150th AnniversaryTHE KENT AGRICULTURAL LABOURERS’ UNION 1872
Meetings for the formation of branches of the above Union have been held during the past week at Hoath, Burham, Aylesford, and Frittenden. It is stated authority that the Union now numb…Read more…
Southall Railway Clerks Association Established 1918
Southall branch of the Railway Clerks Association now TSSA held its first meeting 12th February 1918Read more…
UniteLive’s stories of the year – ‘I’m just very stubborn’
Every day for the ‘twelve days of Christmas’ this year, UniteLive is running a different story from our top stories of 2021. Today, we look at how Convenor David Imre and his Unite team earlier this…Read more…
Videos of the year – end HS2 union busting
Every day over the festive season, we’re featuring a range of our top videos of the year that show Unite doing what it does best – advancing the jobs, pay and conditions of its members and fighting…Read more…
Extra Covid measures should have been introduced weeks ago
Air filters and masks welcome but nowhere near enough
The article Extra Covid measures should have been introduced weeks ago first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
New Year’s day morning 1890 – Remembering the 26 Children
This morning a small group of Councillors and local historians met in West Ham Cemetery at the memorial to the 26 young boys (see below) who suffocated to death following a fire at the nearby children’s Workhouse.
Author John Walker,…Read more…
Ventilation, ventilation, ventilation
How do we keep ourselves safe from Covid transmission indoors? Ventilation is one of the most important factors. Read more…
Britain needs a pay rise
Frances O’Grady uses annual New Year message to issue direct challenge to PM and government to get wages rising.Read more…
UniteLive stories of the year – Stagecoach win
Every day for the ‘twelve days of Christmas’ this year, UniteLive is running a different story from our top stories of 2021. Today we look at how Unite took on the bus giant Stagecoach – and…Read more…
Videos of the year – NHS staff are there for us all
Every day over the festive season, we’re featuring a range of our top videos of the year that show Unite doing what it does best – advancing the jobs, pay and conditions of its members and fighting…Read more…
Radical West Sussex – Labour Party
Chichester Labour Party established February 1919
Secretary: Alice Florence Eastland
Littlehampton Labour Party established 17th December 1918 Secretary: F.S. Mitchell (school teacher)
Bognor Labour Party established 25th Marc…Read more…