Commenting on the latest NHS Staff Survey published today (Tuesday), UNISON assistant general secretary Christina McAnea said: “Violence and harassment have become the new normal for NHS staff, which…Read more…
Vote Murad Qureshi For GLA List (Last chance – Poll closes Wednesday at 12 noon)
Labour ballots close Wednesday – Please help me get back on the GLA & take the fight to the Tories
“Dear Member,
Reminder: Deadline to vote is 12 noon on Wednesday 19th February Murad Qureshi
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Councils need some serious funding if they are to return to large-scale housebuilding
This is an article for Inside Housing magazine A week after the General Election Swindon Council leader David Renard wrote … MoreRead more…
Zero-hours contracts – ban them now
Hundreds of thousands of people are trapped in jobs so insecure they’re unable to plan childcare or budget for groceries. Read more…
Supreme Court union rights case
Supreme Court to hear appeal on £420,000 compensation for breach of trade union rights
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Your Pay Your Say – 19 February 2020
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East Ham Launch of Sadiq Khan for London Mayor
Yesterday morning we met up at High Street North in East Ham to welcome Labour Candidate of London Mayor, Sadiq Khan and our East London GLA candidate, Unmesh Desai with Newham Mayor Rokhsana Fiaz and local MP, Stephen Timms.
It turned into quite an e…Read more…
Newham Walkabouts – Repairs, ASB & Building New Homes
Last week I went on two walkabouts with my Cllr colleague, Shaban Mohammed. First was to Drakes Walk, East Ham where we met up with the local Newham Council Housing liaison officer and a resident concerned about people gaining entry into her housing bl…Read more…
Review: Last Days of the Reich, by Count Folke Bernadotte
Before he was the United Nations peace envoy to the Middle East during the first Israeli-Arab war, Count Folke Bernadotte played a central role in a bizarre series of meetings with Heinrich Himmler…Read more…
Standing our ground in the Labour Party
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Pensions that last: TUC Pensions Conference 2020
This conference gives anyone interested in a trade union perspective on pensions the chance to learn about and debate the latest issues.About this EventAs pensions change rapidly, it’s more important than ever to take a long-term view. How can we make …Read more…
A little Flutter
Just a chart. Short positions plus TR1 announced positions in Flutter Entertainment from start of October to Friday. The two trend lines are for the short position (lower line) and Capital Group’s position (upper line). Bear in mind there are only a fe…Read more…
Globalisation and small c conservatism
“He… told us we had to go straight to the Celtic Manor in Newport – 50 miles away – by five o’clock to sign the documents and British Coal executives would be flying down to meet us by helicopter. Even I could not believe this. They had won but they wa…Read more…
Keir & Angela have a majority of CLPs supporting them as Leader & Deputy Leader
There are 650 MPs – Labour does not organise in Northern Ireland so take away 18 MPs which makes it 632 CLPs. So half of 632 is 316. The screen shop from CLP nominations shows Keir with 370 and Angela with 355. An overwhelming mandate for both of them….Read more…
President stresses UNISON’s myth-busting role
Josie Bird tells conference the union must continue to grow, to provide and even stronger opposition to the government
The article President stresses UNISON’s myth-busting role first appeared on the…Read more…
McAnea issues defiant message to Johnson’s Tories
Assistant general secretary sets out the scale of the challenge, but tells women’s conference that UNISON is in shape to meet it
The article McAnea issues defiant message to Johnson’s Tories first…Read more…
Blog: Proud of our union – and the strong women who have built it
This week, we celebrate all that is great about our vibrant, growing union. But in particular, I’ll be celebrating the strong women who have built this union and who I am always proud to stand…Read more…
UNISON will stand up to ‘laddism and misogyny’ typified by Trump and Johnson
Dave Prentis speaks at UNISON national women’s conference
The article UNISON will stand up to ‘laddism and misogyny’ typified by Trump and Johnson first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Going beyond the law: sexual harassment guidance launched
‘Sexual harassment is against the law, but the law doesn’t stop it happening‘
The article Going beyond the law: sexual harassment guidance launched first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Bus scheme gets thumbs up from Unite
Unite which represents London’s bus drivers, has warmly welcomed the announcement today (Friday February 14) that Sadiq Khan the Mayor of London is introducing a retention payment to tackle the high…Read more…