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Camden NSL Parking Wardens Strike
This morning I went to Norwich by train to represent a UNISON member at a hearing then came back into London to attend a HR meeting on employment policies and procedures. On route I came across Camden UNISON members who work for the Parking Contractor …Read more…
TUC Congress 2015: Monday
Apologies for lateness but this is a snapshot of day 2 of last weeks TUC Congress (Monday) from a UNISON delegates point of view.
Our first Congress guest speaker was John Bercow MP, the Speaker of the House of Commons (and of course a Conservat…Read more…
“How to speak Corbyn” (and what a really rubbish press we have in this country)
From Private Eye. This shows why the UK press is so completely rubbish. Hat tip Ravi Read more…
“Minding the Gap: The Role of SureStart Children’s Centres”
This is Newham Scrunity Chair, Cllr Dianne Walls OBE, speech last night to Full Council. Dianne is a former head Teacher of a primary school and a children’s centre. Newham Council is consulting on cutting the number of Children centres in the b…Read more…
Workers’ Capital Conference 2015 (Day 2)
This is a little late. I have posted here and linked here on the first day of this global annual conference for trade union pension trustees and organisers that took place earlier this month.
(On my https://twitter.com/grayee account I tweeted o…Read more…
“If she drowns she’s a refugee, if she floats she’s an economic migrant”.
This is the “Katie Hopkins” immigration test that the Tories are thinking of introducing to appease The Sun and Daily Mail readers.
Hat tip Becky Tye. Read more…
“Unison has done so much for working women”
UNISON’s President Wendy Nichols has responded below to a bizarre (and “untrue”) attack on the union in the Guardian last week.
When I think of all the very strong and influential women in UNISON the idea that they are being “side lined” is fran…Read more…
Leftier than thou
Lovely. hat tip Guardian Read more…
Is this why the Tories hate trade unions?
Fascinating chart. Now, I know that not all Tories hate trade unions but none of their MPs voted against the Trade Union Bill second reading on Monday even though this is a basic democratic and human rights issue.
The chart shows that the income of th…Read more…
The Housing Crisis (and what to do about it) TUC Congress 2015
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Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn addresses TUC Congress 2015
Despite being elected as Labour Leader only four days ago, Jeremy Corbyn, travelled down to address Congress. When he appeared there was a genuine standing ovation before he said a word. The former NUPE official (a founder union of UNISON) started his …Read more…
TUC Congress 2015: Sunday
This post is a little late but I had to prepare for a speech on Housing as well as some urgent work related union stuff today. Above are some pictures from the first day of this years TUC and some brief comments I posted on twitter and Facebook. The Pr…Read more…
TUC Congress 2015
I am just about to board a train for Brighton as a UNISON delegate to this year’s TUC Congress.
There is a delegation meeting at 3pm then Congress opens at 4pm.
This is the third time I have been to Congress as a delegate.
I suspect that this yea…Read more…
Jeremy Corbyn Wins! Our New Labour Leader of the Opposition
I was at the Special conference held this lunchtime to announce the result of the Labour Leader and Deputy leadership elections. I am an UNISON delegate to this year’s Labour Party conference, so was automatically able to attend this one as well.
I ha…Read more…
Sadiq Khan Wins! Labour’s candidate for London Mayor
I have just heard that Sadiq Khan has been elected as the Labour candidate for London Mayor! Great news.
“The Tooting MP said he was “overwhelmed” and “deeply honoured” after the results were announced.
Mr Khan won 48,152 votes, a 58.9% share, in the…Read more…
Stop the Trade Union Bill – Stop the Tories causing industrial mayhem
The Government will on Monday (14 September 2015) publish a Parliamentary bill that will attack trade unions ability to defend and representative their members.
This is probably one of the most pointless and even spiteful pieces of anti-trade union l…Read more…
The Beaumont Tree – When they used a stake through the heart to deal with outlaws (a time before drone strikes)
While out walking this No 23 pathfinder 8.5 mile walk in Bedfordshire during the August Bank Holiday weekend, I came across this plaque on a public footpath, which crossed a minor country road(click on photo to bring up details).
This is&nb…Read more…
“It’s from workers and it should go back to workers”
Check out this post below by UNISON’s head of bargaining and Campaigns in Scotland, Dave Watson, on the first day of the Workers Capital Conference which took place yesterday.
Also this YouTube video above by the ITF.
“Workers of the world unite to …Read more…
Workers’ Capital Conference 2015
Yesterday was the first day of the 2015 Workers’ Capital Conference, which this year is being held in London and hosted by the International Transport Federation (ITF). This global conference of union pension activists was organised by the Internationa…Read more…