in unison in unison · 2011. 4. 13. · malcolm gillies announced that, from 1st august 2011, all...

In this issue: Living Wage Victory......................1 March 26th TUC demo........................2 London Met “Teach-In”............................2 Student occupation...............3 Zero tolerance campaign.................3 Consultative ballot result.....................4-5 Branch Committee Profile......................5 Member’s pay claim success....................6 NEC Election—Use your vote!.................6

Join UNISON!.........7 Please pass this newsletter to a non-member once you have finished reading it.

In UNISON In UNISON In UNISON In UNISON Putting education before profitPutting education before profitPutting education before profitPutting education before profit

After months of campaigning, UNISON have finally won a commitm ent f rom t he management at London Met to introduce the London Living

Wage.

On March 8th Vice-Chancellor Malcolm Gillies announced that, from 1st August 2011, all staff employed by the university will be guaranteed at least the London Living Wage. After pressure from the union this announcement was later clarified to confirm that all new contracts for outsourced services would also include a clause to pay the Living Wage as they come up for renewal or re-

tender.

This represents a massive victory for UNISON which has been campaigning for a L iv ing Wage, in association with UCU, the Students’ Union and London Citizens, since 2009. In 2010, after the Board of Governors were forced to resign over the financial mis-management of the university, UNISON produced a “Manifesto for Change at London Met”. One of the provisions of this manifesto was a commitment to the London Living Wage of at least £7.60 an

hour.

We submitted a costed business case for introducing the Living Wage, and have been raising the issue over the past months at every opportunity, and particularly via the recent Pay and Reward Review at the

university.

It appears that the compelling moral case made by the unions has been heeded by management, and UNISON very much welcomes the

announcement.

The success of this campaign demonstrates that tangible achievements can be made when

the unions and other groups work together

to lobby for fair, progressive policies.

Having won this battle, we now turn our attention to making further gains. As the various Reviews of university teaching, professional service departments and

estates will soon be making their recommendations, one thing is clear—the next year will see significant cuts to university

jobs, courses and buildings.

The government cuts to university funding are biting now, and with the increase in tuition fees not starting until 2012, the coming year is sure

to see a retrenchment of university jobs and services, as London Met drives down its expenditure and also grapples with paying back millions of pounds to HEFCE

for the recent student data scandal.

The Vice-Chancellor has made clear in various public statements that there will be redundancies at

London Met.

In this issue we outline our current dispute (page 4-5) and our fight against job cuts and further outsourcing and what you can do

to help.

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member)member)member)member)

www.LondonMetUnison.org.uk

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There is an ideological attack on the publicly-funded university and access to higher education for working access to higher education for working access to higher education for working access to higher education for working peoplepeoplepeoplepeople. In response, staff and students in universities have been holding their own teach-ins looking at education that is not for the market education that is not for the market education that is not for the market education that is not for the market as an alternative

to the Con-Dem proposals for education for the rich.

Come and join our (FREE!) teach-in on:

• Saturday May 7th, Saturday May 7th, Saturday May 7th, Saturday May 7th, 10.00-4.00pm

• Graduate Centre, London Met University, Holloway Road

Followed by a social celebrating winning the London celebrating winning the London celebrating winning the London celebrating winning the London Living Wage for all workers at LondonMetLiving Wage for all workers at LondonMetLiving Wage for all workers at LondonMetLiving Wage for all workers at LondonMet. There will be Art Against Cuts throughout the day - poster and

banner making. Sessions so far include:

The Living WageLiving WageLiving WageLiving Wage; Protest through artartartart; Fighting the Cuts; Disability Disability Disability Disability rights and the attack on welfare; Women Women Women Women and the global crisis; Palestine Palestine Palestine Palestine and the Arab revolutionsArab revolutionsArab revolutionsArab revolutions; Collective action and protest; Trade unions Trade unions Trade unions Trade unions and the Student MovementStudent MovementStudent MovementStudent Movement; 'Towards a Green Green Green Green and Sustainable Sustainable Sustainable Sustainable London Met'; Migration Migration Migration Migration – resisting the exclusion of overseas workers and students; Film Film Film Film showing: ‘Tory Tory Tory Tory Scum, here we comeScum, here we comeScum, here we comeScum, here we come!’ by Reel News (featuring London

