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This is a little complicated but if you are a Labour Party member, who believes in the Co-operative movement and have been selected to stand for Labour at next year’s May 2018 local elections….
bear with me…
and if you also want to stand as a Lab…Read more…
Picture college from Monday’s fish n chips fund raiser for the 2018 elections in East London Rugby Club sponsored by UNISON Labour Link and the CWU.
It was a really good night and apart from a couple of political speeches we had great food from a loca…Read more…
I will be sorry to miss this event (at the new venue) but tomorrow is West Ham GC!
Shame, a really interesting topic. Hope someone mentions UNISON Ethical Care Charter. Which hopefully Newham Council will be considering signing soon. Read more…
On Tuesday 24 October I attended with other Councillors, a memorial service held in my ward with family members, friends and Police colleagues of PC Nina Mackay who was stabbed to death near this spot 20 years ago.
It was a very dignified and well att…Read more…
On Saturday I went to Congress House for a meeting of the South Eastern Trade Union Council (SERTUC) as an UNISON delegate. I haven’t been a delegate to this body for some years and was pleased to be there again but sad to note that this was the last m…Read more…
Sunday 22 October; 11am; Stratford Station (Westfield entrance); Political Education & Social; Daniel Blaney and juliannemarriott@me.com ; CLP (Everyone is welcome including friends and family.) London Docklands Museum visit E14 4AL. either bi…Read more…
Reminder – Branch Labour Link AGM House of Commons Wednesday 25 October 6pm to 8pm (followed by social).Guest Speaker – John Healey MP Shadow Minister for Housing & PlanningAll Branch Labour Link (APF) members invited.Strictly RSVP to C.Thompson@un…Read more…
NEC report 18.10.17″People are getting angry, seeing how much they have lost through seven years of the pay cap, UNISON’s national executive council heard at its meeting in London today.And that is because of the campaign being run by the union, general secretary Dave Prentis told the meeting.And…Read more…
interesting article about unions on Labourlist recently. I will post on a related fringe at this years Labour Party Conference.
“Throughout the 20th century, whether you were friend or foe of organised labour, there was no doubting it mattered. Un…Read more…
This is great but I am still trying to find out why in Newham we did not have a Black History month? Anyone know?Read more…
This evening I took part as a Newham Councillor in a “Fire Safety in Tower Blocks Scrutiny Commission” meeting. It was actually a mostly positive and constructive meeting but for some bizarre reason was held in secret and I cannot report on it.
I…Read more…
Dear Compass Supporter,
Here with details of our event on Thursdsay October 26th at 7.30:
Adult Social Care – Quality vs Cash ?
with Anna Bailey-BearfieldLead Officer: Fix Dementia CareThe Alzheimer’s Society
Larry SandersSocial Care Spokesperson: the Green Party
Jos BellChair: London…Read more…
Definitely off message but today Gill and I went for a linear walk from White Notley station to Witham station (Essex). It was a walk in an old booklet I found on my shelf called “Off the Beaten Track – 20 Rambles in Rural Essex” by Great Eastern Railw…Read more…
Got email last night from London Region”Dear candidate,Many thanks for attending your interview last weekend. I am pleased to inform you that the assessment team have recommended that you be included on the longlist of candidates and able to seek selec…Read more…
PROGRAMME OF THE DAY Black History Month 2017
9:30 Coffee and Registration
10:00 Welcome and Introductions – Stephanie Thomas
10:20 Margaret Greer – National Black members Officer
11:00 Alim Kamara – Entertainment (Story Story activity )
11:30 Coffee break
11:45 Johnesia…Read more…
Pensions for many have improved over the years but we are now in danger of going backwards not
forwards. See article below from TUC’s Tim Sharp
“Workplace pensions work: three lessons from today’s ONS stats (8 August 17)
More older workers retiring today benefit from decent workplace…Read more…
Picture from the balcony of East Thames (now L&Q) Housing headquarters in Stratford, Newham, London before a UNISON branch meeting. A stunning view of the Stratford & East London skyline including the Olympic Stadium, docklands and all the rece…Read more…
Some useful stuff from ACAS and UNISON. Remember that 1:6 adults had a common mental health problem last week.
Dear Colleague,
Today is World Mental Health day. This year’s theme is mental health in the workplace.
We have new guidan…Read more…
Off message but a lovely walk today from the People’s Republic to Queen Elizabeth’s Hunting Lodge at Chingford. Highlights are :- Great sky. Fantastic breakfast at the Lakeside Diner. Then got lost. Found way across A406. Had coffee at Higham lake. At …Read more…
The strange case of a government housing policy that won’t happenby stevehilditch
By Ross FraserEveryone in the sector will recall the surprise late insertion into the 2015 Conservative election manifesto of a policy to extend the right to buy to housing association tenants – funded by the…Read more…