UNISON special delegate conference 2021 is now only a few weeks away. If you are a delegate check out this short video on motion 72. It is about time that we modernised and changed the way we fund and support members and branches. Support motion 72!
Cultural recovery for the North
The cultural sector has been hit hard by the pandemic. What can be done to help the sector rebuild, rebalance and recover across the Northern region?Read more…
Good news, bad news and the same challenges – trade union membership statistics
The annual trade union membership statistics have been published today. As usual they contain some good news and some bad news, and they highlight the challenges facing the trade union movement now…Read more…
Child poverty across the UK is worsening. Unions know how to fix it, but will the government listen?
Ending child poverty is not just a moral imperative, it is a practical one. The TUC is calling for action from the government with 10 steps to fix child poverty here in the UK.Read more…
Walk Wild Essex – South Woodham Ferrers
Photo collage from a fantastic walk last Sunday in South Woodham Ferrers near Cheltenham. A 6 mile circular walk. Only 51 minutes by car from Newham but also the walk starts at the town railway station.
The walk is listed in guide book “Walk Wild Ess…Read more…
Good news, bad news and the same challenges – trade union membership statistics
Check out this article by TUC Carl Roper. TUC Membership grew last year for the 4th year in a row. There are still huge challenges, particularly in the private sector but the recent announcement that Uber has recognised the GMB is really positive…Read more…
West Ham Tenants Handbook 1962
Hat tip for fantastic pictures of West Ham Council housing in 1962 to @Londonnurse2015 & @lccmunicipal. Capel Point is across the road from me and Church Street is in my West Ham Council ward.
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Review: Bringing Back the Beaver: The Story of One Man’s Quest to Rewild Britain’s Waterways, by Derek Gow
Derek Gow has campaigned for years to reintroduce beavers into Britain. The animals were hunted to extinction centuries ago, and the case for reintroducing them is a compelling one. Basically,…Read more…
Who will listen to my heart now?
Heads down. Hushed voices.Coughs and sneezes.Old Magazines.Women’s Own, Women’s Weekly.Flipping pages in the surgery. Your call is valuable to us.Please hold.Verdi’s Hebrew Slaves’ Chorusfilling the…Read more…
“Equity vultures prey on the elderly”
I am definitely not a Daily Mail reader but hats off to this article on the investors who take profits at the expense of care homes residents. Pension funds and other asset owners take note. If you do “invest” in this sector, what are y…Read more…
List of failures shows how little government understands about care sector
Overhaul of care needed now
The article List of failures shows how little government understands about care sector first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
‘Outrageous decision’
The government’s decision to end a free pandemic parking pass for NHS and care staff in England has been condemned by the Unite union, which has more than 100,000 members across the health sector….Read more…
UNISON’s special conference – latest update
Draft order of business for union’s special delegate conference has been published
The article UNISON’s special conference – latest update first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Government data on Covid variant cases linked to schools should be published immediately, say education unions
More information needed due to growing concerns
The article Government data on Covid variant cases linked to schools should be published immediately, say education unions first appeared on the…Read more…
‘Work with us’ plea
The global boss of JDE (Jacobs Douwe Egberts) has been urged to withdraw the ‘fire and rehire’ threat to the Banbury workforce and engage constructively to find a solution which won’t cause social…Read more…
Newham Council Rough Sleeping Street Count: 25 May 2021
Last night I took part again in the latest count of people “rough sleeping” in Newham. Council Officers, members, outreach workers and volunteers, turned up at the former Council staff restaurant area in Newham Dockside building at 11pm for a cof…Read more…
Bromley library strikes
Bromley Central Library workers will strike over plans by their employer Greenwich Leisure Limited (GLL) to stage late-night openings with less staff, Unite said today (May 26). The 17 employees,…Read more…
UNISON joins campaign to optimise AHP support workers
Trade unions and professional bodies come together to support the role of allied health professional workers
The article UNISON joins campaign to optimise AHP support workers first appeared on the…Read more…
UNISON increases pressure for COVID public inquiry
Union’s NEC also highlights continuing pay campaigns, post-pandemic support for members and solidarity with those in Palestine
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Time for equality
Unite general secretary Len McCluskey today (May 26) addressed Unite’s first fully online equalities conference. You can watch his full speech in the video below: Film by Martin Scanlon
The…Read more…