SAVE OUR NHS – SAVE THE DATE
Wednesday, 7 March
Mass lobby of parliament and rally in Westminster
Our NHS is our greatest
national achievement. Only it ensures that
access to health care is based on need, not wealth. It has
cared for generations of working people, improving their health and
their life chances. And it places fairness at the heart of our
society.
But this is all in desperate danger.
The coalition’s Health and Social Care Bill will destroy the
NHS. It will place it in the hands of business and put profit
before patient care. Those who can pay will go to the top of
the queue. The poor will get what is left. And at a time
of severe austerity, it saddles the NHS with a reorganisation bill
of £4 billion.
We must kill this bill.
It is currently making its way through the House of Lords,
expected to return to the Commons after Easter for final
consideration. That means in a matter of weeks this will
be law.
This is a emergency, recognised by our Executive who has charged
the union to mobilise to stop this bill.
Unite is working with union partners to organise a day of protest
at Parliament on Wednesday, 7 March from 2pm and ending at
7.30pm. Plans for the day are still being finalised but I am
asking you to ensure that your region identifies coordinators and
organises transport to bring members to the capital for this
day.
Materials publicising the event are in production and will
arrive early in the coming week. Please ensure that these are
distributed far and wide, across Unite’s public and private sector
membership.
I know you understand that this is an emergency. We must not
let this government destroy our NHS - and we will not stand by
while they take it from us.
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