As the Jobs Retention Scheme closes the leader of the country’s leading trades union has called on the government to give an exhausted country some hope by bringing forward a plan for the protection…Read more…
67% of Newham Children live in households in poverty after housing costs
I have been pushing on social media the Newham Council consultation on changes to our allocation policy and our new housing strategy.
Recently I had a push back from someone who did not believe our stats on how how many of our residents live in…Read more…
Workers Uniting Demands Justice For Orlando Gutierez
30th October 2020Workers Uniting sends condolences and solidarity to the Union Federation of Mineworkers of Bolivia (FSTMB) and the family of its leader, Orlando Gutiérrez, who died on October 28th…Read more…
‘Test and trace’ failure – another nail in NHS’ coffin?
As the UK population faces Covid-19 restrictions until next spring, the mistakes in the government’s ‘test and trace’ policy have been cruelly exposed and there now needs to be a complete revaluation…Read more…
The word is on the streets – stop these swingeing pay cuts
He continued, “We are calling on Heathrow Airport boss John Holland-Kaye to use HAL’s cash reserves’ mountain to protect airport jobs, rather than focus exclusively on generous dividend pay-outs to…Read more…
The National Minimum Wage Bill: What it is, why it’s needed, and how it could be strengthened
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3 Pension meetings in one evening!
This evening I took part in a zoom Newham Council Pension committee training meeting, open committee meeting and then exempt committee meeting (no public or press due to discussion of confidential information).
If you are a pens…Read more…
The National Minimum Wage: What it is, why it’s needed, and how it could be strengthened
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Make a difference to others this Christmas
Unite launches Christmas appeal for struggling families – and Unite AGS Steve Turner shows how we can all help. He writes:
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‘Timing of the decision is bizarre in the extreme’
The government’s decision to axe the Union Learning Fund (ULF) has been met with growing opposition from major employers’ organisations and skills bodies.
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Standing with Corbyn, avoiding over-hasty comments…
Today has been a shocking day. Before most of us have had time even to read properly the report of the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) into antisemitism in the Labour Party, the Party has suspended our former Leader, Jeremy Corbyn, pending …Read more…
Short time working – join the debate
There’s no doubt that the outbreak of Covid-19 has changed many things about the way we work, whether that be in the factory or the field, in the office or in the restaurant. Unions and employers…Read more…
UNISON organiser helps families find half-term meals
Area organiser Jack Horwood set up Help Out When School’s Out, an online search tool connecting families to local businesses providing half-term meals
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Everyone in the Labour Party must take ‘shameful, distressing’ EHRC report ‘very seriously’, says UNISON
There must be no room for discrimination within Labour
The article Everyone in the Labour Party must take ‘shameful, distressing’ EHRC report ‘very seriously’, says UNISON first appeared on the…Read more…
Stop this prison in Newham…to detain black migrants in a prison that was built to store the produce of black slave plantations is an outrage
https://twitter.com/NewhamAgainst
The @NewhamRecorder has covered our protest.United in our opposition
@grayee
: ..stop this prison in Newham @rokhsanafiaz
: ..affront to diversity in the borough @RKDasgupta
: ..must stand up & mobilis…Read more…
UNISON welcomes government promise to improve hospital food
A victory in UNISON’s campaign for nutritious and affordable food for hospital workers
The article UNISON welcomes government promise to improve hospital food first appeared on the UNISON National…Read more…
Carpe Diem – vote Paul Holmes for UNISON General Secretary
Having decided to cast my vote in the UNISON General Secretary election for Paul Holmes, I was pleased to speak alongside friends and comrades today at Paul’s election rally for retired UNISON members.With four candidates on the ballot paper, at …Read more…
Use ‘cash mountain’ for staff call
Heathrow Airport Ltd (HAL) needs to dip into its cash mountain to protect airport jobs during the pandemic, after its boss boasted that it had reserves for the next 15 months ‘even if we had no…Read more…
School catering staff face losing hundreds of pounds a month, says UNISON
Catering firm Dolce must talk with UNISON
The article School catering staff face losing hundreds of pounds a month, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Belarus: The issue is working class solidarity – not “imperialism”
A few days ago, following up on a suggestion I made to LabourStart’s mailing list that people try out the secure messaging app Telegram, I received an interesting question. I had mentioned that…Read more…