Met occupation); ‘Building Alternatives’ Building Alternatives’ Building Alternatives’ Building Alternatives’ ---- FC UnitedFC UnitedFC UnitedFC United

Supported by UNISON, UCU and METSU. Want to get

involved? contact [email protected]

Register your place in advance, please email:

[email protected]

London Met UNISON members joined over 500,000 other protesters on Saturday 26th March to march for the alternative against the government’s cuts to public services. In one of the largest mobilisations of working people seen in recent years, the number of marchers greatly exceeded expectations, and sent a a a a clear message to the government that their deficit clear message to the government that their deficit clear message to the government that their deficit clear message to the government that their deficit

reduction plans face strong public opposition.reduction plans face strong public opposition.reduction plans face strong public opposition.reduction plans face strong public opposition.

Branch members, carrying our union banner, joined the “education bloc” feeder march from Birkbeck College (see photo, right), before joining the main

crowd at Embankment to march on Hyde Park.

Trade unionists marched alongside community workers, pensioners, students and many members of many members of many members of many members of

the public marching for the first time in their livesthe public marching for the first time in their livesthe public marching for the first time in their livesthe public marching for the first time in their lives, in a turnout estimated by the police and the TUC at around half a million strong half a million strong half a million strong half a million strong (after that they stopped

counting)!

The day was a great success for the labour movement, proving that large numbers can still be large numbers can still be large numbers can still be large numbers can still be

mobilised by the union movement.mobilised by the union movement.mobilised by the union movement.mobilised by the union movement.

The main message of the protest was: there are there are there are there are viable alternatives to the deficit reduction plan being viable alternatives to the deficit reduction plan being viable alternatives to the deficit reduction plan being viable alternatives to the deficit reduction plan being

implemented by the government. implemented by the government. implemented by the government. implemented by the government.

For example, reducing the deficit with less severity, over a longer time period; a fairer ratio of cuts to tax fairer ratio of cuts to tax fairer ratio of cuts to tax fairer ratio of cuts to tax risesrisesrisesrises; keeping the tax on the bank bonus tax on the bank bonus tax on the bank bonus tax on the bank bonus pool; introduction of a Robin Hood tax Robin Hood tax Robin Hood tax Robin Hood tax on financial transactions. Campaigning for progressive policies such as these do not amount to deficit denial. It simply claims public services, and the people who public services, and the people who public services, and the people who public services, and the people who work to provide them, should not have to pay for a work to provide them, should not have to pay for a work to provide them, should not have to pay for a work to provide them, should not have to pay for a

crisis that they did nothing to create. crisis that they did nothing to create. crisis that they did nothing to create. crisis that they did nothing to create.

‘WE ARE LONDONMET ‘WE ARE LONDONMET ‘WE ARE LONDONMET ‘WE ARE LONDONMET ---- EDUCATION NOT PRIVATISATION!’EDUCATION NOT PRIVATISATION!’EDUCATION NOT PRIVATISATION!’EDUCATION NOT PRIVATISATION!’

A ‘teachA ‘teachA ‘teachA ‘teach----in’ at LondonMet University for and by workers, students and the communityin’ at LondonMet University for and by workers, students and the communityin’ at LondonMet University for and by workers, students and the communityin’ at LondonMet University for and by workers, students and the community

Historic TUC demo against cuts


In December 2010, London Met students

occupied the Finance Department to lend their

voice to the call against tuition fee rises, and in

March, UCU members went on strike against the

cuts. UNISON supported both actions.

