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Dear Colleagues,
Yet more apologies for the lack of posts since starting working for Equity.
As a final post for 2018 I thought I’d give a plug for the new book from veteran activist and author Kim Moody, On New Terrain: How capital is re-shaping the…Read more…
In the final instalment of our working at Christmas stories we meet Mark, an emergency nurse at a central London hospital. He works on a short stay ward which is part of an accident and…Read more…
Hat tip Dave Hill’s On London blog “Sir Robin Wales has asked the Labour Party to cancel the outcome of the internal selection process that saw him endorsed to seek a fifth term as Mayor of Newham following a campaign by local members for an inves…Read more…
Fantastic video clip of Forest Gate Labour Councillor, Seyi Akiwowo, being interviewed by BBC news (after speaking at a United Nations conference no less!) exposing the inconsistency and hypocrisy of twitter and the other social media platforms towards…Read more…
This is a slide presented by Michel Barnier, European Commission Chief Negotiator, to the Heads of State and Government at the European Council (Article 50) on 15th December 2017. Or how the Brexit…Read more…
The Cabinet Secretary for Finance Derek Mackay says he has delivered a “good deal” for Scottish councils in the local government budget settlement. Well that’s a relief! Or it would be if it was…Read more…
While many of the more than 1m workers who work over the holiday period elect to do so, often for premium pay, some workers have no choice. In part 5 of our series on working over Christmas,…Read more…
I have received a number of comments from Labour Party members in Newham today who were somewhat surprised, to say the least, to get a very odd email from our Labour directly elected Mayor, Robin Wales, saying he wanted a rerun of the very contro…Read more…
In Part 4 of our series on working over Christmas, we speak to Dr Wasim Baqir, a pharmacist. Wasim works as a national lead in pharmacy for NHS care homes but he also works on the wards at a…Read more…
Talks are going to be held in the New Year to resolve the crisis in theatre staffing at the Medway Maritime Hospital in Gillingham, Unite said today (December 21). “Because of the draconian…Read more…
The statement today (December 21) by Andrea Leadsom regarding the working group into bullying and harassment in parliament, has made some helpful recommendations but much more progress will be needed…Read more…
The jewel in Britain’s manufacturing crown is at risk because of Brexit uncertainty and falling wages, Unite warned today (December 21), as production figures showed the number of cars made in…Read more…
Unite called on the US International Trade Commission (ITC) to set aside today’s (December 20) final determination by US Commerce Department to recommend ‘job crushing’ tariffs of almost 300 per cent…Read more…
Unite signed a landmark deal on behalf of its Nissan members in Sunderland this week, as production began on the firm’s latest electric car. Unite general secretary Len McCluskey travelled to…Read more…
As the year in which I ceased to be a full-time local trade union representative after quarter of a century draws to a close, I am sorry to hear of the passing of two other former UNISON Branch Secretaries in London local government.
John Mulrenan, fro…Read more…
Khadija Najlaoui’s first experience as a Unite rep will never leave her. Najlaoui was representing a migrant worker in London who was experiencing difficulties in his workplace. “He…Read more…
The time of year has come when most people take time off work, spend time with loved ones, relax and recharge their batteries for the year ahead. Yet for many UNISON members and other public…Read more…
News that Cummins Generator Technologies is shutting its facility in Barack Road in the next 12 months has rocked the Lincolnshire town of Stamford. Production of the company’s alternators, which…Read more…
“The Housing Crisis in London has over the past decade developed and manifested in a variety of forms.
From homeless citizens robbed of their rights to squat the plethora of empty residential properties that litter gilded neighbourhoods of London…Read more…
Emma Lewell-Buck – in the House of Commons at 5:00 pm on 14th December 2017 South Tyneside Hospital Emma Lewell-Buck Shadow Minister (Education) (Children and Families) I am grateful for having been…Read more…