such as at hunt againse the left inside the union. the activists from Newhum. take place against eight Sheffield activists. allegedly calling an NEC UNISON activists have teen outraged by the continuing witch In the last year, the leslership has expelled Roddy Storach from Glasgow. Candy Ucin and Dave Carr from London's University College Hospital, Faith Ryan from Birmingham and Disciplinary hearings are due to In early May hesith sensice macants Yunus Baksh and Karen Reisman were accused of incimidation and bullying after hey have been told et ey cannot attend any event where the NEC member is likely to be present. This means they are barred from attending A intal Conference despite being elected delegates. and that Yunus cannot cake up his NEC positions. I here is of course a common tre - all those wire an been disciplined are beir 3 purished for actions in defence of member's rights or for expressing, political opinions. This unprecedensed wive of expulsions is talong place while national officials are advi-ing, branches that they cannos join camThe NEC have issued guideines that would effectively discourage or prevene any campaigning activity. And of course this mich lumt is heir archstrated by oflicials who are loyal to Millbank whose aim is te isolate and marginalise opposition to This issue will be one ef the key features of UNISON confer. ence in mid-June which vill debate a number of resolutions on A major fringe meeting is being orgarised by a wide range of forces on the left. A simiar meeting last year attracted 400. But the campaon needs to ge beyond iudi Come ene There is now a close working relationship between left activists to defend lay democracy. This should be the opportuney for those who are carrenty outude the Camplin for a Fighting, Democratic UNISON, the broad left in the union to Together we can tur CDU into a force that will reach a vide layer of activists and compel the bureaucracy to back