A good summary of declared and likely candidates for Labour Leadership on BBC here. There is still time for others to put their hat into the ring. I have not decided who to support but to be clear we have hundreds of thousands of families and children …Read more…
Who will be Labour’s next leader?
A good summary of declared and likely candidates for Labour Leadership on BBC here. There is still time for others to put their hat into the ring. I have not decided who to support but to be clear we have hundreds of thousands of families and children …Read more…
Dam Busters walk then Steak
Picture of lovely New Year walk with Gill starting from Derwent Reservoir in Peak District (where the RAF Dam Busters practiced their raids in 1943) to Lost Lad summit, Black Tor, Cakes of Bread, Dovestone Tor, Salt Cellar, White Tor and The Coach and …Read more…
Hello world!
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Workers on boards – sharp edges
Just a quickie on one of my favour topics – worker representation in corporate governance. First up a bit of politics: Once again the main opposition parties (including the SNP) went into the election advocating an extension of worker representation on…Read more…
Branch resources review underway
Providing all branches with effective support and resources is UNISON’s ‘key priority’
The article Branch resources review underway first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Get elected – and help UNISON remain relevant and effective in the 2020s
The nomination period is about to open for this year’s service group executive elections
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Sadiq For London 2020
Another year, another election campaign. Just over 4 months until the Greater London Mayor and Assembly election. There will also be local Council elections in May (not London).
Today, Labour Party activists were handing these leaflets to commuters ou…Read more…
Unison Branch AGMs February 2020
The branch Annual General Meetings will take place as follows: Monday 10 February 2020 at 12.30 pm Windsor Room, Stoke Town Hall. Buffet from 12 midday. Last date for receipt of food orders Friday 31 January 2020. Promotional Poster – 10 ……Read more…
2019 General Election – what happened?
Hasty conclusions on the scale of Labour’s general election defeat and preordained ‘solutions’ are worthless. Sweeping generalisations are being substituted … MoreRead more…
Review: A Forgotten Hero: Folke Bernadotte, the Swedish Humanitarian Who Rescued 30,000 People from the Nazis, by Shelley Emling
Count Folke Bernadotte is largely forgotten today, but his murder in Jerusalem in 1948 made headlines around the world. The first UN peace mediator in the Middle East, he was targeted by members of…Read more…
2019 Reviewed – Part Two
Despite the challenged posed by Boris, Brexit and a bitter general election, UNISON members continued to fight for quality public services and workers’ rights
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Your union will always be there to stand up for you, every single day of this new decade
UNISON is the biggest union in the UK – because public service workers like you have put your trust in us to stand with you.
The article Your union will always be there to stand up for you, every…Read more…
Blwyddyn Newydd Dda! (From Tigger)
Happy New Year Everyone! Could not resist posting this picture of Tigger who was our “host” at the cottage in Wales that we rented for Christmas. My first ever social media “Cat” picture I think. Read more…