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Saturday 30/9/17 11am Royal Oak, Hale End Road IG8 9LN, Canvass, Alan Griffiths lead, West Ham CLP Secretary, Chingford Marginal
(It’s a Labour National Campaign Day!)
Saturday 30.9.17 11-2pm Bobby Moore Statue, Central Park Rd, Boleyn, E61PW Bike from Boleyn…Read more…
Belfast City Airport strike over sacked worker Belfast City Airport Members of Unite the union who work for Swissport – which provides baggage handling services for the airport –…Read more…
Thanks to everyone for attending today. Unfortunately I cannot stay for the whole of the meeting as I have to rush back to speak at Unite’s fringe on Brexit in thirty minutes. Firstly, as the…Read more…
Gig economy “champion” Theresa May should keep out of Transport for London’s (TfL) decision to revoke taxi firm Uber’s license to operate and concentrate on preventing wide-spread labour…Read more…
Calls for the Tories’ botched introduction of a new benefits system to be halted have grown louder, after it was revealed the roll out has led to an up-swing in food bank usage because people are…Read more…
The UK government must act fast to save thousands of jobs in Northern Ireland now at risk after the US Department of Commerce ruled this week (September 27) to slap a massive 220 per cent tariff on…Read more…
Unite Rolls-Royce reps will meet with MPs to reiterate the potential danger crashing out of the EU poses to the aerospace industry. They will lobby MPs to pressure the government into seeking…Read more…
Conservative-controlled Bromley council will face allegations of victimisation of a long-standing trade union rep at an employment tribunal (ET) in Ashford, Kent, starting on Monday (October 2)….Read more…
Plans by Lancashire Teaching Hospitals, Blackpool Teaching Hospitals, and University Hospitals Morecambe Bay NHS Trusts to centralise their laboratory services for Lancashire could put dozens of jobs…Read more…
Britain’s anti-slavery authority has nearly doubled its investigations since May, after its powers were extended beyond the food and farming sectors. The Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority…Read more…
Unite will begin balloting nearly 200 members, employed on the Norwegian airline baggage handling contract at Gatwick airport for strike action in a pay dispute today (September 29). The…Read more…
Unite is disappointed but not surprised that the government is once again washing its hands on blacklisting. The news comes at a time when Unite has intervened to resolve a fresh case of…Read more…
Vulnerable and disabled people are going without a wash, proper meals and trips to the toilet because care workers are too rushed to do their job properly, according to a report published today…Read more…
I chaired this lively meeting tonight, during which our MP Lyn Brown gave her Parliamentary report and answered questions.
Please note that contrary to some certain suggestions by an attendee at this meeting, that I was not carrying out catalogue pose…Read more…
“Lobby – the lobby of Parliament will take place from 2-6pm on Tuesday 17 October
Conservative MPs in England have been identified by the national TUC to target – based on the size of their majorities and/or supportive comments about public sector pay are as follows for the Greater London…Read more…
‘Penalties are needed to make sure unscrupulous bosses abide by the law’
The article Ministers may be acting unlawfully with minimum wage amnesty, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National…Read more…
Low paid cleaners at Manchester Airport employed by Mitie Cleaning and Environmental services have voted solidly in favour of strike action in their campaign for fair pay following a two year pay…Read more…
Joyce Still, health visitor and Unite delegate spoke on behalf of Unite on the health and social care debate at conference on Tuesday (September 26). Health visitors have a key role, along…Read more…
When Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said yesterday (September 27) in his conference speech that Labour is now “the political mainstream” he was clearly on to something. The public sector pay cap…Read more…
Colleagues,
I am highly conscious of the limited number of posts written. The last few months have been difficult, and I am just about to take on a new trade union role (of which I shall post separately) but for now just wanted to plug an exciting new…Read more…