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Cllr Frederick (Frank) Matthews – my Great Grandfather

Oct 18, 2020By John's Labour blog

 There is a lot of really nasty and unpleasant stuff on the internet and social media but there is also many positive things. 

This week I was contacted by a long lost relative Graham via this blog who had searched the internet for his great…Read more…

Oct 18, 2020John's Labour blog

Local lockdowns require local furlough schemes

Oct 18, 2020By TUC blogs

The government needs to move swiftly to safeguard jobs in areas facing stricter local lockdowns.Read more…

Oct 18, 2020TUC blogs

GDP recovery takes a set back

Oct 18, 2020By TUC blogs

New figures released today showed the pace of the recovery slowing into August, just as more local lockdowns and further restrictions seem likely.

Eat out to Help out in August has exaggerated…Read more…

Oct 18, 2020TUC blogs

How to resist the ‘resilience’ narrative – and organise for less stressful work

Oct 18, 2020By TUC blogs

If we want to combat harmful work-related stress, we need to start by changing work, not ourselves.Read more…

Oct 18, 2020TUC blogs

What can we do about Amazon’s treatment of its workers?

Oct 18, 2020By TUC blogs

If Amazon will not do better for its workers, then unions and governments at all levels must work together to make sure they do.Read more…

Oct 18, 2020TUC blogs

Protest outside Warehouse K – Oppose the hostile environment and there is no place for hate in our borough

Oct 17, 2020By John's Labour blog

Yesterday evening I walked from Newham Dockside along Royal Docks to join Councillor colleagues and local residents protesting outside the historic Warehouse K which is the site of a proposed Immigration detention centre.  

Local Newham Coun…Read more…

Oct 17, 2020John's Labour blog

Len McCluskey tells Johnson “Stop playing politics with jobs and lives”

Oct 16, 2020By Power In A Union

Responding to the prime minister’s statement today (Friday 16th October) that the country should ‘get ready’ for the prospect of no trade deal with the EU, Len McCluskey, General Secretary of Unite,…Read more…

Oct 16, 2020Power In A Union

PM ‘must stop playing politics with people’s lives’

Oct 16, 2020By UNITElive

Responding to the prime minister’s statement today (October 16) that the country should ‘get ready’ for the prospect of no trade deal with the EU, Unite general secretary Len McCluskey said, “The EU…Read more…

Oct 16, 2020UNITElive

No one should be profiting from test and trace failure, says UNISON

Oct 16, 2020By Dave Prentis blog

Government must put system in hands of public health bodies

The article No one should be profiting from test and trace failure, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…

Oct 16, 2020Dave Prentis blog

‘Tiers’ of woe

Oct 16, 2020By UNITElive

When the government first announced its new three-tier system of lockdowns earlier this week, it was ostensibly meant to bring some clarity to a local lockdown system that had been marked by chaos…Read more…

Oct 16, 2020UNITElive

Have compassion for the unhappy

Oct 16, 2020By UNITElive

Stretch out a hand but

don’t clasp. Seize what’s left

on the floor

against the door.

The post Have compassion for the unhappy appeared first on UNITElive.org.Read more…

Oct 16, 2020UNITElive

‘Stop attacking workers’ terms’ call

Oct 16, 2020By UNITElive

The union is writing to all the MPs and councillors in area 10 (Cheshire, Merseyside, Greater Manchester and South Lancashire) informing them of what is occurring and asking them to support the…Read more…

Oct 16, 2020UNITElive

‘Grim news’ for hospitality

Oct 16, 2020By UNITElive

The announcement that the pub chain Marston’s is to axe more than 2,000 jobs has led Unite to renew its call for the government to give concrete support for the struggling hospitality sector.

The…Read more…

Oct 16, 2020UNITElive

Fuel tanker drivers to strike?

Oct 16, 2020By UNITElive

Unite fuel tanker drivers employed by Hoyer Petrolog UK who are based at the Stanlow oil refinery in Cheshire, have overwhelmingly voted for strike action in a dispute over job cuts.

The post Fuel…Read more…

Oct 16, 2020UNITElive

Heroes and zeroes

Oct 16, 2020By UNITElive

Every Friday here on UniteLIVE, we bring you the latest heroes and zeroes amid the coronavirus crisis. Here are this week’s latest: Labour MP Dan Carden As Unite assistant general secretary…Read more…

Oct 16, 2020UNITElive

‘Critically overstretched’

Oct 16, 2020By UNITElive

Last week there were upsetting reports in the media of new mums feeling abandoned by their health visitors – a claim that has left our Unite dedicated health visitor and community healthcare…Read more…

Oct 16, 2020UNITElive

Covid vaccine roll-out must not involve private firms

Oct 16, 2020By Dave Prentis blog

There must be no repeat of test and trace foul-ups

The article Covid vaccine roll-out must not involve private firms first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…

Oct 16, 2020Dave Prentis blog

Pay and jobs boost needed immediately for social care and NHS staff, says UNISON   

Oct 16, 2020By Dave Prentis blog

Christina McAnea says government must act now to raise morale among workers

The article Pay and jobs boost needed immediately for social care and NHS staff, says UNISON    first appeared on the…Read more…

Oct 16, 2020Dave Prentis blog

Socialist & Labour West Ham Cllr George Coe 1870-1910 “He tried to leave the world a little better than he found it”

Oct 15, 2020By John's Labour blog

 During the summer I had a wonderful email from Plaistow resident and local historian, Alan Regin, connected to a post I wrote on this blog following the general election in 2015. 

On election day 2015 an UNISON colleague of mine was acting …Read more…

Oct 15, 2020John's Labour blog

Thousands will suffer in retirement due to government’s public sector exit-payment cap

Oct 15, 2020By Dave Prentis blog

Ministers knew ordinary workers would be affected but they ploughed on regardless

The article Thousands will suffer in retirement due to government’s public sector exit-payment cap first…Read more…

Oct 15, 2020Dave Prentis blog
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