Our members sent messages of solidarity to the

students, organised meetings and speakers to

address the students taking part in the

occupation, and collected donations to raise funds

for the students to be bought food and other

supplies throughout their occupation. When young people

are accused of being “apathetic”, these protests highlight

the strength of feeling surrounding the tuition fee rise and

against the cuts to education and EMA.

Nationally, UNISON accepted the 0.4% pay offer, which

UCU went on strike over, however our branch had voted to

rejected this insult, so we gave as much support for their

strike as we could without officially taking action

ourselves. Members took the day off or came in

early to support the pickets (photo: Alex Tarry, photo: Alex Tarry, photo: Alex Tarry, photo: Alex Tarry,

UNISON assistant Branch Secretary, speaking in UNISON assistant Branch Secretary, speaking in UNISON assistant Branch Secretary, speaking in UNISON assistant Branch Secretary, speaking in

support of the UCU strike rally on 24th March). support of the UCU strike rally on 24th March). support of the UCU strike rally on 24th March). support of the UCU strike rally on 24th March).

London Met recently stated it would be charging

between £6,500 to £9,000 a year for its courses

from 2012 onwards. Most universities have

decided to charge the maximum £9,000 fee in a

bid to compensate for massive government cuts

to teaching grants. Time will tell what the impact of the

funding changes will be on the higher education sector.

One thing is certain, however: UNISON will continue to

campaign against the increase in fees, and the cuts to

higher education that are the result. And when students

and academics take action to defend education, our

branch will always stand shoulder to shoulder with them.

A campaign to highlight the issue of abuse to London Met staff has been launched in association with the Students’ Union and

UCU.

UNISON has taken a lead on raising issues of staff stress, health and safety, negotiating lone working policies and the introduction of panic alarms, etc. However, as stretched resources and further staff cuts lead to the potential for more abusive behaviour being reported by UNISON members, it is more important than ever to promote

the issue of safety at work.

As a union, we take health and safety very seriously, demonstrated by the Stress Survey that we carried out within our branch last year. The survey highlighted high levels of stress

and insecurity, particularly amongst those in “student-

facing” roles.

Thankfully instances of staff abuse from students are relatively low, but this should not lead to us becoming complacent. More and more we hear students called ‘customers’, who become more demanding as they are ‘always right’, ‘ I paid £3,00 for this’

etc.

To highlight this issue a poster (pictured) has been produced to be displayed in offices and service points through-out the

university. If you would like a high-quality, full colour version for your office, please contact

us: [email protected]@[email protected]@londonmet.ac.uk

UNISON support student occupation UNISON support student occupation UNISON support student occupation UNISON support student occupation and UCU strike against cutsand UCU strike against cutsand UCU strike against cutsand UCU strike against cuts

“Zero tolerance” campaign launched

Management are ‘salami slicing’ – a few cuts here and there, nothing too big – to see how we respond. And they’re trying to set a precedent of statutory minimum, statutory minimum, statutory minimum, statutory minimum,

compulsory redundancy termscompulsory redundancy termscompulsory redundancy termscompulsory redundancy terms.

Our members have responded by Our members have responded by Our members have responded by Our members have responded by saying loud and clear: ‘Enough saying loud and clear: ‘Enough saying loud and clear: ‘Enough saying loud and clear: ‘Enough

already!’already!’already!’already!’

In November 2010 they proposed 44 redundancies, in March they announced another 68. First it was a handful in ISS, and the LDU / Writing Centre. Then it was the Print centre / copy shop and a handful in HALE, FASS and Student Services.

Who’s next?

By the time the Business Services Review is finalised, a larger number is likely - perhaps over 99, perhaps just under. When less than 100 job cuts are proposed, we are only legally entitled to a 30 day consultationwe are only legally entitled to a 30 day consultationwe are only legally entitled to a 30 day consultationwe are only legally entitled to a 30 day consultation (minimum) with 100 or more we are allowed a 90 day

consultation to find alternatives to the cuts.

