Role: Newham Labour Group Campaign Organiser
Working For: Newham Labour Group
Salary range: £36,108.99 – £40,000 per annum subject to experience (gross and inclusive of London Weighting. Full-time and based on national Labour Party pay scale rang…Read more…
Blog: Six months into our new era | General secretary’s blog | News | UNISON National
Blog: Six months into our new era | General secretary’s blog | News | UNISON National: It’s been an incredibly busy but productive and fulfilling first half year as your general secretary – with many achievements across our great unionRead more…
Stratford Park walkabout (aka as West Ham Rec)
Picture college from last weeks evening walkabout around our marvellous park. We had a large number of council officers, Councillors (only the 3 West Ham Ward Cllrs) and Police. This park is such a wonderful asset and has just a great potential. Watch …Read more…
Greater London Black Members & Labour Link: Be A Councillor Course
Pleased as Chair of UNISON Greater London Labour Link to be jointly hosting this course with our Black members/Labour Local Government.
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Kitchener’s Last Volunteer
Just started to read. My maternal Grandfather, Fredrick Matthews MC, a South Wales Steel Worker, volunteered in 1915 and fought in the trenches (Gallipoli, France, Belgian) for the rest of the war.
Knockholt Pound & Chevening House walk
Off message but went on lovely 5 mile circular walk last Sunday with Gill in North Downs, Kent. Great views marred a bit by road noise from M25 for part of the route. Not a tough walk at all for such marvellous prospectives.
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Tolpuddle Martyrs’ Festival 2021 goes online
Tolpuddle Martyrs’ Festival 2021 goes online
“With Covid restrictions still uncertain for large events, together with our unions and sponsors, we are organising yet another packed agenda online.
From Friday 16 to Sunday 18 July 2021, we wil…Read more…
East Ham High Street North Councillor ASB scrutiny walkabout
After many months of being a Covid “Stay at home” keyboard warrior today, I actually went on two outdoor “walkabouts”.
First one was early morning with members of Newham Council ASB Scrutiny Commission and officers from our Community Safet…Read more…
“Ban racists for life from all football matches in England”
I am not a football fan and also I am not English but from a Welsh/Scots background but I have lived in England far longer than anywhere else. I was disappointed for Wales and Scotland teams but pleasantly surprised and pleased how well the English tea…Read more…
UNISON Special Labour Link National Forum 2021 Motion 8: Charity Contracts – Race to the Bottom
This is the motion and my speech at last Saturday’s (3.7.21) UNISON Special Labour Link National Forum meeting, moving this Greater London motion 8 about the Volunteer sector and the race to the bottom with regard to staff terms and conditions an…Read more…
100+ economists urge finance ministers to tax the banks – raise your voice with them!
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UNISON Housing Associations branch votes to nominate Anu Prashar for London Labour Link seat
I was really pleased that my branch executive voted unanimously (Labour Link members only) to nominate Anu for the London seat on the National Labour Link Forum. She is indeed a “doer, not just a talker”.
Nominations have to be submitted by 5pm …Read more…
Meeting an old friend and comrade at the Prospect of Whitby
This evening I met up with a UNISON friend and comrade, Kridos Pavlou, at the Prospect of Whitby riverside pub in Tower Hamlets. We had been planning this meet up since before the pandemic and eventually it happened.
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UNISON Special Labour Link National Forum 2021 Motion 3. NHS Pay
Check out this introduction post to Saturdays Forum
Motion 3. NHS Pay
“Forum, Chair, John Gray. Greater London delegate moving motion 3 “NHS Pay”
Forum, this motion is very much complementary to previous motions and amendments and I will not…Read more…
Happy 73rd Birthday NHS
Happy birthday NHS. Makes me think that my Mum is 80 and was born when there was no NHS, but she was lucky that she had no major health problems when she was little.
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UNISON Labour Link Special National Forum 2021
Yesterday was the UNISON Labour Link National Forum for 2021. Labour Link is the political fund in UNISON for members who volunteer to pay a levy to affiliate to the Labour Party.
It is made up of elected regional reps and delegates from UNISON …Read more…
Post lockdown beer & curry
Last night I met up with 3 friends who I have not seen since pre lockdown March 2020. We were celebrating David Boyles birthday with Trevor Dean and Montrose Matty. We were all UNISON reps in Tower Hamlets Housing department back in the day.
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Batley and Spen: Labour is back after by-election win, says Starmer
Superb news. Well done Kim
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-57696431
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Romford Road (Atherton) Swimming Baths 1934
Hat tip for this wonderful collage to LCC Municipal https://twitter.com/lccmunicipal/status/1410575532434104323 (&@LondonNurse2015 for drawing it to my attention) . A souvenir brochure on the opening of the baths in 1934.
It has no…Read more…
UNISON “There for You” School Uniform Grants 2021
UNISON is #ThereForYou and your family.
If you’ve got kids going back to school next term, see if you could get help with the cost of their uniforms. Apply from 1 July www.unison.org.uk/schooluniform2021
If eligible grants of £50 per…Read more…