tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post5855272751826681988..comments2024-03-28T23:10:52.046+00:00Comments on On Probation Blog: London Unpaid WorkJim Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00258147767051200157noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-30759937179940977692014-03-02T23:58:25.537+00:002014-03-02T23:58:25.537+00:00I have extracted some sections of the constitution...I have extracted some sections of the constitution, which was too long for here, and have posted them in the Napo Forum.<br /><br />In short - any two members can seek to propose a motion at a general meeting - the Steering Committee will determine if it satisfies the conditions to be considered an emergency.<br /><br />As I hope is explained if you follow this link: -<br /><br />http://www.napo2.org.uk/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=540Andrew_S_Hattonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09115192522317353139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-10835999359384148272014-03-02T20:35:31.744+00:002014-03-02T20:35:31.744+00:00Union strategy is DELAY, DELAY, DELAY. But have a ...Union strategy is DELAY, DELAY, DELAY. But have a look around probation is stinking fast, nothing is being delayed, staff not being reassured, staff being sifted and relocated, TR systems coming into being daily, court staff piloting new risk assessment tools for months now, Etc etc the TR merry go round continues. So were is the delay, superficial delays but in the background stuff still being doneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-39569909025376199612014-03-02T20:05:38.403+00:002014-03-02T20:05:38.403+00:00Yeah, but come the revolution, Grayling, Gove and ...Yeah, but come the revolution, Grayling, Gove and Peter Hitchen up against the wall, bop, bop, bop! Wolfie Smith 1977. In view of recent news that we are now in the TR trial period, I am keen to see what has changed in my place of work tomorrow...and more to the point what directives will be shared about co-location! 30 years innoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-87665458124422162772014-03-02T20:01:46.888+00:002014-03-02T20:01:46.888+00:00Hi Andrew, For those of us who have little knowled...Hi Andrew, For those of us who have little knowledge could you give us a simple guide on brining emergency motions and a general outline of what to expect / processes that there will be at the SGM? ThanksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-65254940539254540212014-03-02T18:42:02.357+00:002014-03-02T18:42:02.357+00:00I was reading in the Observer today about Boots wh...I was reading in the Observer today about Boots who were taken over by a hedge fund 3/4 years ago. The hedge fund loaded the company with debt and took profits out( bonuses). They see workers as a cost only a cost that must be reduced to increase managers bonuses and shareholders profit.<br /><br />Probation workers will now be seen as costs only too; cost that must be reduced via large scale redundancies and reduced pay and conditions. This dear people is the future so hold on tight as you are shafted each and every year. In truth workers are the people that create value, they are a precious resource that needs to be nurtured. The current managerialist madness is utterly wrong and will end in disaster for the whole nation; in their stupid lust for profit by reducing cost rather than adding value the economy and society will be driven into the ground before it erupts in violent social unrest. Neoliberalism only works for the few it then screws it up for all. This is the logic of the current social and economic system; it needs to go and go now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-14996477898694485742014-03-02T18:32:48.628+00:002014-03-02T18:32:48.628+00:00It will be about whatever collectively the members...It will be about whatever collectively the members make it about - it will be about only the printed constitution unless some members get their heads together and bring some effective emergency motions.<br /><br />It has happened before but then there was at least NMAG - who would meet ahead of a general meeting.Andrew_S_Hattonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09115192522317353139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-34078487125349361712014-03-02T18:29:15.276+00:002014-03-02T18:29:15.276+00:00There is truth in that - But I do not believe it i...There is truth in that - But I do not believe it is too late to stop it at least because - as I understand it the whole scheme seems almost unworkable in a coherent way, and likely to only be workable with a great deal of flexibility and effort from the workers at the front-lineAndrew_S_Hattonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09115192522317353139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-24693271294572784722014-03-02T18:27:46.387+00:002014-03-02T18:27:46.387+00:00Areply to Andrew who I know has seen the SGM agend...Areply to Andrew who I know has seen the SGM agenda........my reading is that it is purely about constitutional amendments (+ some speakers) and not about policy or action.<br />I am sure there will be attempts to bring emergency motions about policy or action & perhaps about condemning what some see as NAPOs lack of action & even about getting more info about the JL affair - all will be ruled ineligible.........I predict a heated & fractious conference.....Bobbyjoe <br />(I will be there but am not loking forward to it but I appreciate the need for quoracy).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-14512494958829673822014-03-02T18:26:13.718+00:002014-03-02T18:26:13.718+00:00Billy Bragg -There Is Power In A Union
