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Saturday 13 April 2013

DO YOU WANT TO BURY THATCHERISM?




Comrades, to mark the occasion of Thatcher's burial, NIPSA Broad Left has organised a get together next Wednesday 17th at 5pm in the Ramada Encore, Talbot Street. We are delighted to say we will have a special guest, Barry McClatchie, a veteran of the 84 miners dispute, who will say a few words and raise a glass. All welcome. Spread the word.

Wednesday 6 March 2013

PCS Choose March 20th for First Strike

The Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS), NIPSA's sister Union in Great Britain have announced that their Industrial Action in defence of members pay, jobs and pensions will begin on March 20th - Budget Day.

PCS General Secretary, Mark Serwotka, said: "Civil and public servants are working harder than ever to provide the services we all rely on but, instead of rewarding them, the government is imposing cuts to their pay, raiding their pensions and trying to rip up their basic working conditions. There is an alternative to cutting the living standards of hard-working public servants and our campaign is designed to make the case loud and clear."




Friday 22 February 2013

NIPSA Broad Left Secure 20 of 25 General Council Seats


NIPSA Broad Left candidates secured 20 out of 25 General Council seats in the recent election. Broad Left candidates took the top 18 positions in terms of votes received, with former NIPSA President’s Carmel Gates and Billy Lynn topping the poll with current Vice-President Lucia Collins and President Padraig Mulholland coming in third and fourth  respectively. Honorary Treasurer Damien Maguire was re-elected and NIPSA Youth Vice-Chair Tiarnán Millar was elected on his first occasion running. The result means that NIPSA can re-ignite the Defence Public Services, fighting against the cuts and protecting public servants.

The turnout for the election increased from around 9% to 13% showing that there is still quite some way to go, but one of our core messages is to make NIPSA a democratic fighting Union and this massive shift to the left shows NIPSA members want a General Council prepared to fight the attacks on Public Services and build an anti-sectarian, anti-cuts campaign.

The full results are available below:
Carmel GATES
2558
ELECTED
Broad Left
Billy LYNN
2520
ELECTED
Broad Left
Lucia COLLINS
2373
ELECTED
Broad Left
Padraig MULHOLLAND
2262
ELECTED
Broad Left
Tanya KILLEN
2161
ELECTED
Broad Left
Patrick LAWLOR
2043
ELECTED
Broad Left
Brian BOOTH
2026
ELECTED
Broad Left
Maria MORGAN
2026
ELECTED
Broad Left
Eileen WEBSTER
2005
ELECTED
Broad Left
Kevin LAWRENSON
1941
ELECTED
Broad Left
Susan McDONALD
1911
ELECTED
Broad Left
John TOAL
1906
ELECTED
Broad Left
Ruaidhrí Ó SANDAIR
1902
ELECTED
Broad Left
Ciara DOHERTY
1893
ELECTED
Broad Left
Diane WADDELL
1887
ELECTED
Broad Left
Helena McSHERRY
1872
ELECTED
Broad Left
Jane SCOTT
1868
ELECTED
Broad Left
Janette MURDOCK
1858
ELECTED
Broad Left
Brian MOORE
1855
ELECTED
Unity
Michael McKEOWN
1847
ELECTED
Unity
Damien MAGUIRE
1838
ELECTED
Broad Left
Heather McKINSTRY
1826
ELECTED
Unity
Tiernan MILLAR
1817
ELECTED
Broad Left
Pat BAKER
1763
ELECTED
Unity
Sharon HUGHES
1755
ELECTED
Unity
Denise CRILLY
1737
Unity
Sam MORTON
1733
Unity
Ryan WILSON
1730
Unity
Mairead ROONEY
1729
Unity
Michael ROBINSON
1713
Unity
Marty McKEE
1706
Broad Left
Harry CLARKE
1688
Unity
Brian SMYTH
1683
Unity
John McCAFFREY
1676
Unity
Ryan McNULTY
1656
Broad Left
Gillian KIRK-LYNESS
1632
Unity
Michael HERRON
1628
Unity
Philomena DOBBS
1614
Unity
Janette McNULTY
1604
Unity
Gavin McCANN
1591
Broad Left
Alanagh REA
1572
Broad Left
Valentine RUSSELL
1565
Unity
Bill DORNAN
1497
Unity
Joanne VEIGHEY
1489
Unity
Ryan WILSON
1473
Unity
Mike HAMILTON
1453
Unity
Steven HARVEY
1384
Unity
Eamon FARRELL
1180
Unity
Joe McGUIGAN
1092
Ind
Alan KENNEDY
1090
Ind
Pauline O’NEILL
1066
Ind
Janette McDAID
940
Ind
Roger DOHERTY
683
Ind
Conor HAUGHEY
599
Ind
Patrick O’BRIEN
486
Ind

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