Following the recent General Election the focus will now turn to the 2016 Mayoral and GLA elections. The first stage in this process is for Labour to select a candidate to stand for election as London Mayor. UNISON is eligible to make a nomination and is seeking the views of APF payers.
In accordance with the agreed process UNISON will prioritise nominating and supporting candidates who are UNISON members. A statement from each of the candidates who are members can be found below for your info:
As with all issues relating to the Labour Party, this is an issue for Labour Link and those members paying the Affiliated Political Fund. For more information please speak to your Branch Labour Link Officer or email Cally Thompson, London Labour LinkC.Thompson@unison.co.uk
To sign up as a UNISON Affiliated Supporter and participate in the ballot which will be conducted by the Labour Party go tohttp://support.labour.org.uk/. The deadline to register has been extended to 12 noon 12 August.