The current proposals are just below that benchmark, so management are trying to get away with only management are trying to get away with only management are trying to get away with only management are trying to get away with only allowing the legal minimum allowing the legal minimum allowing the legal minimum allowing the legal minimum –––– sound familiar? Sound sound familiar? Sound sound familiar? Sound sound familiar? Sound

fair?fair?fair?fair?

To rub salt in the wound: Brian Roper, Bob Aylett and Paul Lister (Brian’s deputy VCs) have all left quietly, allowed to go on paid ‘Gardening leave’ whilst they do

up their country houses...

On the other hand, we’re being offered statutory minimum terms: the message here is that if there wasn’t a law that required redundancy payments our our our our

members would be offered nothing at all.members would be offered nothing at all.members would be offered nothing at all.members would be offered nothing at all.

All this from a university that says we are their All this from a university that says we are their All this from a university that says we are their All this from a university that says we are their

‘greatest asset’!‘greatest asset’!‘greatest asset’!‘greatest asset’!

We’ve undertaken a consultative ballot for industrial action: on a high turn out (45%) our members have voted overwhelmingly in favour of strike action (64%) and even more clearly in favour of action short of a

strike (90%) (see pie charts for results).

We very much hope that all the decision makers in the University listen carefully to this message: Go back to message: Go back to message: Go back to message: Go back to

the drawing board and try harder!the drawing board and try harder!the drawing board and try harder!the drawing board and try harder!

A voluntary scheme or an enhancement of the terms for

redundancy would:

• Help to avoid compulsory redundancies; offering an incentive for staff to leave of their own accord • Save the university money in the long run; dramatically lowering the chances of Employment Tribunals (ETs) against the university • Boost staff morale; show to our members that they are valued

and their work and devotion to the university is appreciated.

We’ve offered repeatedly to go to ACAS and the to go to ACAS and the to go to ACAS and the to go to ACAS and the

university has failed to even respond to our requestuniversity has failed to even respond to our requestuniversity has failed to even respond to our requestuniversity has failed to even respond to our request.

The university, in a very short space of time, has already got our members backs up so much we’re willing to take strike action. UNISON are considering taking up ETs and the reputation of London Met as a place of perpetual conflict and poor industrial relations will once again be all over the news. Have Have Have Have

they learned nothing?they learned nothing?they learned nothing?they learned nothing?

As far as support staff are concerned, the new London Met strap line and slogan should, instead of ‘Proud to ‘Proud to ‘Proud to ‘Proud to

be’, it should read:be’, it should read:be’, it should read:be’, it should read: ‘Not allowed Not allowed Not allowed Not allowed to be London Met!to be London Met!to be London Met!to be London Met!

• DestroyingDestroyingDestroyingDestroying Lives,

• NotNotNotNot Meeting Needs

• EndingEndingEndingEnding Careers!

Our members have said loud and clear: we are NOT so we are NOT so we are NOT so we are NOT so easily disposableeasily disposableeasily disposableeasily disposable; we are NOT stupid NOT stupid NOT stupid NOT stupid (we can recognise easily the salami slice tactics and can see what’s over the horizon); we deserve much better than we deserve much better than we deserve much better than we deserve much better than this this this this and refuse to allow this offensive precedent to be set.

Our current dispute with the university will quickly escalate unless they come up with a better offer. The The The The

ball is in their court. ball is in their court. ball is in their court. ball is in their court.

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Salami slicing.... cuts, cuts and more cuts—UNISON says “Enough Already”!


Branch Committee Pro-Branch Committee Pro-Branch Committee Pro-Branch Committee Pro-file file file file In each issue of the news-letter, we will profile a member of the Unison

Branch Committee.

In this issue — James God-

dard.

