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Somewhat off message but today Gill and I drove to this 4.5 mile circular route from “Essex Walks” Pathfinder series. It is also very accessible by public transport.
It was a peaceful and relaxing walk mostly next to water but also across fields…Read more…
Thomas Frank is best known as the author of What’s the Matter with Kansas?, which was a brilliant analysis of why working class people in America — and not only in Kansas — so…Read more…
My political campaigning life is beginning to somewhat come back to “normal” (whatever that means nowadays).
On Wednesday evening I took part in a Labour Unions telecanvassing session for Kim Leadbeater, the Labour candidate in the by elec…Read more…
Hat tip my ward Councillor, Rachel Trip, “Finally, a reminder of why getting vaccinated is more important than ever: rates are rising, as per this week’s infographic. The sun may be out but Covid is still with us. Wear a mask, socially distance and get…Read more…
UNISON GS says. agree 100%
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The unattributed article, “Property prices rise in Swindon”, informed us that the average property price in April was £233,294. The … MoreRead more…
As much as we know our UNITElive readers love their daily digital updates – which will continue to the same high standard as ever – the editorial team here at Unite thought why not give our readers…Read more…
Unite joined unions and the wider aviation and travel industry in a remarkable cross-sector alliance that came out in force for a day of action on Wednesday (June 23), demanding government support….Read more…
As the police and crime bill makes it way through Parliament, we need to step up our campaign to stop the bill. The bill is a threat to the long established right to protest. It will give the Home…Read more…
Unite, the UK’s leading union, has secured an inflation beating two year pay and conditions deal for workers at Jaguar Land Rover. Workers will receive a two per cent pay increase in the first year…Read more…
‘A Labour-controlled council should not engage organisations that use fire and rehire to run its leisure centres,’ says UNISON branch
The article Members protest fire and rehire at £73m leisure…Read more…
Unite joined unions and the wider aviation and travel industry in a remarkable cross-sector alliance that came out in force for a day of action on Wednesday (June 23), demanding government support….Read more…
Next week is the tenth anniversary of the report of the Commission on the Future Delivery of Public Services, known as the Christie Commission. I spent six months working as an expert advisor to the…Read more…
A great article by my West Ham Labour Councillor colleague, John Whitworth, on the Newham Mayoral Referendum.
https://newhamforchange.org/home/the-newham-mayoral-referendum/
Not only a historical record but I in particular, agre…Read more…
Having recently blogged about several of the Committees of the UNISON National Executive Council (NEC) – from the jaundiced perspective of a longstanding NEC member who was carefully kept away from almost all Committees during my fourteen years – it’s …Read more…
If you’re reading this blog you may have wondered how often it happens to me that someone accosts me in the street and asks me what I think about the Policy Committee of the UNISON National Executive Committee (NEC). I am pleased to be able to put your…Read more…
Unite, the union representing staff at Lloyds Banking Group, has today (June 23) expressed anger at the decision of the bank to close 44 bank branches in 2021. The bank’s decision to press ahead with…Read more…
The troubled North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) NHS Trust has been accused of ‘dragging its feet’ in its investigation over an alleged racist comment directed at a leading Unite rep. Unite the union…Read more…
No more delay tactics over deserved wage rise
The article All eyes on the PM to give health staff a decent pay rise first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Andy Weir’s first published book, The Martian, was a sensation – and rightly so. For me, it reawakened an interest in science fiction. His second book, Artemis, sold well but had mixed…Read more…