Congratulations to Max Watson on being re-elected to NEC, 2013-2015

Max has been re-elected to UNISON's National Executive Council (NEC) for a third time.

We need an NEC which is prepared to build an effective union which can confidently take on this government and fight back against their vicious assults on the working people, the disabled, the unemployed ... the majority of people in short! 

As far as the austerity is concerned, we ain't seen nothing yet! The cuts will shortly bite much more than they have already and the Con-Dem coalition will become more brazen with the lack of ineffective opposition. So, we need more radical left thinkers and activists to represent us, the working people, on the NEC to help us build a leadership and union that can stand the strong winds of change blowing against us. That's why I was delighted to see Max elected. He has, after all, a track record in standing firm on the union basic principles of defending the interests of the members within a transparent and democratic framework. On his blog Max writes " In 2010 I fought a successful election campaign in a by-election and shortly afterwards in 2011 I was elected unopposed. I received nine branch nominations in 2010, then 19 in 2011. This year I received 15 branch nominations and no other candidate was able to muster the two branch nominations required to stand against me.

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Last month I fought for my own job and won reinstatement. I'm extremely grateful for all the support I received then and glad not to have to fight an election now as a lot of work needs to be done fighting the Tories and their friends (such as the management of London Met) who are dismantling the welfare state and attacking the poor; they are privatising the public sector or cutting it down to the bone; and they are victimizing union reps when they fight back.

So thanks to all those who supported my election campaign again this year, and to those who fought to stop London Met from sacking me and two of my colleagues. There is still a disciplinary against me, so maybe see you on the 17th?

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please now put all your efforts into getting Tomasa Bullen elected onto the HE Female seat and for all the left candidates standing for the NEC.

Good luck with your efforts Max

Read Max's manifesto