Barnet UNISON has, since September 2024, proposed financial savings which we believe should be tried before any of these other posts are deleted. To date we have had no response and instead our members’ jobs and services are now at risk.
Please see our budget saving recommendations below:
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UNISON response to Barnet Councils Restructure Proposals 2024
Politicians keep promising to deliver a fair system where care workers will be recognised for the professional role they provide in the delivery of critical care services.
Source: The above video is John Sullivan speaking at the UK Covid Inquiry in 2024.
Dear Barnet UNISON members
I want to inform you of the passing of John Sullivan.
John was a Barnet resident and a true friend of Barnet UNISON and the services our members provided for residents of the London Borough of Barnet.
I have known John, Ida (John’s wife) and Susan (John’s daughter) for almost 30 years. I first met him when Barnet UNISON was fighting the closure of Etchingham Park Day Centre. John was an ardent advocate for his community. He would fight tooth and nail for you if he believed it was the right thing to do.
Over the years John has supported Barnet UNISON members across a number of campaigns such as the Fremantle care worker dispute, the One Barnet outsourcing campaign, Your Choice Barnet campaign and sadly, most recently, the fight for justice for those who lost loved ones during the COVID pandemic.
He has stood on Barnet UNISON picket lines, taken part in demonstrations, spoken out in countless public meetings, often calling out politicians who were failing those who most need public services.
It was an honour and privilege to have known John and his family.
My last comment is to direct Barnet UNISON members to the link to the UK COVID-19 Inquiry where John gave evidence about what happened to his daughter who died early on in the pandemic.
The fact that he found the mental and physical strength to take part and give evidence is a testament to the unique person John was.
I am also providing a link to the whole inquiry.
You can watch John give evidence 4 hours and 20 minutes into the inquiry
