Stand Up For Caroline Bedale

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   Name: Anthony Lockhart on Dec 8, 2009

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   Name: John McDermott on Dec 8, 2009

   Comments: Caroline is a victim of an internal witch hunt within UNISON. Any trade union should rejoice that they have quality activist such as Caroline, not ban them from office.

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   Name: John Burgess on Dec 8, 2009

   Comments: They have lost the argument, they have lost the plot. They are not trade unionist. In my opinion They are bringing our union into disrepute

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   Name: Zed on Dec 9, 2009

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   Name: Anonymous on Dec 9, 2009

   Comments: Caroline is an excellent Trade Unionist who is a credit to the union. Her suspension is a disgrace and makes a mockery of Unisons claim to be a democratic trade union. This sentence must be lifted immediately. UNISON Service Group Executive member. Yorkshire & Humberside (Personal Capacity)

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   Name: Heather MacColl on Dec 10, 2009

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   Name: Martin Booth on Dec 10, 2009

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   Name: Fiona Monkman on Dec 11, 2009

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   Name: Winmarie Greenland on Dec 11, 2009

   Comments: NUT member -Early Years Teacher

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    Name: Anonymous on Dec 11, 2009

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    Name: Steve Mills on Dec 11, 2009

    Comments: i really wish that unison would stop the witch hunts and concentrate on defending memebrs and services

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    Name: Tom Broderick on Dec 11, 2009

    Comments: Witch hunting activists is not a legitimate trade union activity and it is those involved who bring the movement into disrepute. Given the current and future circumstances the public sector face actions such as these are shamful.

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    Name: Dave Auger on Dec 11, 2009

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    Name: Hilary Allanson on Dec 11, 2009

    Comments: I was so shocked to hear about this. I have known Caroline for a long time and she has always been just what you would want in an union activist - efficient, so hard working and cares so much about the members. What is our union doing persecuting activists like Caroline - this is Kafka land.

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    Name: Brian Pearson on Dec 11, 2009

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    Name: Jim Fagan on Dec 11, 2009

    Comments: This is clearly a travesty of justice. Caroline is an outstanding activist. and a person of principle

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    Name: She Should Be Expelled on Dec 11, 2009

    Comments: she continued to assist karen when she refused to take the unions advce, she should be expelled not suspended

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    Name: Len Hockey on Dec 11, 2009

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    Name: Marshajane Thompson on Dec 13, 2009

    Comments: As always you have my full support xx

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    Name: Isobel Robertson on Dec 14, 2009

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    Name: William Boyle on Dec 14, 2009

    Comments: Workers rights are being diminshed daily we need more people like Caroline.

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    Name: Peter Grunshaw on Dec 14, 2009

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    Name: John Cooke on Dec 14, 2009

    Comments: Caroline has done more for UNISON than any of the people bringing these charges against her, put together. Sadly once again it is the accusers and not the accused who are bringing the union into disrepute. These farcical charges should be dropped and Caroline reinstated immediately.

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    Name: Jimmy McKinnon on Dec 14, 2009

    Comments: Too right. We need these bureaucrats strung up and broken. They think they can get away with this well we can give them hell and see whether they want to carry on behaving like they do. Bastards.

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    Name: Martin Challender on Dec 16, 2009

    Comments: Caroline is a committed and long standing trade unionist who works hard for the union and it's members. She is well respected throughout UNISON. I hope that common sense will prevail and that these charges are withdrawn.

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    Name: Tony Whitston on Dec 16, 2009

    Comments: I have known Caroline Bedale for over thirty years, as a campaigner and trade union activist who has dedicated her life to promoting the interests of working people, and particularly her trade union members. She has earned the respect and affection of Unison members, who see in Caroline the best of trade unionism. The action taken against Caroline is indefensible and the decision to ban her from office for 8 years will be seen as an act of vindictiveness which has sullied Unison's reputation.

