A member of the world’s most famous feminist family, Helen Pankhurst talks about feminism, her hopes for her children, and what men can do to help the movement
The article The suffragette spirit…Read more…
‘It happens all the time’
Road workers face nearly 300 incidents of dangerous driving and abuse a week, according to new data from Highways England. Unite health and safety rep for Highways England, Lee Hughes, said…Read more…
UNISON comment on NHS staff handing patients’ data to the Home Office
Health staff will be relieved to know they no longer have to act as immigration officers on the wards.
The article UNISON comment on NHS staff handing patients’ data to the Home Office first…Read more…
Wigan hospital staff vote for strike over outsourcing plans
NHS trust’s plans to move jobs and workers to its own private company sees 89% vote for strike – in a 79% turn-out
The article Wigan hospital staff vote for strike over outsourcing plans first…Read more…
Know Your Newham Politicians
“A short documentary introducing the new Mayor of Newham, Rokhsana Fiaz OBE and her councillors as they win their seats and highlighting their plans for Newham”.
Hat tip CV TV
I declare an interest and love that there is a video record of this histo…Read more…
The millions trapped in insecure work deserve a new deal
1 in 9 British workers are now stuck in precarious employment. Working people urgently need fair pay, decent rights and a voice at workRead more…
Exec pay, again
Two bits in the FT caught my eye recently, and I think both are indicative of why executive pay will continue to cause fuel the public’s belief that corporate boards are making out like bandits and there needs to radical action to tackle it.
First is …Read more…
West Ham CLP fundraiser with Richard Burton MP Thursday 10 May
Post-election CLP fundraiser/social Thursday 10th May 2018Dear JohnMany, many thanks to all the West Ham CLP members who came out to get all sixty of our Labour councillors elected in Newham last Thursday as well as our Mayoral candidate Rokhsana …Read more…
‘Terrible human cost’
A million more kids from working families will be living in poverty this year than in 2010, shocking new analysis shows. Research from the TUC, conducted by Landman Economics, estimates that…Read more…
‘Wolf in sheep’s clothing’
Unite warned that a plan by East Kent Hospitals University Foundation Trust to outsource 250 direct employees and transfer 850 Serco staff into a new wholly owned subsidiary company, was a ‘wolf in…Read more…
‘Pay justice’
Low paid NHS workers employed by Serco at Barts NHS Trust staged a protest at the Trust’s board meeting today (May 9) to demand that Barts and Serco fund a pay rise which mirrors the pay deal being…Read more…
Wage boost
London bus drivers will shortly see their minimum pay rates increase as a result of policies agreed between Unite and Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London. Unite brokered a deal with Mr Khan last year…Read more…
Hold bad bosses to account
Bad bosses who exploit their workers should be held to account, facing higher fines and greater threat of prosecution, the government has been told. These were among nearly 40 other…Read more…
Adult social care has no funding, no strategy and no long-term solutions, says UNISON
UNISON responds to the Public Accounts Committee report
The article Adult social care has no funding, no strategy and no long-term solutions, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Blog: Together, we can step up for public services
By standing together on Saturday, we can continue to show the strength of our feelings and continue to make the case for public services. If you’re in London, near London or can get to London this…Read more…
Defending devolution in the Brexit Bill
The Tories and SNP may well be playing with the EU Withdrawal Bill for political reasons, but there are important reasons why those who support devolution should be concerned.
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A new era for Newham – Labour Briefing
Hat tip my fellow ward Councillor, John Whitworth – Labour Briefing 23 April.
“ON 15TH MARCH 2018, after many years of struggle for democratic governance in Newham, Cllr Rokhsana Fiaz won the selection for the Labour Party mayoral candidate in the May…Read more…
Apollo backs away from FirstGroup
A few weeks back, FirstGroup’s share price went on a mysterious upwards journey. Then, a few days later, it was revealed that FirstGroup had rebuffed an approach from US-listed private equity mob Apollo.
Almost immediately it became clear that, aside …Read more…
“Forget the Health and Care and just call them Education Plans”: SENCOs’ perspectives on EHCPs
By Special Needs Jungle https://specialneedsjungle.com/forget-the-health-and-care-and-just-call-them-education-plans-sencos-perspectives-on-ehcps/ New research from the Centre for Research in Autism…Read more…
What happened in Barnet?
Adam Langleben, Barnet Labour councillor, has made a video which is circulating widely, which gives the impression that Jewish voters in Barnet have deserted Labour in droves. In the media he has reported that Jewish voters had told him “not this time”…Read more…