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I am a school governor in Newham and I am planning to go to the borough Governors’ Forum on Tuesday evening at the town hall. As a governor I have raised the following question :-
London Living Wage
How many Schools are London Living Wage employers (…Read more…
This book has been so hyped, so much written about it, that there are probably few surprises in it for the reader. However, there’s quite a difference between spending five minutes reading the…Read more…
After my Councillor surgery this morning I went over to Plaistow North ward to help out knocking on doors and speaking to local residents about the forthcoming Council elections in May.
It was cold but thankfully it stayed dry. Plaistow North is next …Read more…
For once, a balanced article by the London Evening Standard about Labour Politics. I and many other Councillors and Party members support the call by Cllr Marriott, Charlene Mclean and West Ham Labour Party for an open selection to decide the next Labo…Read more…
FERRY workers will step up their campaign to nationalise services to the Orkney and Shetland islands at a rally next month. Transport union RMT says outsourcing giant Serco has overseen a decline in…Read more…
Disability rights campaigners are beginning 2018 with fresh hope following an end of year High Court victory against the government’s discriminatory welfare policies. At the end of December,…Read more…
Unite has praised the Mayor of London for carrying out the first taxpayer-funded Brexit impact studies, after it was revealed the government had neglected to do so. The research, commissioned…Read more…
Unite has called for Carillion not to keep its loyal workforce in the dark about the company’s future. There is increasing concern that the construction and outsourcing giant, which employs…Read more…
The workers at Cummins Generator Technologies in Stamford have voted by an overwhelming 93 per cent for strike action over the failure of management to negotiate constructively over plans to shed 300…Read more…
General secretary Dave Prentis writes to President Hassan Rouhani in wake of arrests following recent protests
The article ‘Free protesters and trade unionists,’ UNISON urges Iran first appeared on…Read more…
Unite today (January 12) urged the UK government to block a takeover bid of the engineering firm GKN by Melrose and for ministers to toughen up UK takeover rules so that national and social interests…Read more…
Unite is to hold a consultative ballot of its members in local government covered by the “green book” with a recommendation that they reject the current pay offer. Members of Unite’s National…Read more…
In the latest example of shocking tipping practices at UK restaurants, it has been revealed that a chain of Italian restaurants operating in Bristol, Bath, Milton Keynes, Portishead, Worthing, and…Read more…
When British voters were asked in the EU referendum whether the UK should stay or leave, most didn’t know that they’d be voting on the future of the nuclear industry as well. But last…Read more…
The government must give councils the cash they need to recruit more child protection staff and keep all children safe
The article LGA survey shows social workers are struggling to cope first…Read more…
Figures issued earlier this week showed the best manufacturing performance for some time. But will it last?Read more…
Unions stood against injustice even when it was unpopular.Read more…
From Babbage and Lovelace to Berners-Lee, the UK has pioneered the development of digital technology.Read more…
I chaired a packed 10th UNISON annual Local Government Pension Fund seminar yesterday.
The “Divest Campaign” is potentially one of the most significant things we can do as a union, not only to save our planet but also to save our pensions future.
Wil…Read more…
Four in ten (41%) school kitchen staff are worried about their pay, with one in five (21%) earning the minimum wage, a new UNISON survey published today (Friday) has revealed.
The article More than…Read more…