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John Burgess Nomination Letter
John Burgess Nomination Letter
In the forthcoming General Secretary Election it is vital that we elect a fighting General Secretary with a
proven record of campaigning and organising and who is in touch with the branches.
I have been fortunate enough to have held the post of Branch Secretary of Barnet UNISON for 13 years; the
last 7 years we have been fighting and organising against a mass outsourcing ideology, which now calls itself
a Commissioning Council. In the last 7 years I have gained coal face experience of organising a broad based
community campaign with limited resources. Our branch have learnt from other branches and embraced
new and imaginative ways of mobilising and publicising our numerous campaigns. I have talked but I have
also listened.
What do we face?
What do we need?
I urge your branch to nominate me, but its not just me.
If I am elected as General Secretary I want to join with
thousands of activists within our union to change it. I
want to be an inclusive General Secretary.
John Burgess
@Burgess4GenSec
/JohnBurgess4GenSec
johnburgess4gensec.blogspot.co.uk