Wednesday, February 14, 2007

Nominations have now closed

So nominations have now closed. Thanks to everyone that supported me and helped me get nominations!

I'm really proud of the nominations I've received, from across the union. I've been nominated by a real diverse group of branches from different regions (from the Southampton to Glasgow) and and different service groups (from police to local government).

I'm paticularly proud of the Young Members Forums that have nominated me, including the National Young Members Forum and North West Regional Young Members Forum. Unfortunatley most regions haven't had a meeting within the nominations period, including my own West Midlands Regional Young Members Forum. It's a shame that more Young Members Forums couldn't nominate, as it's the only way young members can autonomously take part in the nominations process. I hope in the next round of elections we can increase participation by Young Members Forums by flagging it up with regions well in advance when planning meeting schedules.

We now move to the next stage of getting the vote out in the postal ballot, which opens on April 16th. So plenty more support will be needed in the run up to and during the ballot, thanks again.