Local Government Service Group election : support John McLoughlin and Marshajane Thompson

Jane says:

"You should be receiving your ballot papers for the Local Government Service group elections anytime now. It is vitally important that you vote.

Contrary to what you may have heard, the Islington UNISON Local Government Branch Committee did nominate John McLoughlin of Tower Hamlets and Marshajane Thompson of Havering.

I will personally be supporting and voting for both candidates and would urge you to make sure that you use your vote."

150 and rising...

We would like to thank everyone who has voted already and all of you have put your names to our blog.

We now have passed 150 people on the blog and obviously many more of you than that will vote for Jane.

We also thank those who have pledged your support to Jane but are not on the blog.

Please ensure that you all cast your votes in this very important election.

Committee to Re-elect Jane 2012

Brett Rose, Mechanised Services (former HFI)

Brett says:

"I left another trade union to join UNISON and have to confess that what Jane doesn't know about industrial relations isn't worth knowing.

Jane has also kept industrial relation with other unions in the front of her mind.

I am astonished that anyone has the bare faced nerve to stand against her.

She has represented us so well since we became UNISON members, nobody else is capablee of that.

My shop all have voted for her and urge all of you to vote for her as well."

Dave Bredon, Caretaker HFI (recently retired)

Dave says:

"I left another trade union and joined UNISON. I got unswerving support from Jane and the HFI convenor, Denise.

I couldn't have asked for better service and better representation.

Why anybody would stand against Jane astounds me completely.

Vote for Jane."

Disability support

I was a member that forgot the values of being a Unison Member and wanted the all the services in the world for my monthly payment. I can't believe how busy Jane and her team are.

SO 1st .Sorry for not chip-in to support the great work you lot do and 2nd'y I will get more involved this year.

I have been talking with Jane to build some kind of Specialist Disable Rep Services.
I have been talking to some very impressive services who want to come on broad to build on the work that Jane has been building. However with Cuts, everyone going though change and demands the  Branch   services its time for members like me to get off my "dairy air' and chip-in.

Again Sorry for not stepping up and thanks to all the others that have.

I don't know Jane personally but over the years I have see her take on a lot that has benefited me as an employee.

please note that I am Dyslexic so any spelling above that wrong, i think your work it out.

Lez Quinn

Jane says:

"Thank you for taking the time to view this Blog. I hope that you find it useful. Please sign up, and ask us any questions you may want answered. 

We will do our best to answer them."

Jane's video

Welcome HFI and Cambridge Education staff

The re-elect Jane Doolan 2012 Committee welcome all HFI and Cambridge Education staff back in-house.

Jane will be campaigning hard to defend and improve your terms and conditions  and to defend your individual employment rights, and those of all LBI and partner staff in 2012-13

Why Re-elect me?

Jane Doolan says:

"I have over thirty years experience as a trade union activist. I have held a number of posts in the union inluding Chair and Assistant Branch Secretary.

I have been involved  in strikes and disputes so numerous over the thirty years that I cannot recall them all.

I have been involved in many national and local campaigns. This branch initiated the Birmingham 6 campaign, and on his release from prison, after 14 years of wrongful incarceration, Billy Power worked for the Joint Trade Union Committee of which I was Secretary.

I supported the Guildford Four campaign and the Maguires. I have helped formulate this branch's policy on Ireland over the years. I have also formulated the branch policy on the struggle of the Palestinian people against Zionist oppression.

I was active in the Miners Support Group when this branch was twinned with the Tower colliery in South Wales.

I organised fundraisers and arranged for speakers-both miners and their wives-in and around London.

This branch also launched the Time to Go campaign at conference in Blackpool in 1989.

Over the past 13 years I have been Branch Secretary and built this branch up in term of membership and organisation, and financial viability.

Of our 2,462 members 72% are women.

We have an inclusive, well attended, democratic Branch Committee where representatives are encouraged to raise their concerns.

Our Branch Chair Fiona Monkman ensures that every delegate is given the opportunity to speak on any issue (including on policy issues where they may diagree).

I have a proven track record in dealing with disputes and my proven track record on personal representation is second to none.

Even my opponent once told me that if he were in trouble the only person he would want to represent him was me!

I have led on the negotiations to bring HFI in-house, the negotiation with Kiers (where I am the only woman on the Combine Committee (Joint Union Committee).

I have also led on the UNISON side of the discussions between the Counil and the staff side over the bringing back in-house of Enterprise(the waste and recycling contract)

I led the negotiations when ITNet came back in house, and on many other negotiations as well.

I believe that my track record as your Branch Secretary is outstanding- and I am asking you to re-elect me for another year."

Jane Doolan: the leading woman trade unionist in Islington- her proud 30 year record

• Jane is the leading branch critic of the Pension "Heads of Agreement" deal
• Jane led the UNISON negotiations in the Community Alarms Dispute
• Is currently the lead negotiator for UNISON with all 50 plus "partner" organisations with Islington such as NCP, TMO's, Enterprise, Kiers, Aquaterra etc
• Lead UNISON negotiator on the HFI transfer back to LBI
• Negotiated the introduction of the Career Grade for the Mechanised Services operatives in HFI
• Led dispute in HFI Direct
• Led on the following disputes: ASW pay parity dispute between Islington and Camden;
• Led on the TUPE transfer of ITNet staff back into LBI in 1999 and harmonisation of their Terms and Conditions
• Lead negotiator for UNISON with Hyde
• Became Branch Secretary in 1998
• Jane is a member of the Greater London Employment Forum and the Greater London Provincial Council
• Jane has been on UNISON Greater London Regional Council for many years and the Regional Committee
• Has been the main trade union side Job Evaluator since 1993
• Jane was lead negotiator on harmonisation of staff from ILEA to LBI in 1991-1993
• Served as elected staff side chair until 1992
• Jane was elected Secretary of the Joint Trade Union Committee (covering all trade unions) from 1991-1993
• Elected a Assistant Branch Secretary in 1990
• Been elected to and member of the Branch Committee since 1982
• Became steward in libraries in 1981
• Became Branch Chair in 1986
• Worked for Islington Council since 1974

Karen Lucas from the Housing Aid Centre says:

"I knew who I wanted to vote for the minute that I received my ballot paper. So I did it and posted it straight back."