dissatisfaction about the lack Labour government! of democracy of both funds A consultation document and in particular with the and questionnaire about the APF However, matters came APF has been sent out to all to a head last year after branches, but union officials Labour's re-election to gov- clalm that it is with the general consultaAfter 5 years of continuing tion that the NEC has been and lack of instructed to carry out. UNISON mem ser- In January, members NEC at last announced the They jeered commencement of the conByers when he sultation for this year, which addressed conference, and will be went on to vote for a review stages. The dragging out of political the consultation exercise is clearly designed to allow the However despite this deci- APF to promote itself in sion there has so far been no order to avoid any changes about the to its functioning. future of the funds. Instead there has been a sustained ment is continuing with its exercise to promote the APF privatisation Literature is now being sent through hospital and housregularly to stewards about PFI schemes, the work of the APF and its transfers of estates, successes in influencing the on working conditions and