18 July 2016
By Bob Kelly
Bob, a delegate at the Institute of Employment Rights’ Public Sector Cuts, Privatisation and Employment Rights conference on 05 July 2016, reports back on the…Read more…
As Altmann exits, where is Workie?
Pensions Minister Baroness Altmann is to leave government, we learned over the weekend. The reshuffle fortunes of her sidekick Workie, the much lampooned multi-coloured monster she launched to promote workplace pensions, have yet to be confirmed. Altma…Read more…
London Recruits – The young Londoners who undertook secret missions against South Africa’s apartheid regime
At a time when ANC membership was banned, its activists executed or imprisoned, exiled leader Oliver Tambo lit the fuse on a plan that saw young women and men travel to South Africa disguised as honeymooning couples, tourists and business trippers.
Tribute’s to Durham Miners leader Davey Hopper
Trade union officials and MPs have paid tribute to Davey Hopper of the Durham Miners who died yesterday July 16th and took to the social media to pay tribute to Davey including TUC General Secretary,…Read more…
July Scotland in UNISON now online
Conference reports; Education plan: Support staff role ignored; FE ballot and Pride report.
The union’s briefing on the Scottish Government Education Plan: says: “…the absence of any recognition of the wider education team is very disappointing. It also warns of plans to to remove schools from local democratic control. Please note: The print version of this issue referred to school staff as ‘Read more…
Who is this thug? Manchester City Centre 3.50am Sunday 10 July
I haven’t done this type of thing before on blogger but this yob is wanted by Police to “assist” them in their enquirers following the serious and unprovoked assault on the partner of a friend of mine. This could have been a murder investigation.
“Pol…Read more…
Protect your LGPS pension – sign the petition
UNISON pensions team
July 2016
Protect your pension – sign the petition!
Dear John Nearly 85,000 people like you have already signed the LGPS parliamentary…Read more…
Statement On Coup In Turkey From Turkish Metal and Manufacturing Workers Union
The following statement has been issued by our comrades in Birlesik Metal IS Turkey. By Eyup Ozer of Birlesik Metal IS Secular, Democratic, Independent, Social State of Law cannot be created by…Read more…
What does Brexit mean for Regional Economies and Industries?
Download Unite’s Policy on the EU agreed at the Unite Policy Conference EXECUTIVE COUNCIL STATEMENT ON THE EUROPEAN UNION 2016Read more…
Guidence issued to all Unite Employees – Labour Party membership
A number of people have asked me about Unite’s guidence on joining the Labour Party. So here it is. Guidence issued to all Unite Employees. Joining Unite the union – eligibility to vote in the…Read more…
To my Brothers & Sisters in France “Liberte, Egalite, Fraternite” Solidarite & No Pasarán!
To all comrades in France currently suffering and facing the fascist threat. Solidarity! yes but “No Pasarán!Read more…
Cllr Anamul Islam victory speech for the Forest Gate North By-election 2016
What a great speech by Anamul following the count announcement and how humble and gracious he is to his opponents. He won over 52% of the vote despite the complete and utter mess our National Party is in at the moment. He is a principled socialist and …Read more…
UNISON NDC 16: The Housing Crisis
Better late than never but this is a speech I made at the UNISON NDC conference on the Housing crisis.
“Conference, President, John Gray, speaking on behalf of the NEC in support of Composite B.
Conference, I have worked in local authority and Housin…Read more…
Unite Policy Conference 2016 – Thursday’s business
I’ve written a report for rs21 which covers the highlights of Thursday’s business. It was a packed day, which included the momentous decision to back mandatory reselection for Labour MPs – something that would not have been supported a few weeks ago.
Support @sccscot Mass Lobby of @ScotParl 29 Sept & call for climate action
UNISON Scotland is supporting the Stop Climate Chaos Scotland mass lobby of MSPs at the Scottish Parliament on 29 September. Full details from SCCS are below, including how to register for the limited number of places, and how to send support if you can’t attend.
And if you’re a member interested in action on climate change, do join our Green Network. At our September meeting, we will beRead more…
TUC Communication Awards 2016
It’s the time of year when the TUC give out their awards for the best use of communications amongst unions. I’m always interested in the digital categories to see how unions are developing their…Read more…
Learning Activism: The Intellectual Life of Social Movements
Dear Colleagues,
As you will know I am toiling away on my doctoral thesis which focuses on activist learning and the role that the MA programme that I run at Ruskin College plays in this.
There have been hundreds of sources of material that I have be…Read more…
Keep Calm and Support Corbyn
http://www.labour.org.uk/pages/labour-party-leadership-election-2016
The retrospective imposition of a six month membership requirement (disenfranchising all those members who joined in response to the “chicken coup”), the eightfold increase in the cos…Read more…
Courage and solidarity
Speaking at Unite’s policy conference today (July 14), shadow chancellor John McDonnell laid out the Labour party’s radical plan to transform society under the leadership of Jeremy Corbyn…Read more…
Radical transformation
Shadow chancellor John McDonnell laid out the Labour party’s single-minded “ambition to radically transform society” in a speech at Unite’s policy conference today (July 14), in which he also took…Read more…