Members need to be aware of the change in the date for their diary this autumn, so please make a note of the revised date in your diary now!
As part of UNISON's Keep the NHS Working campaign, the union has identified Saturday, 3rd November to hold a national demonstration in support of of the NHS. Building on the successes of our Keep the NHS Working and NHS Together campaigns, the demonstration will be the focus of a public display of celebration and solidarity for an NHS that is still largely owned and run by the public sector. It will send a strong message to the government that we want to keep it that way.
UNISON is calling on our colleagues in the NHS Together alliance of unions, our supporters from a broad coalition of user, patient and community groups and on ordinary members of the public, to join with us to make the demonstration a brilliant success. We need a strong show of support for our campaign. We must continue to resist the government's obsession with handing over our NHS to the private sector. Over the past two years we have led a high profile campaign calling on the government to re-think its policies of private sector involvement in NHS provision, to consult fully with staff, patients and stakeholders at all levels, and to halt the measures that are fragmenting the NHS.
There must be no let-up in our campaigning over the coming months as we build momentum toward our National Demonstration on Saturday, 3rd November. Plans for the event are being developed and details of the venue will be notified to you as soon as possible. In the meantime, please do all you can to raise awareness amongst your colleagues, your community and your family to encourage as many people as possible to support the national demonstration and help us to make it a day to remember. Regular updates and progress reports on arrangements for the event will be posted on the UNISON website.
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