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(I am due to speak at this seminar as a Councillor & trade union pension activist).
“Fossil Free Newham, Tower Hamlets Divest and Hackney & Tower Hamlets Friends of Earth are teaming up to screen ’30 Million’, a film which focuses on the pligh…Read more…
FOR THE MANY NOT THE FEW”The Canning Town North branch is having a joint street stall with West Ham branch outside West Ham tube Station at 5.00pm on Wednesday 18thApril”.
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your UNISON regional political officer if outside London.
I declare that am a Labour Councillor candidate (and Chair of the UNISON London Regional Labour Li…Read more…
On Thursday I went to a packed out memorial in the Methodist Central Hall in Westminster to celebrate the life of our former UNISON General Secretary, Rodney Bickerstaff. The meeting was compered by UNISON National officer for Equalities, Gloria Mills,…Read more…
20 days now until the local elections on 3rd May… and thanks to all those who have come out to campaign for our fantastic Labour candidates and our Mayoral candidate Rokhsana Fiaz.Canvassers are reporting a really positive response on the doorstep bu…Read more…
This is a really powerful Labour Party political broadcast from last night. As a housing officer I have had to issue eviction notices (and evict) desperate and vulnerable people. You never forgot this.
I agree with the final person speaking in the v…Read more…
“The TUC has called a national demonstration on Saturday 12 May in London. This is going to be a key moment in the fight for public services.We’ll show decision=makers we’re scared for the public services we love – and the public are on our side. We wo…Read more…
Hat tip my UNISON NEC colleague @Mr_Tony_Green.
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(Hat tip Labour Party. Register to vote by April 17.Register for a postal vote by April 18)
“John, in just a couple of weeks thousands of us will vote in local elections.
When we vote we can can transform this country. When we vote we can send …Read more…
“The purpose behind Workers’ Memorial Day has always been to “remember the dead: fight for the living” and unions are asked to focus on both areas, by considering events or memorial to remember all those killed through work but at the same time ensurin…Read more…
“Only 27 days to go before the 2018 local elections… in which all 60 Newham Councillors will be elected as well as the directly elected mayor.Please join us in the next week to campaign, leaflet and canvass for your fantastic Labour council candidate…Read more…
This welcome post is by my fellow West Ham Labour Vice Chair, Josephine Grail on her personal blog.
“I have been troubled recently by a lot of the responses I have seen in my social media timelines to the antisemitism issues in the Labour party.
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This is the Labour Slate for my home ward, Forest Gate North, in the 3 May 2018 Newham London Mayoral and Council elections. All of whom, while we might not always agree on everything, are trusted friends and comrades. Read more…
UK Housing Seminar – Thursday, 10 May 2018 – UNISON Centre
It’s a crucial time for housing with key policy developments, a renewed interest in social housing and the response to the Grenfell Tower tragedy all affecting the sector.
UNISON wants to…Read more…
There was a really rubbish and ignorant article here in the Evening Standard recently about a so called “black hole” in London Local Government Pension schemes.
This story is completely nuts. Most Local Government Pension Schemes are in better shape n…Read more…
An Easter college snapshot of campaigning mostly in West Ham ward but elsewhere with our Newham Labour Mayoral Candidate, Rokhsana Fiaz.
Despite at times very bad weather, we had 100’s of Party members out knocking doors and running stalls across Newh…Read more…
Housing Civic Academy with TELCO, St. Stephen’s Church and London Renters Union!
Are you facing rent increases? Have you had a landlord who’s slow to fix disrepair in your household? Have you ever had your deposit stolen?
Everyone knows someone affec…Read more…
If you have a pension or insurance policy you may in law have duties and responsibilities for the companies your scheme owns and invests in. If you own it then you can’t just moan about it with doing something about it…
“This is Michael wri…Read more…
Today I was re-elected unopposed as the Chair of the UNISON political fund in London that supports the Labour Party for a 2 year term.
I was really pleased that long standing Committee member Yvonne Green was elected as the Vice Chair.
Yvonne is also…Read more…
“Hi, I’m delighted to have been selected your Labour candidate for Mayor of Newham. It was great and really energising to see so many long-standing and new members getting involved so positvely in supporting my candidacy.
During the Labour Party sel…Read more…