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Motion 72: Supporting Our Branches – the Branch Support and Organising Fund

May 31, 2021By John's Labour blog

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!

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May 31, 2021John's Labour blog

Cultural recovery for the North

May 31, 2021By TUC blogs

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…

May 31, 2021TUC blogs

Good news, bad news and the same challenges – trade union membership statistics

May 31, 2021By TUC blogs

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…

May 31, 2021TUC blogs

Child poverty across the UK is worsening. Unions know how to fix it, but will the government listen?

May 31, 2021By TUC blogs

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…

May 31, 2021TUC blogs

Walk Wild Essex – South Woodham Ferrers

May 30, 2021By John's Labour blog

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…

May 30, 2021John's Labour blog

Good news, bad news and the same challenges – trade union membership statistics

May 29, 2021By John's Labour blog

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…

May 29, 2021John's Labour blog

West Ham Tenants Handbook 1962

May 28, 2021By John's Labour blog

 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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May 28, 2021John's Labour blog

Review: Bringing Back the Beaver: The Story of One Man’s Quest to Rewild Britain’s Waterways, by Derek Gow

May 28, 2021By Eric Lee

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…

May 28, 2021Eric Lee

Who will listen to my heart now?

May 28, 2021By UNITElive

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…

May 28, 2021UNITElive

“Equity vultures prey on the elderly”

May 27, 2021By John's Labour blog

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…

May 27, 2021John's Labour blog

List of failures shows how little government understands about care sector

May 27, 2021By Dave Prentis blog

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…

May 27, 2021Dave Prentis blog

‘Outrageous decision’

May 27, 2021By UNITElive

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…

May 27, 2021UNITElive

UNISON’s special conference – latest update

May 27, 2021By Dave Prentis blog

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…

May 27, 2021Dave Prentis blog

Government data on Covid variant cases linked to schools should be published immediately, say education unions

May 27, 2021By Dave Prentis blog

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…

May 27, 2021Dave Prentis blog

‘Work with us’ plea

May 27, 2021By UNITElive

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…

May 27, 2021UNITElive

Newham Council Rough Sleeping Street Count: 25 May 2021

May 26, 2021By John's Labour blog

 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…

May 26, 2021John's Labour blog

Bromley library strikes

May 26, 2021By UNITElive

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…

May 26, 2021UNITElive

UNISON joins campaign to optimise AHP support workers

May 26, 2021By Dave Prentis blog

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…

May 26, 2021Dave Prentis blog

UNISON increases pressure for COVID public inquiry

May 26, 2021By Dave Prentis blog

Union’s NEC also highlights continuing pay campaigns, post-pandemic support for members and solidarity with those in Palestine

The article UNISON increases pressure for COVID public inquiry first…Read more…

May 26, 2021Dave Prentis blog

Time for equality

May 26, 2021By UNITElive

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…

May 26, 2021UNITElive
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