https://w...Billy Bragg -There Is Power In A Union <br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwbzxemJZIc#t=20<br /><br />Andrew_S_Hattonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09115192522317353139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-20448027949226035392014-03-02T18:23:54.359+00:002014-03-02T18:23:54.359+00:00I'm not going and I know it's apathetic bu...I'm not going and I know it's apathetic but I really question why NAPO has arranged 3 x guest speakers rather than allow time for members to debate what's happening. <br /><br />We all know the speakers will be supportive and make excellent points why TR (and privatisation in general) shouldn't go ahead, but what is the point when there are specific members concerns that could be debated? <br /><br /> <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-7006029910755947442014-03-02T17:40:06.497+00:002014-03-02T17:40:06.497+00:00The unions representing probation staff are not ca...The unions representing probation staff are not campaigning unions, they are more interested in securing membership numbers and focusing on day to day stuff. But come the big battles they are not fit for purpose. Grayling and MOJ researched how effective probation unions would be and came to the conclusion that they were not capable of combating TR. the opposition to TR and attacks on other aspects of the CJS have NOT been co ordinated, by unions involved, or the TUC or labour. I'm sure the civil servants who did the initial TR risk assessments will confirm that. The SGM appears to be a farce and the decision to amend various napo constitution elements to facilitate and legitimise TR is already done. Why do you think the SGM was arranged for a Wednesday!!!! Not only work commitments but family commitments etc will see few ordinary members attend. The fight to prevent TR is all but over. The staff split has happened, key senior managers either appointed or leaving under voluntary redundancy, hundreds of years of professional experience gone never to come back, logos for new CRCs have been produced by MOJ, new staff ids being prepared, profiteers meeting trust senior managers, visiting trust buildings, shite systems being put in place, case allocation system, re escalation systems, etc etc . Hundred of probation staff and MOJ staff taken off their normal duties to enable TR at the tax payers expense to simply hand over to profiteers - it's all but over, there is nothing in the pipeline from the unions, labour to ramp up opposition to TR. no doubt as part of the recriminations union reps will blame the inactivity and apathy of union members, which may well be the case, but the unions have failed to galvanise and motive probation workers. Plus ask yourself, why so many anonymous posts on here and elsewhere, that's a true indicator of worker fear, expressing opposition in todays workplace does bring with it recrimination-fact. So there you have it, in 2 or 3 years time a London CP situation will come to light, due to whistle blowers, more than likely a new government will need to pick up the pieces of a smashed once proud, internationally acclaimed probation profession. But whatever happens what will be lost on the 1st June 2014 will never be put back together again. The profiteers and TR supporters will have filled their pockets to varying degrees, whist highly trained, dedicated and loyal ex probation workers disappear into oblivion or are found stacking shelves in a supermarket. The future is bleak, the future is TR. unless... Happens!!!! DiscussAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-77890548365413488352014-03-02T16:07:51.048+00:002014-03-02T16:07:51.048+00:00I'm going my Trust has sanctioned for all to a...I'm going my Trust has sanctioned for all to attend.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-78437288613796201672014-03-02T15:07:53.631+00:002014-03-02T15:07:53.631+00:00Lets hope Full members take a hold of Napo's p...Lets hope Full members take a hold of Napo's policy direction on Wednesday - if enough of them turn up to make a decision on behalf of the whole of Napo - I have seen very little discussion of the Special General Meeting and nothing about Motions to determine policy and action.Andrew_S_Hattonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09115192522317353139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-24390876240222088342014-03-02T13:44:17.988+00:002014-03-02T13:44:17.988+00:00At the end of the article last May, Napo having no...At the end of the article last May, Napo having noted that a weakness in their negotiating position – with Serco - was that they represented too few members, they issued this clarion call:<br /><br />' We need to make sure we are in a strong position to effectively represent members threatened with privatisation. So get out, organise and recruit! '<br /><br />Well, Napo was in, arguably, a stronger position 'to effectively represent members' when they came for the rest of probation. Yet the position of the entire workforce is now hardly in a better position that that which faced the first tranche to be privatised. <br /><br />You may as well recruit to a ponzi scheme if recruitment is an end in itself. Napo seems to be claiming some credit for the demise of Serco, as we hear about a letter to Spurr, media work and lately the referral alleging a breach of the forced labour convention – I suspect we will wait years to hear the fate of this referral, if ever. Looking busy, but not really doing much. <br /><br />What the Serco débâcle does illustrate, and we will get many more such illustrations in the years to come, is the waste of money in consultancy fees and set up costs that go into the creation of new operations. Now, the workers, to the tune of the Grand Old Duke of York, will be marched, or tuped, down the hill. All we have seen come out of the Serco farce is hundreds of job losses. The only growth industry will be in making new logos!<br /><br />Netnippernoreply@blogger.com