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This picture is from last weeks joint meeting with UNISON Labour Link Greater London & Eastern Region Annual Forum. This took place in the UNISON centre in Euston Road, London.
I had chaired the Greater London Forum meeting beforehand. I really th…Read more…
Off message, I had my first day on Sunday off from politics and the union for a long time. I downloaded this 8.5 mile circular route from the free website Essexwalks.com and we drove to Clavering near Bishop Stortford in around 45 minutes from Eas…Read more…
Photo collage of a busy weekend for West Ham Labour. Our MP Lyn Brown & Newham Labour Mayoral candidate, Rokhsana Fiaz, were out with local activists across West Ham talking to residents about any concerns and issues. We held stalls and sent door k…Read more…
Picture of Paul Finch, Treasurer of British Columbia Public Service Union with London UNISON Local Government Pension Scheme reps (Paul centre in black suit) & our Regional UNISON manager, Helen Reynolds last week.
Paul gave a well recei…Read more…
Hat tip picture @mhmdrvt from tonight’s Labour Party committee meeting, where Rokhsana spoke to delegates about the frantic time she has had since being selected on Friday, the hundreds of emails and texts congratulating her that she is still trying to…Read more…
Last night my branch held its Annual General Meeting at the House of Commons courtesy of our Keynote speaker Angela Rayner MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Education.
Beforehand we had organised a tour of Westminster Hall and the public areas of the …Read more…
Very good article on LabourList by Newham resident Maya Goodfellow
“Ever since Jeremy Corbyn was elected Labour leader, a narrative has endured regardless of how well the party’s done at the ballot box or how many new membership cards are issued: he’s…Read more…
“UNISON members at United Utilities are on strike to defend their right to a fair pension. It’s not a decision they’ve taken lightly, but the staff of the UK’s largest listed water company face being hammered by pension proposals that could leave …Read more…
This is a really lovely picture from Roksana’s “thank you” party for supporters which took place last night at our campaign HQ in Canning Town.
Despite the cold and the snow the venue was packed out with happy and enthusiastic supporters from all part…Read more…
Professional Pensions: John Gray says we should think about investing more locally, but there are a number of serious practical investment problems to overcome
As austerity bites and local authorities up and down the country struggle to provide service…Read more…
Fantastic news. Rokhsana beats Robin Wales by a staggering 861 to 503 votes. Will blog further when I can stop the uncontrolled laughing and smiling. Read more…
“It’s time. Just under 24 hrs to go before voting ends at 12 noon tomorrow (Friday 16/3/18), Labour members can still vote for me as their #NewhamMayor candidate.
If elected in May, I will put people at the heart of everything we do as a council &…Read more…
It’s time. To vote Rokhsana as your Labour candidate for Newham Mayor
Dear Member,
With less than 2 days to go there’s not much time left to vote for me as your Labour candidate for Mayor of Newham. Voting closes at 12:00 noon thi…Read more…
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My statement on plans by the current Newham Mayor to set up a private development company & then give it our assets, value = £3bn. They could be our libraries, community centres, leisure centres and the council’s own office & stop me buildin…Read more…
Rokhsana Fiaz is challenging Sir Robin Wales, the mayor of the London borough since 2002
“A referendum should be held on scrapping the directly elected mayoral system used in the London borough where the Olympics was held, according the woma…Read more…
Happy Mother’s Day to my lovely Mum, Margaret Gray and shout out to @rokhsanafiaz #Rokhs4Mayor call to end #maternity discrimination on this #MotheringSunday
As a trade unionist I know that mothers are sacked or forced out of work every day of the w…Read more…
Both UNISON and Unite have officially endorsed Rokhsana Fiaz as the Labour candidate for Newham Mayor in May.
Unison “Greater London Region UNISON Labour Link is pleased to support our union member, Rokhsana Fiaz, to be the next Labour candidate to …Read more…
Great letter of endorsement for Rokhsana Fiaz as Newham Labour Mayoral Candidate by our West Ham MP, Lyn Brown.
After some quite disgusting and frankly vile comments and deliberate untruths by “supporters” of the incumbent, Lyn has obviously felt that…Read more…
“This is to confirm that our Branch Annual General Meeting will take place on Tuesday 20 March 2018 at 6pm in Committee Room 5 at the House of Commons in the historic Palace of Westminster.
This meeting is open to all UNISON Housing Association m…Read more…
Please join us next Tuesday 13th March as we celebrate International Women’s Day with Sarah Green, the Director of End Violence Against women Coalition. Kick off will be 7:30pm, at Eat 16 Cafe, St Luke’s Church, Canning Town. The closest tube station i…Read more…