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    Name: Hilda Palmer on Dec 16, 2009

    Comments: I am angry that UNISON is abusing a woman of such achievment and integrity as Caroline in this manner, as she is such a good organiser, branch secretary, representer of members interests and activist for both the NHS and the whole trade union movement. I believe that UNISON is acting in a manner prejudicial to workers' interests and those of the wider trade union movement by wasting time persecuting and witch hunting activists like Caroline, instead of working with them in waging coherent political campaigns against the forces that really are out to get us. Shame on you UNISON, Dave Prentis and all those who are responsible for such a detrimental and despicable act. It is Caroline Bedale and all the other persecuted activists who are the real life blood of the union, not those who sit in judgement and I know who I want on my side in the struggle, so think again and fast or bring UNISON Into disrepute.

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    Name: Rory O'Neill on Dec 16, 2009

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    Name: Anne Crossan on Dec 16, 2009

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    Name: Bill Lawrence on Dec 16, 2009

    Comments: I am appalled at the hounding of Caroline Bedale, a most worthy Comrade to all of us in the Hazards Campaign, especially in it's European links with health and safety activists. Her suspension will deny many workers of the caring, and effective help she has given them and also hinder her work in the wider labour movement. At the moment I am in Germany at my daughter's home and will be unable to attend any support meetings for Caroline until mid-January. However I shall be writing to Dave Prentis about this pilloring and that of my long-standing Comrade Alan Docherty, the Darlington Council branch secretary who stood by me 20 years ago when NALGO failed to help me after being arrested on picket lines in their national strike, and later when as the council's safety and contract compliance boss I vigourously set policies which kept council contracts from the private sector.

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    Name: Beth Aze on Dec 16, 2009

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    Name: Mark Sinfield on Dec 17, 2009

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    Name: Alan Parsons on Dec 17, 2009

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    Name: Tom Pringle on Dec 18, 2009

    Comments: Unison needs people like her

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    Name: Kenny Lang on Dec 18, 2009

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    Name: KATY LEGG on Dec 23, 2009

    Comments: I am appalled and shocked that Caroline has been treated in this way by Unison, I have never met anyone else more dedicated, fair, and highly respected amongst both staff and members alike. I am convinced that members will suffer as a result of this action. I fully support her in every way and am loathe to remain in a union that would handle this situation and suspend one of their most dedicated members in this way. Good luck Caroline, you have my total support.

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    Name: Jill Woodward on Jan 2, 2010

    Comments: Urge Unison to drop this case against Caroline Bedale Suggest Caroline's decades of dedicated work for union members must totally outway any difference the Union Executive may have with her and will ultimately bring them into disrepute with members whilst handing employers some advantages.

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    Name: Marguerite Koefman on Jan 3, 2010

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    Name: Luise Hunt on Jan 5, 2010

    Comments: Good luck with the appeal. Unison and the NHS needs more people like her.

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    Name: Donna Hanson on Jan 13, 2010

    Comments: Unison needs to pay attention. If the union itself takes such punitive action on such slight grounds against its most active and well regarded officers like Caroline it will sink into irrelevancy. If the members see their most tangible support attacked and then removed by the union organisation they will reason the union organisation doesn't value them and won't support them and membership will disintegrate - quite rightly - as a result. Does Unison want to destroy a strong branch for no good reason.

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    Name: Ruth Flannery on Jan 13, 2010

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    Name: Debra Ikin on Jan 13, 2010

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    Name: Annette Stimpson on Jan 14, 2010

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    Name: Mairita Forsu on Jan 14, 2010

    Comments: One for all and all for one.

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    Name: Darren Shearer on Jan 14, 2010

    Comments: Caroline has been an excellent member of Unison and has always given me more support than expected. A truly fantastic worker for Unison.

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    Name: Katherine Logie on Jan 15, 2010

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    Name: Bill Harrop on Jan 18, 2010

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    Name: Noel Fitzgerald on Jan 22, 2010

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    Name: Liz McInnes on Jan 25, 2010

    Comments: I have known Caroline for many years and have always had the utmost respect for her ability and commitment to the Trade Union cause. I am a union rep for Unite and whilst I would not presume to criticise the activities of another union I cannot help but sympathise with Caroline's plight, her only "crime" being that she is too good at her job as a union activist!

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    Name: Mike Turton on Jan 25, 2010

    Comments: These clowns should be putting their energy into fighting the real enemy

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