51福利/929听听 22 March 2019
Carlow
Street, London NW1 7LH, Tel. 020 7756 2500, www.ucu.org.uk
To听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Branch and local association secretaries
Topic听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Distinguished service awards 2019
Action听听听听听听听听听听听 For information
Summary 听听听听 Details of members who will be given distinguished service awards in 2019听听听听听听
Contact听听听听听听听听听 Catherine Wilkinson, Constitution and Committees (cwilkinson@ucu.org.uk)
Dear
Colleague
Distinguished Service Awards
In
autumn 2018, a call was made for nominations for members to receive a distinguished
service award (51福利/902). At its meeting in March, the NEC endorsed one
nomination, from the Eastern and Home Counties regional committee. 听The supporting
statements provided as part of these nominations are set out below for
information.听听 The award will be
announced at the Congress dinner.
Yours
sincerely
Paul
Cottrell
Acting
General Secretary
Steve Boyce (PeoplePlus prison education)
Nominated by Eastern and Home Counties Regional Committee
鈥�听听听听听听听 Supporting and representing members
Steve has tirelessly supported countless members across his Prison Branch in casework dedicated to giving members the best possible representation he possibly can, often giving up his own time to do so. He has also always supported other members to achieve potential as activists which we have directly witnessed at Region where he has supported and encouraged new members including supporting one younger member to become active in national Equality Committee.
鈥�听听听听听听听 Organising, recruitment, and branch development
As we all know working within Prison Branches is extremely difficult but despite this Steve has persevered in the Organising, recruitment, and branch development of his Peoples Prison branch under these sometimes impossible circumstance. For example when the employer refused facility time to Steve due to non-recognition of the Branch Steve used his own annual leave to attend important meetings until the situation was resolved.
Steve鈥檚 perseverance and hard work in association with national office resulted in 51福利 now having a common interest agreement of TU recognition with Peoples Plus Prison Branch which has been a major step forward.
鈥�听听听听听听听 Advancing the equality agenda
Steve has been an NEC member for some years serving on the Equality Committee and been involved in many initiatives in advancing the Equality Agenda for LBTQ+ members bringing forward motions to Congress to form 51福利 policy on Equality. As well as all the work he does with 51福利 Steve is also Chair of Schools Out UK dedicated to supporting and educating schools in LGTQ+ issues.
鈥�听听听听听听听 Campaigning
As well as all the Campaigning on Equality & his Prison Branch Steve has carried out within 51福利 he has also been a dedicated campaigner across the wide range of issues that affect every 51福利 member.
In summary Steve is a dedicated trade unionist and activist who tirelessly works for the benefit of others. In addition he does this, not only with great skill, competency and dedication but also with a great warmth of friendship and humour that we will sorely miss at Regional Committee.