Next May London faces important elections for the Mayor of London and Lon Assembly. As a world city and a Labour city London has led the way in electing a Muslim Mayor. Sadiq Khan has spared no effort in shaping London for the better, by promoting prog…Read more…
Newham Housing Special on Community Radio “Revive FM 94.0”
This afternoon I was interviewed live on “Revive FM 94.0” by my radio host colleague, Shaban Mohammed & community activist, Armond Dean on Newham Council Housing Policies.
It was a really good discussion on the housing crisis in Newham and what we…Read more…
‘Poverty pay’ row
Microsoft founder Bill Gates will face a ‘poverty pay’ protest when he gives the Hawking Fellowship lecture in Cambridge on Monday (October 7) over his shareholding in a US sanitation company at the…Read more…
‘What are they hiding?’
Unite will step up its campaign against union busting on the multi-billion pound HS2 project by holding a major demonstration tomorrow (October 4) outside of HS2 Euston site being operated by the…Read more…
‘Tit-for-tat’ trade war?
Aerospace workers and industry on both sides of the Atlantic risk paying the price for a ‘reckless’ and ‘destructive’ trade war, Unite warned today (October 3). This was after the United…Read more…
Dealing with the best and worst of situations
Police and justice conference urges support for members’ well being and mental health
The article Dealing with the best and worst of situations first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
‘Don’t let them dim our lights’
Conference prepares for the organising challenge facing the union as government admits error of its ways on probation
The article ‘Don’t let them dim our lights’ first appeared on the…Read more…
‘We need to get the message out about the need to invest in public servcies’
Assistant general secretary Christina McAnea issues rallying call to police and justice conference
The article ‘We need to get the message out about the need to invest in public servcies’ first…Read more…
Blog: Our union will continue to stand with the WASPI women
Recently the fight has gone to the courts. Yet today the High Court ruled against them. This is a terrible blow for the millions of women who will have been hoping for a very different outcome.
The…Read more…
High Court state pension judgment is terrible blow
Campaign will go on, to seek justice
The article High Court state pension judgment is terrible blow first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
‘Intransigent management’
About 120 housing repair workers at Greenwich council have overwhelmingly voted to strike as they are disgusted over the way they are being treated, Unite said today (October 2). Unite said…Read more…
‘You are not alone’
Hundreds of Thomas Cook workers descended on Parliament to demand answers from the government and from the company to whom they’ve loyally dedicated years of their working lives. The workers,…Read more…
‘Grossly unfair’
Waiters at Carluccio’s are joining Unite after the firm introduced a tipping policy that will leave some staff up to £400 a month worse off. The scandal emerged a year after former Prime…Read more…
Why Labour should commit to £10 billion a year for council housing
This article was published by Inside Housing . For those without access to IH you can read on below. Pete … MoreRead more…
Claims to be the party of the NHS enough to make the blood boil
Brexit must be sorted but not by crashing out of Europe
The article Claims to be the party of the NHS enough to make the blood boil first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
West Ham CLP Canvass & Social: 6 October 2019 at Cody Dock
Modest minimum wage promises would be sunk by no deal
Higher wages for the lowest paid workers sounds like good news, but any progress would be wiped out by a no-deal Brexit.Read more…
James Asser re-elected to Labour Party NEC
Congratulations to my fellow Newham Councillor and Cabinet Colleague, James Asser, for being re-elected to the Labour Party National Executive Committee at our Conference last week.
James is a committed, experienced and hardworking Labour Movement act…Read more…
‘Swingeing cuts’ fight
Library and museum staff in Bradford will strike for 14 days this autumn over swingeing cuts to the city’s 14 libraries and museums, which could see funding axed by 65 per cent. Unite, which…Read more…
‘Necessary lever’
A landmark French legal move could lead to improved employment conditions for workers at XPO Logistics UK, who are currently embroiled in a dispute over pension contributions not being credited to…Read more…