Weren't we wonderful!

Colleagues,
I'm so proud of UNISON today. Every single web news-site has pictures of UNISON members commited to action to defend our pensions. Everywhere.

Right across the country we've massively made our point through direct action, service disruption, school, libary, transport system and other closures, to name but a few. And we've had huge media coverage - mostly neutral or positive.

And Devon's Branch members have been highly active too. In the true sense that we are a lay-led union our success is down to each of you who stayed away from work, all of you who stood in the bitingly chill wind this morning, picketing. The hundreds and hundres of you who rallied at lunch-time across the county.

Tomorrow (Wednesday) there's another tripartite negotiating meeting. UNISON's negotiating Team know we've shown the Government and the employers that we mean business. We've built a strike base-line that will only grow stronger and more dedicated if the employers and Govt still refuse to budge.

We said Hands off our Pensions!, and we meant it.
Keep strong.
Moira

Moira Macdonald
Branch Secretary