Mayor issues call for community efforts against hate in first post-pandemic town hall Posted: July 13, 2021
Mayor Mike Nelson welcomes attendees to Monday evening’s anti-hate town hall.
In his first town hall meeting since the COVID crisis hit more than a year ago, Edmonds Mayor Mike Nelson issued a call for community action to battle the rising tide of hate, hate crimes and hate speech. Joining Nelson on the dais were Edmonds Schools Superintendent Dr. Gustavo Balderas, acting Edmonds Chief of Police Michelle Bennett, NAACP Snohomish Chapter Vice President Louis Harris, Edmonds Diversity Commission Member Nikki Glaros, and Diversity Commission Youth Representative Caitlin Chung.
An annual roundup of activity from CSP representatives, and our employment relations & trade union staff. 17 December 2020 - 9:21AM Share
1) Organising
CSP efforts at empowering members to protect and advance working conditions were given a boost in September, when two new full-time organisers joined the workplace organising team. During the Covid19 pandemic, our organisers worked alongside members to overcome barriers to the restart of physio services, and have produced resources to help members challenge employers about planned losses of physiotherapy space.
Our organisers have already sounded out members’ views on NHS pay to inform our submission to the Pay Review Body - due in 2021. They did so by running 12 focus groups, with over 100 members, throughout the UK. Our evidence will also draw on our largest ever pay survey, where over 6000 members told us their views about pay and work within the NHS.