***Strike preparations commence for 15 April***
8 April 2024.
Dear Supporter
Barnet UNISON Mental Health strikers are due to start the next phase of strike action on Monday 15 April.
Our strikers have already taken 27 days of strike action and by the end of this next phase they will have taken 72 days of strike which equates to 1,305 lost working days or 13.050 lost contacts with Mental Health service users.
We have had two meetings with Acas where we have established that Barnet Council have confirmed that they do have twice the funding they would need to settle this dispute. It is now clear that thus dispute is not about the money and as each day that goes by it feels like this is an attempt by senior officers to break UNISON.
On behalf of our members, I am requesting all our supporters to join us on our picket line this Monday 15 April between 8-10 am.
The following speakers are currently:
- Libby Nolan UNISON President.
- Jo Galloway Regional Secretary, UNISON London Region.
- John McDonnell MP
- Lord John Hendy KC
- Shelly Asquith Health & Safety TUC
- Sam Gurney Regional Secretary London, East and South East TUC
- Kerie Anne Branch Secretary Tower Hamlets UNISON
- Liz Wheatley UNISON NEC rep and Branch Secretary, Camden UNISON.
More speakers to be announced later.
The Location of our picket line is 2 Bristol Avenue, Colindale, London NW9 4EW. Colindale station on the Northern line is the nearest station to our picket line. It is a 5-minute walk, turn first left out of the station.
Solidarity
John Burgess, Branch Secretary, Barnet UNISON.
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