Libcom: Unison officials spy on their own activists

As it is announced that the majority of Unison members have voted in line with the union's recommendation to accept the new pensions deal, libcom.org has obtained a leaked e-mail from a senior Unison official instructing organisers to spy on branches and individual activists who campaigned for a no vote.

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From the comments:

there's only one regional unison sec by that name i can think of and that's Ravi Subramanian.

he's on twitter: @RaviSubbie

If it's him he coincidentally happens to be married to the Labour MP for Nottingham South, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lilian_Greenwood which neatly adds some context. She became an MP through the same route he's taking ie ascending the unison ranks, so go figure.

he was also the regional sec in charge of the birmingham healthcare branch who decided to allow workfare to be allowed in hospital. he defended it initially as just training, backtracking in face of criticism with, "we all make mistakes"

http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2012/may/21/unpaid-jobseekers-deliver-patient-care