NameNameNameName

James Goddard

Job Title Job Title Job Title Job Title Library Assistant, TUC Library, North campus Committee PositionCommittee PositionCommittee PositionCommittee Position Communications Officer How long have you been a member of UNISON, How long have you been a member of UNISON, How long have you been a member of UNISON, How long have you been a member of UNISON, and what made you join? and what made you join? and what made you join? and what made you join? I have been a member of UNISON for about two years. Being a member of the union not only gives you protection at work, but also means you are part of a movement that campaigns for equality and fairness. What does your role on the Committee involve?What does your role on the Committee involve?What does your role on the Committee involve?What does your role on the Committee involve? My role is to update the branch website at

www.londonmetunison.org.uk

I also help draft press releases and other commu-nications, and I also help produce this newsletter! Why did you decide to become involved with the Why did you decide to become involved with the Why did you decide to become involved with the Why did you decide to become involved with the Branch Committee? Branch Committee? Branch Committee? Branch Committee? Being involved in the branch gives you a com-pletely different insight on the place in which you work. You witness disputes, negotiations, and con-sultations first-hand, and as a result you have a far better understanding of the university and how it actually works — as opposed to relying on what management and HR choose to tell you in their all-staff emails. What do you enjoy most about the role? What do you enjoy most about the role? What do you enjoy most about the role? What do you enjoy most about the role? In an age in which it is easy to feel powerless and marginalised, it is really rewarding to be actively involved in the running of the branch. Seeing the enthusiasm, passion and solidarity of other mem-

bers is really inspiring.

What would you say to somebody considering join-What would you say to somebody considering join-What would you say to somebody considering join-What would you say to somebody considering join-ing the union? ing the union? ing the union? ing the union? The higher education sector is facing drastic changes in the coming months. London Met is pressing ahead with redundancies. Joining the

union is more important now than ever before.

* The “salami tactic” * The “salami tactic” * The “salami tactic” * The “salami tactic” = make lots of small cuts (like thin slices

of a salami), instead of one large chunk (like the 350 job cuts

in 2009). The totals add up and total large figures - by the time

the large chunk comes, people have got used to rolling rounds

of redundancies

£276,000£276,000£276,000£276,000= how much Brian Roper ‘The

Reaper’ was paid throughout all of 2009, even though he was named and shamed as culpable for London Met’s financial crisis. Yet he was allowed to go on ‘Gardening leave’ at our expense: Value for money?

Or ‘Money for old Roper’?!‘Money for old Roper’?!‘Money for old Roper’?!‘Money for old Roper’?!

Then and now: what are they offering?Then and now: what are they offering?Then and now: what are they offering?Then and now: what are they offering? If you’re 30 years old with four years service, your gross weekly pay is £500, under the compulsory schemecompulsory schemecompulsory schemecompulsory scheme at statutory minimum terms,

you’d get: £1,600£1,600£1,600£1,600 Yet under the Voluntary Redundancy terms offered in 2009Voluntary Redundancy terms offered in 2009Voluntary Redundancy terms offered in 2009Voluntary Redundancy terms offered in 2009, you

would’ve got £3,000£3,000£3,000£3,000

If you’re 43 years old with four years service, two below age 41 and two above 41, and your gross weekly pay is £500, under the

compulsory scheme compulsory scheme compulsory scheme compulsory scheme at statutory minimum, you’d get £2,000. £2,000. £2,000. £2,000. And yet, under the VR terms offered VR terms offered VR terms offered VR terms offered in 2009, you would get

£3,750£3,750£3,750£3,750

These differences to our members is hugeThese differences to our members is hugeThese differences to our members is hugeThese differences to our members is huge————but these figures, to the but these figures, to the but these figures, to the but these figures, to the university, in total, are a drop in the ocean compared to their total university, in total, are a drop in the ocean compared to their total university, in total, are a drop in the ocean compared to their total university, in total, are a drop in the ocean compared to their total wages bill. Our members are not willing to accept these miserable wages bill. Our members are not willing to accept these miserable wages bill. Our members are not willing to accept these miserable wages bill. Our members are not willing to accept these miserable

terms. Management should listen carefully and make a better offer. terms. Management should listen carefully and make a better offer. terms. Management should listen carefully and make a better offer. terms. Management should listen carefully and make a better offer.

