Simon Cardy

Member of the awkward squad & former UNISON convenor. For dissenting social work

[RMT @RMTunion]

Yesterday, RMT members took our campaign to end outsourcing at Southeastern trains to London Bridge station.
Please sign our petition and help #EndRailOutsourcing
https://t.co/FPsIv291VJ

[Saul Staniforth @SaulStaniforth]

"Too much of our public funding is going to private companies to make massive profits to give to their shareholders"

Spot on @KimJohnsonMP

Keir Starmer promised that Labour would launch the biggest wave of insourcing in a generation. But like with everything else, he was lying.

[UNISON - UK's largest union @unisontheunion]

🚨🏥 UNISON is calling on ministers to rule Palantir out of the running for the NHS’s new patient data system.

Public trust matters and patients must have confidence their data is safe.

Read more ⬇️
https://t.co/tFG2mQZJcb

[UNISON North West @NorthWestUNISON]

Powerful members rally made up of estates, facilities and procurement members across Blackburn, Burnley, Clitheroe, Preston, Chorley, Blackpool, Lancaster, Westmorland and Furness Hospitals this morning in Blackburn to fight back against back door privatisation 📣

[We Own It @We_OwnIt]

Privatisation of children's services is a disaster

Vulnerable children should not be a source of profit

[UNISON - UK's largest union @unisontheunion]

🇵🇸 Workplace Day of Action for Palestine: Thurs 12 Feb

TUC backed day of action in workplaces calling for: a permanent ceasefire; an end to the occupation; respect for international law and a viable Palestinian state alongside Israel.
https://t.co/k48LMQhAhf

[UNISON - UK's largest union @unisontheunion]

UNISON will be a union that ‘puts members first and fights for all public service workers,' says new UNISON general secretary Andrea Egan.

‘We can be an incredible force for change,’ says Andrea and urges members to get involved with their branch.
@AndreaEganGS

[UNISON - UK's largest union @unisontheunion]

Andrea Egan begins her five-year term as UNISON general secretary.

💬 ‘We will put faith in members’ decisions and stand up to any employer, politician or cabinet minister who acts against our interests’

Read here ⬇️
https://t.co/5vUDCzIyla

[Simon Cardy @simoncardy]

Good to see my trade union @unisontheunion have signed this statement along with 40 other organisations. https://t.co/vtHJkiSGuD

[Joe Hanley ⏹️ @JoeEHanley]

Michael Gove predicts big year for Children's Minister Josh MacAlister within Labour Government, praising him and noting his close association with Wes Streeting. Interesting Gove fails to mention his own close association with MacAlister...
https://t.co/edtdJWHgNV

[Simon Cardy @simoncardy]

24 hours lapsed since social worker @Andrea4GS was elected as @unisontheunion General Secretary yet the employer's website @CommunityCare that keeps " you up-to-date with social work news, insights and opinions" still can't bring itself itself to report.

[Simon Cardy @simoncardy]

Great news! Social Worker elected UNISON Gen. Sec. And by a clear majority. Don't under estimate the hostility Andrea will now face from the establishment and the right-wing media. For those of us that voted for her, she will need all the support she can get.

[Andrea Egan UNISON General Secretary @AndreaEganGS]

🚨 I am delighted to have been elected as UNISON's next General Secretary.

This is a win for ordinary UNISON members. Read my statement below:

[UNISON - UK's largest union @unisontheunion]

UNISON members have elected Andrea Egan as the union’s next general secretary.

Full details and turnout information are available here ⬇️ https://t.co/kn3zYevPcz

[UNISON - UK's largest union @unisontheunion]

Tax the rich not workers, unions tell Reeves ahead of Budget.
'“It’s time for a wealth tax. And to start making big businesses and giant multinationals pay their fair share.” Christina McAnea, UNISON
https://t.co/iQqt5tXI4w

[Simon Cardy @simoncardy]

3/ 2040. Unless Social Workers take this into their own hands by demanding an industrial action backed campaign for caseload ceilings we will be here again in another 15 yrs time.

[Simon Cardy @simoncardy]

2/ on the state or the employers. A ‘shift in approach’ is indeed required but not one that relies on the state or the employers. Unless Social Workers take this into their own hands by demanding an industrial action backed campaign for caseload ceilings we will be here again in

[Simon Cardy @simoncardy]

1/ https://t.co/k7P80dGDHg In 2009 Laming made a recommendation to “develop national guidelines setting out maximum case-loads. In 2025 NWAG says ‘DfE should work with the sector to Identify safe workload limits’. A ‘shift in approach’ is indeed required but not one that relies

[Simon Cardy @simoncardy]

Ash Sarkar eloquently sets out the case for public ownership in 2 mins. 'The role of private equity is disgusting. A 1/4 of foster placements and children's residential homes are run by companies backed by private equity...an experiment that need to end' https://t.co/jDlmMriOL3

[BBC Question Time @bbcquestiontime]

“Everything is too expensive and nothing works”

Political commentator Ash Sarkar says privatisation is a “failed experiment” that has “cost this country dearly” and “our money has been paid out to shareholders”

#bbcqt

[BBC Question Time @bbcquestiontime]

“Everything is too expensive and nothing works”

Political commentator Ash Sarkar says privatisation is a “failed experiment” that has “cost this country dearly” and “our money has been paid out to shareholders”

#bbcqt

[Simon Cardy @simoncardy]

@JoeEHanley Jobs for the boys