNION
“It’s not me – it’s us who will make a difference”
is a principle that I have set out during our election campaigns and one that I believe will help us to take our union into the future.
During the past months I have been in detailed discussions, aimed at building a strong, efficient and effective union, with Les Bayliss.
I can advise you that both Les and I have shared views and a shared vision on how to take our union forward with all the elements that go to make up our union united through the common objective of giving the best possible support and service to the members.
This will include giving the best possible support to our Workplace Representatives, Officers and Staff and have the structures in place to help them to develop their full potential.
We cannot escape the fact that the Conservatives have seized political power through their coalition with the Lib Dems to form a ConDem government and that worker’s and workers rights are set to be attacked in a way that we have not witnessed during the past 13 years.
Neither can we escape the fact that some may see this political change and the election for General Secretary as an opportunity to seize power within our union to fulfil their own narrow political objectives or to satisfy their own personal ambitions at the expense of the members.
The ambition that I hold is to ensure that we collectively do what is right for our union and our members.
The need for our union to be united has never been greater; the need for our union to be able to defend our members, their families and communities in the future could never be greater and the need for me to put into practice “It’s not me – it’s us who will make a difference” could not be greater.
Colleagues, I believe that Les and I have the vision, with your support and participation, to help make the difference necessary to unite our union and take it forward united and not divided.
It is for these reasons that I have decided to withdraw as a potential candidate in the election for General Secretary and will put my full support behind Les Bayliss.
I am confident that all those who share my views and vision for the future will also put their full support behind Les.
Best wishes and in solidarity
Paul
Our joint statement can be seen and down loaded from
below
Leave a Comment
No comments yet.
Comments RSS TrackBack Identifier URI