Why not ask HR to do your calculation for both now and in 2009. Why not ask HR to do your calculation for both now and in 2009. Why not ask HR to do your calculation for both now and in 2009. Why not ask HR to do your calculation for both now and in 2009.

UNISON branch recently won a significant victory UNISON branch recently won a significant victory UNISON branch recently won a significant victory UNISON branch recently won a significant victory for a claim of ‘unlawful deduction of wages’ ‘unlawful deduction of wages’ ‘unlawful deduction of wages’ ‘unlawful deduction of wages’ to an Employment tribunal for a member of our branch from the security guard security guard security guard security guard agency ‘SGC Facilities

Management.’

The member joined when he heard that there was a union for the front of house staff, and he was told that UNISON is there for all support staffUNISON is there for all support staffUNISON is there for all support staffUNISON is there for all support staff. He explained to us that he and a colleague were not being paid the full rate they had been promised they

would be paid after a three month probation.

After they both joined UNISON, we then sent a letter explaining to the employer that they were in breach of the law, (a verbal agreement is still an ‘explicit contract’), and very shortly they both suddenly received the increase they

had been promised.

Delighted with their significant increase due to UNISON’s intervention, we then requested that they backdate

the pay they were owed for the period in question. The company refused to pay, though, we were convinced they had a good case, so we pursued the so we pursued the so we pursued the so we pursued the case through an Employment Tribunal. case through an Employment Tribunal. case through an Employment Tribunal. case through an Employment Tribunal. The employer quickly settled out of court (for legal reasons we (for legal reasons we (for legal reasons we (for legal reasons we

cannot disclose the amount). cannot disclose the amount). cannot disclose the amount). cannot disclose the amount).

Does this situation sound similar to your situation? Does this situation sound similar to your situation? Does this situation sound similar to your situation? Does this situation sound similar to your situation? Get in touch. If you want to join UNISON Get in touch. If you want to join UNISON Get in touch. If you want to join UNISON Get in touch. If you want to join UNISON and you work for an outsourced company then make sure you pay then make sure you pay then make sure you pay then make sure you pay by direct debit by direct debit by direct debit by direct debit (this is confidential, so the company

will not be aware you are a member unless you choose to tell them), and provide the name of the company, but include in the ‘name of the workplace’ field as London Metropolitan University. See page 7 or join online:

www.unison.org.uk/joinwww.unison.org.uk/joinwww.unison.org.uk/joinwww.unison.org.uk/join

Or call our membership secretary, Susan

Lloyd: on ext 4011


UNISON wins pay claim for member

The National Executive Committee is the highest democratically elected body at the head of UNISON,

and is elected every two years.

It is vital that all members take part in the elections - it is your chance to vote for the kind of union you want: The ballot runs from 11th April until 5pm on Friday 13 11th April until 5pm on Friday 13 11th April until 5pm on Friday 13 11th April until 5pm on Friday 13 May 2011May 2011May 2011May 2011. Our branch committee voted to nominate the following branch committee voted to nominate the following branch committee voted to nominate the following branch committee voted to nominate the following candidates (you can vote in all of these elections, whether you are male, female, black or white): Higher Education seats: X Max WatsonMax WatsonMax WatsonMax Watson, Higher Education General seat* - (elected unopposed) X Carole HansonCarole HansonCarole HansonCarole Hanson, Higher Education Female Seat

Greater London region seats:

X Marshajane Thompson Marshajane Thompson Marshajane Thompson Marshajane Thompson and

