THE GREATER MANCHESTER COUNTY ASSOCIATION OF TRADE UNION COUNCILS IS THE LEAD TUC BODY ACROSS GREATER MANCHESTER, AND IT HAS CALLED FOR AN URGENT REVIEW OF THE GREATER MANCHESTER SPECIALIST PUBLIC ORDER UNIT AS A CONSEQUENCE OF ITS POLICING STRATEGY AND TACTICS AT BARTON MOSS (ANTI-FRACKING) PROTECTION CAMP IN SALFORD.
Along with evidence that some Greater Manchester Police (GMP) officers are breaching force regulations by failing to wear shoulder identification and serious questions about the impartiality of GMP�s policing operation at Barton Moss, Manchester�s Police and Crime Commissioner Tony Lloyd now faces a call by trade unionists for an urgent independent review of GMP's public order unit.
The letter to Tony Lloyd concludes:
'We are aware of announcements you have made pertaining to new committees and actions you are taking in areas of your work. We ask that you:
1. Independently of the Chief Constable review the role and function of the Tactical Aid Unit and the policing of protest.
2. Make further statements regarding the legacy of the policing and criminal justice experiences of the Barton Moss protesters with a priority aim of regaining the confidence of the citizens of Greater Manchester who have directly lost confidence in the police because of this episode.
3. Proactively communicate regularly with active and up to date trade unionists in Greater Manchester involving the body formed and supported by many stakeholders to provide focus and leadership to all trade unions in the county � The Greater Manchester Association of Trades Councils (GMATUC).
4. Prioritise and make explicit in your work plans, publications and statements the protection of human rights in Greater Manchester.
5. Use your position to recognise the importance to human rights and justice of journalists, media practitioners, legal observers and independent witnesses who reveal the truth about matters of public life.
NETPOL link: for GMATUC Letter
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