Next Wednesday (28th January) there is a critical vote on the government’s support for the expansion of Heathrow with a third runway and a sixth terminal.
Despite government greenwash about ‘green’ planes and strict regulation, it’s clear that the third runway will be a climate disaster, and leave the government’s green credentials in tatters.
We are asking you to contact Labour MPs who have demonstrated their opposition to a third runway, and tell them to stand up when it counts and vote against a third runway next Wednesday.
If enough MPs vote against the government on climate grounds it will demonstrate the scale of opposition to the plans, and make it more difficult for the runway to be built.
Greenpeace have provided an email action, to write to the 57 key Labour MPs.
You can send the letter as it is, but it will have more impact if you personalise the email and write your own subject line.
Don’t worry if the email does not seem to have sent – it will have gone. Be patient, wait a few mintues, and ignore an error message. The site is just working too hard !
Meanwhile,
Unite the Union (Amicus) has asked all its member to – likewise – contact their MPs to show support for building the runway.
(worth looking at, for interest …. some of the arguments are very thin ….)
The campaign has a logo:
Unite asks:
Urgent: email your MP to ‘back our jobs and back Heathrow expansion’ this Wednesday 28th January in Westminster debate
What you need to do now!
Email your MP. There will be an opposition day debate in Parliament this Wednesday 28th January on the expansion of Heathrow. It is vital that you contact you MP without delay urging them to vote for expansion and vote for securing our jobs
You can download a copy of the text to your MP from the campaign web page click here
Please note there are two different letters.
Letter One is for those Unite members who are employed directly and indirectly through Heathrow and live in the surrounding area.
Letter two is for all other members.
Please take care to amend the sections [ INSERT… ] with your relevant details and make sure you include your address – this is important so your MP knows you are a constituent. Also, personalise your email where you can – it helps if MPs do not all receive identical emails.
If you aren’t sure who your MP is you can find out by going to http://www.parliament.uk/about/contacting/mp.cfm and typing in your postcode where directed. You should then find a link to your MPs website and a contact email. Any problems with this you can contact political@unitetheunion.com for assistance.
