[Edinburgh-carecampaign] Homecare campaign meeting

[Marlyn Tweedie]

Hi everyone   - apologies for not contacting you for a few weeks   - due to
other Trade Union pressures.

Our next campaign meeting is this Wed.   19th May  - 6pm   Pendolina Room
- Council Chambers      All Welcome.

Now that the election is over , we can expect that the drive to cut costs
for the homecare services will continue - if not increase..

At the 1st debate it was one of the questions put to the 3 candidates and
they all spoke of the "unprecedented situation"; of the enormous cost that
society faces etc etc

Why is there never any pride and gladness that we have medicine and good
living conditions to allow a longer life?

And why can't the elderly's experience and history and wisdom be beneficial
to us?

Other  societies do not view the elderly so negatively.

It doesn't have to be like this, surely!

just a few pieces of info.       Unison have launched a Public
Campaign       "Our City's Not for Sale"

We all need to get involved   - there's leafletting  next Sat   22cd May for
2-3 hours   11am - 2pm (I think  not sure of the exact times)   or location
but I'll let you know as soon as poss.

The poison of privatisation of Homecare services is now being driven into
many other Council services.

Let's campaign and struggle against it.


Also the Trades Council are going to produce a Newsletter re. Cuts in Public
Services   and are considering a conference on Privatisation; Outsourcing
etc   How we can organise and fightback.  Any contributions welcome.

Finally  an article in Community Care  - Oct 2009  spoke of unit costs for
homecare for the elderly being much lower than other disadvantaged groups
£150.00 a week as against £350.00    You may be able to google it   it's
called Ageism Rife in Social Care    ----------
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