On the day I got the message letting me know about an online memorial service for the sadly departed Jane McAlevey, I was looking through some books and I found my copy of Raising Expectations…. It’s signed by Jane and it reminds me of when I met her in person when she came to a meeting of organisers at the NUT. This was my final all organisers meeting with the NUT before I went on to work at the EIS where I have now been for eight years. I was anxious at the time as it was a big move, moving from the only teaching union I had ever joined and only one I had ever worked for, where I had deep roots, to one in another nation. Jane led a brilliant organising session but what I remember most is sitting with her and some colleagues in the hotel bar afterwards and discussing campaigns and organising including a housing campaign I was involved in at the time. Though it was obvious that Jane was jet lagged, having only flown in recently, she stayed there late in to ...
Jumped up pantry boy who never knew his place. Former teacher, now union staffer. All opinions my own. Obviously. Welcome