X Helen Davies Helen Davies Helen Davies Helen Davies , female seats X Jon RogersJon RogersJon RogersJon Rogers, male seat X Emilse Ocampo Medina, Emilse Ocampo Medina, Emilse Ocampo Medina, Emilse Ocampo Medina, reserved seat Black members seats:

X April Ashley April Ashley April Ashley April Ashley and

X Bola GeorgeBola GeorgeBola GeorgeBola George, Black Members, Female seats X Hugo PierreHugo PierreHugo PierreHugo Pierre, Black Members, Male seat If you haven't got a ballot paper sent to your home

address by 19 April 2011 then call: 0845 355 0845

See here for more details:

http://www.unison.org.uk/elections/

UNISON NEC Elections

It’s your union, use your vote !

These are your current serving UNISON officers / workplace reps. Contact your nearest rep for info and advice. Tell them what you thought of this newsletter and how to get involved. Ask for more copies of this newsletter to help give out to non-members. There are vacancies* so why not volunteer?

Branch Committee (as elected at 2011 AGM) • Branch Secretary; Allan Pike; 02073203017; [email protected] • Branch Chair; Max Watson; 02073203010; [email protected] • Assistant Branch Secretary (North); Alex Tarry; 02071332504; [email protected] • Assistant Branch Secretary (City); Gail Cameron; 02073203511; [email protected] • Branch Treasurer; Chris Manna; 02071332372; [email protected] • Membership & Recruitment; Susan Lloyd; 020 7133 4011; [email protected] • Equal Opportunities Officer (C): Sara Masson; 02073201172; [email protected] • Equal Opportunities Officer (N): Catherine Maguire : 020 7133 2518 [email protected] • Women’s Officer; VACANT* • Black Members: Yola Adeyemi-Laurence 020 7133 5041 [email protected] • LGBT Officer; VACANT* • Health & Safety Officer (City): Pete McGreal; 02073203450; [email protected] • Health & Safety Officer (City): Paul Crick; 0207320 1621; [email protected] • Health & Safety Officer (North); Chris Wright; 0207133 5176; [email protected] • H&S Officer (North): Daphne Chalk-Birdsall; 0207133 2104; [email protected] • Welfare Officer: George Lewis; 0207133 4365; [email protected] • Communications Officer; James Goddard; 0207133 3726; [email protected] • Life Long Learning Officer: Patrick Bellew 020 7133 2289 / [email protected] • International Officer: Inderbir Bhullar; 0207320 3508; [email protected] • Young Members : David summers: 020 7133 2100 [email protected]

Shop Stewards (Workplace Reps) • Commercial Road: Maggie Loughran; 020 7320 2817; [email protected] • Moorgate: Paul Crick; 02073201621; [email protected] • Jewry St (Job Share): Pete McGreal; 02073203050; [email protected] • Jewry St (Job Share): Max Watson; 02073203010; [email protected] • Jewry St (Job Share): Allan Pike; 02073203017; [email protected] • Women's Library: Inderbir Bhullar; 0207320 3507; [email protected] • Ladbroke House (Job Share) Chris Wright: 020 7133 5176; [email protected] • Ladbroke House (Job Share) Ros Hanmer: 020 7133 5076; [email protected] • Tower Building (Job Share) : Alex Tarry ; 02071332504; [email protected] • Tower Building (Job Share) : Chris Manna; 02071334391; [email protected] • Tower Building (Job Share) : Catherine Maguire : 020 7133 2518; [email protected] • Tower Building (Student Services) : Eddie Rolwley : 020 7133 4703; [email protected] • Tower Building (Job Share) : Patrick Bellew 020 7133 2289; [email protected] • Learning Centre: Richard Cryan; 0207133 2651; [email protected] • Harglenis Building: Jonathan McCree; 020 7133 4303; [email protected] * Vacancies: the buildings not listed above need a UNISON shop steward/ workplace rep to volunteer: we encourage job-shares and there is training for new reps. Get in touch to talk it over.

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