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New team ready for challenge29 June 2006Twenty nine reps from across the country are gearing up for their six-month secondment to Usdaw’s Organising Academy – now in its fourth year. The new recruits started in May and will be spending their time on a variety of organising and recruitment projects across their divisions. The education department provides four weeks of training and each of the reps are supported by a local official who acts as a coach. The Academy has proven to be very successful over the last three years with more than 18,000 new members recruited and 800 new reps on board. Tesco duo Suzie Green and Tony Hocking are visiting stores in Devon and Cornwall. “This is a fantastic opportunity for me,” said Suzie, who works at Lee Mill, in Devon. “I’ve worked hard to organise my workplace and build up the membership from 30 to 80 per cent. My goal now is to do this in Sainsbury’s and Somerfield. I’m really looking forward to the challenge.” Colleague Tony Hocking is off to a flying start. “After an excellent week’s training in Warrington I was raring to go,” he said. “In my first few weeks I visited Co-op stores in Penzance, Cambourne and Redruth. I’ve had a warm welcome from both management and staff. I’ve recruited new members and more importantly persuaded one or two to become reps. It’s clear staff are genuinely pleased to see someone from the union.” Deputy general secretary Paddy Lillis said: “The Academy is all about developing reps and building our levels of organisation. The organising officers get the best training available and they in turn help to develop other reps. It’s a win-win situation.”
Who’s who and what’s what?Twenty nine organising officers from across the UK and from a range of companies make up this year’s intake.The 29 (with employer’s name in brackets) are: Suzie Green, Alexandra Gounelas, Tony Hocking, Wendy Subhan, Mary Gibson, David Cook, Andrea Gallagher, Susan-Anne Coutts, Ian Scott, Edith Hebditch, Raymond Neal, Sandra Rowlands (Tesco), Martin Ward, Christopher Timms, Ray Clarke (Wincanton), Adam Skwierawski (Grampian), Laura Segal, Alan Perry, John Barstow (Sainsbury), Ajmer Singh Athwal (Dairy Crest), Maryann Matthews (Midlands Co-op), Michael Soper (Home Delivery Network), Richard Carey (Aesica Pharmaceuticals), Ian Campbell (Somerfield), Thomas Moran (Exel), Sarah Scarborough (N.I. Co-op), Sharon Davies (JD Williams), Charlie Curley (N.I. Asda), Sue Prynn (Bakemark). • Usdaw was the first union to set up its own Academy, having participated in the TUC version since 1999. • 18,000 new members and 800 reps have been recruited by the academy trainees since it began. • The Academy started in 2003 with 15 trainees (known as organising officers) in the following year it was18, while 23 took part last year. Contact Details Media and Communications Department Ph: 0161 224 2804 Fax: 0161 248 8588 communications@usdaw.org.uk  Printer Friendly Page  Email to a Friend
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