National Unison President Elenor Smith was absolutely right in her speech yesterday before she went off to Canada to point out that people like herself would not have got involved with Unison had it not been for Self Organised Groups. Unison has a proud tradition second to no other union i fighting prejudice and discrimination and the Self Organised Groups are of course at the forefront of those fights.
Prejudice must be identified and challenged where ever it is in the work place or in the community there is no place for it in modern democratic society. The last area that we must look at is the way older members or retired members are looked at and dealt with. They are often ignored or dismissed as 'old' and this cannot be right. It isn't right because I know of many branches that ask for their help and support. How about a bit of respect in exchange though?
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