Workers operating the Woolwich Ferry, now run by Transport for London (TfL), are holding a ballot for strike action over the victimisation of a Unite rep, the union announced today (Wednesday April…Read more…
Unpaid Work Requirements of Offenders: Rehabilitation or Exploitation?
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UNISON to step up campaigns on pay and social care reform
NEC agrees to ‘turn the temperature up on pay’, focus on public services in the lead up to the 6 May elections and maintain an international outlook
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A safe return to work
The success of the vaccine roll-out must not be used as an excuse to slack on safety in the workplace: it is still possible to catch and carry the virus. Read more…
Sadiq for London Manifesto launch – “My Green New Deal will support 175,000 jobs”
This morning there was the launch of Sadiq’s Manifesto to be re-elected as London Mayor. Check out YouTube launch here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBkSm0cGEqo
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Decision to keep face coverings is the right move, says UNISON
Important measure to stop infection spread
The article Decision to keep face coverings is the right move, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
‘Toxic’ firm’s threat to ‘fire and rehire’ 300 staff
Coffee-drinking supermarket customers will be a key element in the ‘fire and rehire’ dispute affecting nearly 300 employees at the JDE (Jacobs Douwe Egberts) site in Banbury, Oxfordshire, as the firm…Read more…
Tugboat crew strike in roster row
Two days of strike action this week by Plymouth tugboat crews in a rostering dispute will cause serious disruption to naval traffic in the docks, Unite warned today (Tuesday April 6).
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Green light to racists
It’s not genetics, vitamin D, underlying conditions, or lifestyle choices causing disproportionate deaths of black and Asian people from Covid-19. It is poverty and racism, says a report by Doctors…Read more…
Branching out – UNISON’s branches look to the future
What is the branch resources review and why is it a good thing?
The article Branching out – UNISON’s branches look to the future first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
UNISON Unity NEC elections: A Voice for members
Check out also this Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/avoiceformembers which is supporting candidates in the forthcoming UNISON NEC elections who promise to be a “Voice for Members”.
The UNISON NEC (National Executive Council) acts as our “T…Read more…
Mereworth Woods & West Peckham Walk
Off message but yesterday Gill and I went for our first walk outside North East London since the relaxation in “Lock Down” restrictions. We went to Mereworth in North Kent for this lovely “up and down” 6 mile circular walk. 53 minutes drive from …Read more…
‘Here for you’
Exactly year ago last week, the UK entered its first lockdown in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Unite general secretary Len McCluskey has a special message for all members who have made the…Read more…
Review: Wartime Christmas Tales: A WWII Flash Fiction Anthology
I just learned what ‘flash fiction’ is this week – and this is the first anthology of flash fiction that I’ve read. If this is any indication of how good very short stories…Read more…
Newham Voting for Change
Hat tip One Bangla News “Newham Voting for Change is the campaign set up in October 2020 to campaign for change in the local governance referendum which will take place on 6 May 2021.
The group, formed of Newham residents and councillors, be…Read more…
Review: Going Short – An invitation to flash fiction, by Nancy Stohlman
Flash fiction – stories of up to 1,000 words – is a new way of writing, and one that sounds quite appealing. Nancy Stohlman’s book is a short (as you’d expect) introduction to…Read more…
Back on the Campaign Trail for Labour in West Ham
Today I went into the attic to retrieve Labour placards, UNISON Labour Link clip boards and my agent “campaign bag” (placards, marker pens, cord, FB & drop keys, tapes etc). Due to Covid it has been over a year since I had last done any “phy…Read more…
Understanding opinion polls
I was doing a session on public affairs at a company staff conference last week, and in the Q&A, I was asked about using opinion polls. The questioner referenced a Twitter exchange I had…Read more…
NHS STAFF DESERVE A PROPER PAY RISE – UNISON
“Families and individuals across the UK are being urged by health unions to create colourful window displays in their homes and workplaces today (Thursday) to show support for NHS staff on the day they should have been getting a pay rise.Artwork…Read more…
Us2 launched as next stage of One Team campaign
UNISON writes to NHS private contractors calling on them to pay Agenda for Change rates to all staff
The article Us2 launched as next stage of One Team campaign first appeared on the UNISON National…Read more…