UNISON’s NEC Election ballot opened on 17 April and runs to the 19th May. This is the largest election within UNISON, taking place every two years, where every member takes part in electing the most senior body of activists in the union.
Please don’t waste your right to decide and cast your vote.
As a member led union every member has a vote on who they elect to represent us at a national level.
All full members who were on the union’s membership register as of 17 January 2023 , will be entitled to vote in this election. As this is a statutory ballot, governed by the law, voting can only be done by a ballot paper sent to the members’ home addresses.
Full details on NEC elections can be found on the national UNISON website: https://magazine.unison.org.uk/2023/04/11/electing-the-next-nec/
UNISON Scottish Borders Public Services Branch has nominated the following candidates:
Scotland Region
Dawn MacDonald – Highland Healthcare – Female Seat
Davena Rankin – Glasgow Caley Uni Branch – Female Seat
Jim McFarlane – Dundee City Branch – Male Seat
Stephen Smellie – South Lan LG Branch – General Seat
Health Service Group
Pat Heron – Northumberland Trust Branch – Female Seat
Claire Dixon – Whittington Hospital Branch – Female Seat
Gordon McKay – Lothian Health Branch – Male Seat
James Anthony – Birmingham Women’s & Children’s Hospital Branch – General Seat
Local Government Service Group
Maxine Young – South Tyneside LG Branch – Female Seat
Michelle England – Female Seat
Mark Ferguson – Renfrewshire LG Branch – Male Seat
Sean Fox – Haringey LG Branch – General Seat
Black Members
April Ashley – Southwark LG Branch – Female Seat
Manjula Kumari – Walsall General Branch – Female Seat
Omolola (AKA Lady Lola) Qyewusi – Housing Associations Branch – Reserved Seat
Hugo Pierre – Camden Branch – Male Seat
Community Service Group
Denise Thomas – Ymlaen Forward Cymru Wales Branch – Female Seat
Disabled Members
Katrina Murray – Lanarkshire Health Branch – Female Seat
Angela Hamilton – Newcastle City Branch – General Seat
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