Unite’s Margaret Wood (left in this picture), who will chair the hustings meeting at the Concord, with her UNISON colleague Val Jennings at a trade union meeting.
By Bill Heaney
Tom Morrison tells us that as some of you will know that the TUC is organising election hustings for the forthcoming local elections.
A meeting in Dumbarton has been organised for this week. It will take place this week on Wednesday, the 20th of April from 7- 9pm in the Concord Community Centre, St Mary’s Way, G82 1LJ
The Clydebank meeting has been arranged for Thursday 21st April 7 – 9pm in the Golden Friendship Hall, 18 Nairn Place, Dalmuir G81 4AU.
Tommy tells me:”We have been requested to ensure we have local candidates speaking, hence we seek Clydebank candidates at the Dalmuir meeting, and candidates from Dumbarton/Vale at the Concord meeting. Anybody of course can come to the meetings from wherever, to sit in the audience.”
At the time of writing the speaker line up in Dumbarton is Martin Rooney, Labour; Ronnie McColl, SNP; Jim Bollan, Community Party; Mathew Dillion, Conservative; Lynda McEwan, TUSC, and Jonathan Rainey, Libertarian.
The Greens have been in contact with the TUC, but no speakers have yet been confirmed. The meeting will be chaired by Margaret Wood who is an UNITE delegate to Clydebank TUC.
In Clydebank, Gordon Scanlon, SNP, and Craig Edwards, Labour, will be the speakers and the meeting will will be chaired by Janet Cassidy, RMT delegate to Clydebank TUC.
Expect a question on school meals for hungry young people: Why is West Dunbartonshire Council still chasing up unpaid debts owed by poor families for school dinners?
