My ballot paper came yesterday to my home address (you cannot vote online or by email). I have voted for Christina as did my branch, service group and our UNISON Parliament, the NEC. ALL unison members including the retired can vote. Ju…Read more…
Labour Housing Group Newsletter – Renters’ Rights are here!
A historic step forward for renters – late but well done for getting this across the line in face of significant opposition.https://labourhousing.org/join/Read more…
Thundridge Walk
It’s been a while since I last shared a post about a walk, but today Gill and I drove to Thundridge, Hertfordshire (just 40 minutes by car from East London and 2 miles from the railway station in Ware) and enjoyed a beautiful 5.5-mile circular wa…Read more…
Canning Town Street Surgery
This lunch time I joined my colleague Shaban and local activist Robbie to take part in a Street Surgery in Canning Town North ward. By coincidence the area chosen was one I had been to previously in 2022 and it was an estate owned by 2 housi…Read more…
Celebrating the Live of Osmond “Peter” Daley
Today was the funeral of long standing London UNISON activist Peter (as I knew him) Daley. Peter was also a member of the UNISON Housing Associations Branch committee for many years and a firm supporter of the forces of light and reason in the Re…Read more…
National Rough Sleeping Count: Newham October 2025
On Tuesday evening at 11pm I went to the Newham Dockside headquarters with fellow volunteers and outreach workers for a briefing by Council officers on this years National Rough Sleeping Count in Newham. Every year there is a national count …Read more…
Re-elect Christina McAnea UNISON General Secretary – ballot starts 28 Oct 2025
This message was sent out today to all of our 3,000 UNISON branch members.Dear Member, Our branch has nominated Christina McAnea for re-election as General Secretary. We’ve seen how she has delivered for you, for this branch, and …Read more…
A Labour Movement Day
This Labour Movement Day started at 9.30am with a virtual UNISON pre delegation meeting to the TUC London, East & South East TUC (LESE) Regional Council. I had to leave it early to cycle to my Labour Councillor surgery in Stratford Libr…Read more…
LHG Policy Day 2025: Building 1.5m homes – who should they be for?
I cannot make this policy day due to a clash, which is a shame, since it is such an important and topical subject. Hopefully there will some form of report back to members.Labour Housing Group Policy Day 2025Saturday November 15th 1.30 – 5pm…Read more…
Time running out for UNISON Labour Link National Elections: Vote by Monday 27 October
“Dear Branch Labour Link Member You should should have received a ballot paper to your home address (with SAE) inviting you to vote in the UNISON London Labour Link elections. You can vote either online or by post (obviously only once).Voting closes on…Read more…
How to write a motion webinar
Well done to our UNISON Community National officers (Community members work in Housing Associations or Charities) for organising a webinar on how to write a motion at our annual conference. Despite my many years of experience in the Labour m…Read more…
Join an online campaign rally with Christina: UNISON General Secretary elections
I have just signed up for the Greater London Rally on Thursday at 6pm and submitted a question.”Have you signed up to one the campaign rallies yet?
Come along to hear how UNISON is safe in my hands and how we’ll keep winning for members.
Subm…Read more…
Surgery, Canvass then Forest Walk
Busy day. Cycled down to my Newham Council advice surgery in Stratford Library then joined Forest Gate North ward colleagues for a local door knock. Which went well, I experienced a mostly very positive approach to Labour, which I think is down to the …Read more…
Welfare at Work Week is back! 29 Sept to 3 Oct
Welfare at Work Week is back! 29 Sept to 3 Oct
UNISON branches are highlighting the support available from UNISON’s charity – There for You – including grants, debt advice, and budgeting tools.
Contact your branch or organise your own event
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Labour Party Conference 2025 – Sunday
I travelled up to Liverpool on Saturday to be a UNISON Labour Link delegate to Conference. I had been elected to the delegation by my NEC colleagues. Conference starts officially at 11am on the Sunday. We had a delegation pre meeting at 9am, so a …Read more…
Labour Conference 2025: Sunday
Conference started at 11am. I was at a UNISON delegation pre meeting at 9am were we confirmed who would speak on debates and which motions to support or oppose. First item was Conference Arrangements Committee Report, where delegates whose motions had …Read more…
Newham Street Count – September 25
Picture from last Thursday’s Rough Sleeper count. We were a mix of Newham and voluntary sector officers and Councillors. We met at the Newham Dockside building at 11pm. We had a briefing then we’re split up into teams of 2 or 3 and sent out to di…Read more…
UNISON Seasonal Food Fund 2025 opens soon!
There for You – UNISON’s charity – is here to help
Seasonal Food Fund 2025 opens soon! Keep the date
https://unsn.uk/4noavvh
Opens 12 noon, Tue 30 Sept – 24hrs only
£30 voucher per eligible household member
For those on low income/in finan…Read more…
Peter Apps: “Homesick” Book Launch
Last Thursday I went to the launch of a new book by award winning housing journalist Pete Apps (and someone born and brought up in Newham). The launch was in the Wanstead Tap and had been organised via Newham Bookshop (were you can order the book&…Read more…
UNISON Labour Link National Committee Elections 2025: Vote Tracey, Wendy & Fatima
If you are a UNISON member in Greater London also check out Lola!Read more…