Dear Branch Secretary,
I am seeking your branch nomination for a male seat on the
national executive council
Who I
am:-
my name is Roger Hutt and I am a shop steward/communications officer for
Doncaster and Bassetlaw health.
Let me
give you a brief resume of my background:-
I started working in healthcare back in 1982 in the field
of learning disabilities and I am a senior support worker entering my 36th year
in the same job.
I was actively involved back in 2014 in the historic 90 day Doncaster care uk dispute
that became the longest strike in private healthcare history.
I spoke all over the UK raising awareness of our fight
against a 25% reduction in our wages,
finally speaking on a couple of occasions in parliament raising our profile to
even greater exposure and support.
Along this 'journey ‘it has been my pleasure to meet so
many amazing individuals who have a philosophy and determination akin to my own.
Many now that I deem as 'kindred spirits' and as a
consequence I believe my life has been enriched by their company.
Individuals prepared to 'stand up' in the face of
overwhelming Tory austerity, which is given as the reason for the carrying out
of wanton destruction of essential public services, our 'national treasure' the
NHS once the envy of the world is now perceived as ripe for 'cherry picking'
for profit by the donors of the Tory party.
I find it morally reprehensible in a civilised society that
the most vulnerable people I have spent a lifetime working and looking after
are now deemed as commodities to be 'bought and sold' for profit.
I have stated often 'there but for the grace of god go i'
and I stand by it now.
Since the end of our dispute, I have become more actively
involved in offering support and encouragement to others facing similar attacks
on their livelihoods.
Offering suggestions and ideas that may be of help in
empowering others in adversity to stand up and 'fight back'.
I regularly join marches, marches against the TORIES and
UKIP at their respective conferences, people’s assembly marches, the Durham
miners (supporting the heroic Durham teaching assistants) the anti-trade union
bill to name but a few.
On these occasions I see a growing 'groundswell ‘of
activists prepared to challenge the discourse and disenfranchisement that the
present government is trying to force on the very people it is supposed to defend,
marching for the principle that ALL should benefit from an economy.
That only seems to benefit the privileged.
In my many years i have NO regrets most of my time in
employ spent in the NHS,I continue to work on the 'shop floor' in a job I still
love.
Will we find many of the next generation remaining in one
job throughout the length of their professional lives.
In an age of minimum wages and zero hour contracts?
I don't think so THIS is why we must continue to fight back
for our next generations as much as for ourselves.
We simply cannot allow to lose any more ground, the loss of
over a million public sector jobs has to be addressed.
In this age of vilification of communities and immigrants
in particular and seeing an increase in extremist philosophies and a blame
culture we must stand together to forge a community fit for all in our great
country.
If elected you have my solemn word that I will endeavour on
every occasion to speak up for those I represent, for their employment rights
and by association basic human rights that ALL should be entitled to.
Thank you for your support
Added
thoughts
In recent times I have witnessed the Tory determination to
eradicate union opposition to their 'end game'
We are the last bastion of opposition, the gains our union
forefathers fought for are being lost, we must not allow this to continue if
so, we as the voice of the working class will be no more.
I'm sure ALL reading this will be in agreement.
Nominations need to be made at a quorate meeting of your
branch or your branch committee and notified by the 10th of February.
Please contact me personally if you wish to ask me any
further questions
E-mail address:- rhutt1@sky.com
I would ask you to consider these who are standing for
similar reasons.
National
health seats
Neil McAlister (Manchester mental health) for general
health seat
Jordan Rivera for female seat
Thank you,
Roger Hutt.
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