Check out the new site https://www.in-unison.org/ (which is run my members for members) for my post on member applying for winter fuel grants.
“One of the very best things about UNISON is the practical solidarity that members show…Read more…
Blog: One year after the Myanmar coup, we must do more
UNISON won’t stop advocating for more sanctions until the military junta collapses
The article Blog: One year after the Myanmar coup, we must do more first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
UNISON pay ballot of Care Quality Commission staff opens
CQC staff are key to the safety of hospitals, care homes and emergency services around the country.
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Holocaust Memorial Day: Portraits of last remaining UK survivors unveiled
Check out this BBC report on the these powerful but poignant portraits of UK death camp survivors on display at the Queen’s Gallery to mark Holocaust Remembrance Day.
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Profit-hungry Royal Mail plans to axe 900 jobs
You’d think that the Royal Mail would want to celebrate and value its’ staff. After all, didn’t they pull out all the stops for the nation – and earned huge profits for the shareholders? They most…Read more…
Never again
Read and hear Davy Kettle’s moving tribute to Holocaust victims
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One day without genocide
Today is Holocaust Memorial Day (January 27) when people across the world gather to remember the more than 6m Jewish people who were massacred in the Holocaust, as well as the millions more who were…Read more…
Newham Fabians – Active Design: Building Healthier Cities (Thursday 3 Feb)
I have just signed up for this event here https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/active-design-building-healthier-cities-tickets-242390746247 (members only I think?)
How can we design a healthier, active built environment?
“We shape our buildings; thereaf…Read more…
The struggle continues
While the Tory government descends ever further into chaos, our own Labour Party National Executive this week prioritised refusing to support the proposal that Labour MP, Jeremy Corbyn, should be readmitted to the Parliamentary Labour Party and also ag…Read more…
Blog: We can’t let the government take away crucial legal safety nets
The consultation on replacing the Human Rights Act with a weaker bill of rights is just the latest in a series of attacks by the Westminster government on our fundamental rights
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People must have confidence their workplace is safe as we learn to live with Covid
At long last a new normal is emerging in workplaces across the UK, as the vaccine programme provides greater protection against the threat of coronavirus.Read more…
From Munich to Geneva
This week I wasted two hours of my life on a terrible new film called “Munich: The Edge of War.” It is based on a best-selling novel by Robert Harris. Now the problem with Robert…Read more…
Government must ensure pay in key services is high enough to halt staff exodus, says UNISON
Frontline services, already struggling with a crushing number of vacancies, are losing employees at alarming rates.
The article Government must ensure pay in key services is high enough to halt…Read more…
inUNISON – Be A Disabled Workers’ Ally
This is another great post https://www.in-unison.org/post/be-a-disabled-workers-ally in the blog https://www.in-unison.org by Carole Jones. A 2 minute read.
https://www.in-unison.org/ is a new blog “for unison memb…Read more…
Sandwell Leisure Trust workers set to strike again over fire and rehire
West Midlands members continue their long-running action over contracts
The article Sandwell Leisure Trust workers set to strike again over fire and rehire first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
River Lee & Epping Forest Walk
Off message. On Sunday, Gill and I took a train from Wanstead Park (Forest Gate). Changed at Blackhorse Road for Victoria line then one stop until Tottenham Hale. A 10 minute walk from station to River Lea. Then simply go North along the wa…Read more…
Don’t be fooled. The West is not a lesser evil.
Contrary to what you might think from watching the television news or listening to the UK government, Ukraine in 2021 is neither Belgium in 1914 nor Poland in 1939. Nothing like a bit of a scare to distract attention from problems at home…I don’t often…Read more…
It’s time to halt NHS staff exodus with game-changing pay rise, say health unions
Many are actively seeking alternative employment and others are seriously considering a job move.
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inUNISON – Beating the bullies
Check out this post in the new website inUNISON “by members for members” sign posting a great guide by UNISON on standing up to bullies and harassment in the workplace.
by Carol Jones 1 minute read”Supporting members in the workplace …Read more…
Harrow Clarion Cycling Club 1954
The following is an extract from an account of a ride by Harrow
Clarion Cycle Club which appeared in a 1954 edition of the Daily Worker, it may
well rekindle for some memories of what many,…Read more…