Newcastle Central Branch has organised an election meeting for Friday the 21st November in the downstairs lounge of the Newcastle Labour Club at 7 pm.

All candidates, including Derek Simpson the present General Secretary, either have been or will be invited to speak.

You are invited to attend and you are welcome to participate by making contributions and asking questions of the candidates.

Amicus members are present in almost all workplaces; we are in banking, insurance, schools, hospitals, coal mines, telecommunications, armaments, aerospace and oil refineries. We make paint, explosives, steel, ships, cars, rubber and plastics. Amicus members operate all nuclear installations and power stations. We really are ubiquitous throughout all of industry.

Unite is also the biggest single contributor to the Labour Party. We could have tremendous influence over government policies on the War, PFI, Privatisation, Anti-Union Legislation, Pensions, Council House Building, Top Up Fees and the entire New Labour Agenda. So even if you are not a Unite member there is ample scope for you to ask questions of the candidates.