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One-Party Councils, Accountablity & Corruption
Below is an email that I have sent to Katie Ghose, Chief Executive of the Electoral Reform Society (ERS) in response to a recent report she circulated to I believe all local Councillors in England. The report is called “The Cost of One-Party Councils:…Read more…
Our Tory Housing Future
Please read (and then weep) this examination of the new Tory Housing and Planning Bill on the blog Red Brick. In housing, as with the cuts in child tax credits, I don’t think that people “get” just how right wing and extremist this Government is behavi…Read more…
Trade Union Bill: Parliamentary Lobby – 2 November 2015
I have just sent my MP, Lyn Brown, a message via the UNISON website asking to meet and lobby her over the Conservative anti-trade bill at the TUC event being organised for Monday 2 November.
If you have a Labour MP (who are opposed to the bill) y…Read more…
Workers’ Capital in the 21st Century: ShareAction Annual Lecture withSharan Burrow
The keynote speaker at this years ShareAction annual lecture in the historic Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, London was the General Sectetary of the International Trade Union Confideration, Sharan Burrow. The ITUC is the global version of the Briti…Read more…
West Ham TULO sets up Anti-Austerity Campaign Group
Last week trade union affiliates and activists to West Ham Labour Party were invited to a meeting organised by Kim Silver, who is its trade union liaison officer. At the meeting was also Peter Smith, who is secretary to the Newham joint trade union committee.
West Ham trade union activists…Read more…
Osborne plays a deceiving game
Hat tip to Bob S for his link to Facebook site “Fight Propaganda” who have dissected George Osborne’s speech at the Tory Party Conference last week. Check the references below.
“With scores of economists indicating through open letters that Osborne …Read more…
Real Debt fringe: Austerity, Private debt & the next Global Crash – TUC Congress 2015
I am slowly catching up on events that I haven’t managed to post upon yet for various reasons.
This “Real Debt” fringe took place at the TUC Congress last month. It was sponsored by Unison.
Clare Williams, the Northern Region convener chaired and spea…Read more…
Why did Sports Direct call ambulances 82 times?
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Sports Direct’s Shirebrook warehouse is the heart of the giant sportswear retailer, handling clothes and kit that will be sold all over the country. The pace of work there is relentless, and the harsh conditions have long been protested by Unite, who represent workers there. But now a…Read more…
TUC Rally and March #4Oct15 – A week on
The picture collage above is from the TUC Rally and March which took place last Sunday in Manchester. I went with UNISON Greater London Regional colleagues and helped carry our Banner.
It was estimated that 85000 trade unionists from all over the…Read more…
World Mental Health Day
Tomorrow (Saturday 10 October) is “World Mental Health Day” which is supported by respected United Nations agency the World Health Organisation.
“World Mental Health Day is observed on 10 October every year, with the overall objective of raising awa…Read more…
“How would your office look if your manager was a cat?”
I must admit that as a trade union steward for many years I have come across some very odd managers but…:)Read more…
Tower Hamlets Council Pension Board – Inaugural meeting 28 July 2015
This post is just a little late but for accuracy, I wanted to be able to refer to the published minutes which were only published recently.
The meeting was held in the Council Chamber in the Mulberry Place Town Hall E14.
The Hu…Read more…
Fidelity pays £50,000 to help Tories cut tax credits for children & increase tax breaks for millionaires
Check this post by financial blogger Tom Powdrill and look for “Fidelity”in my blog archive. See what is being done with profits from managing our money. If your pension scheme has any links with Fidelity ask them to think again.
“Another Fidelity – C…Read more…
Newham Compass debate on “Devolution London” 7.30pm Wednesday 7 October
This should be interesting. “Devolution London”. Former leader of Southwark Counicl Jeremy Frazer, Co-author of “Changing London” David Robinson, Co-author of London Devolution Prospectus and Tessa Jowell former Minster. Chaired by Julianne Marriott.
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TUC March and Rally Manchester – #4octdemo
This picture is of UNISON members from London Ambulance Service (LAS) carrying our regional banner at the TUC demo today at Manchester.
Second from left is UNISON Vice President, Eric Roberts, who is the branch secretary of LAS.
This was a great day…Read more…
Denis Healey: the Labour Giant who did the dirty work for socialism
I was at home today recovering still from this weeks’ Labour Party conference, when I saw on the news that Denis Healey had died this morning in his sleep aged 98.
Which is a good age by any standards, so some of the reporting I have seen that his dea…Read more…
10,900 working families in West Ham to lose out in Tory tax credit “snatch and grab” – 5.2 Million children affected Nationally
A horrifying report is released today by UNISON on the impact of the Government cuts in Tax credits next April. The rise in the minimum wage will not offset these cuts.
Working families and their children who already find it a struggle to survive are about to lose as much as £60 per week. This is…Read more…
TUC March and Rally Manchester – Sunday October 4
Early start tomorrow morning (Sunday) to take the train to Manchester for March & Rally. I will be with the UNISON Greater London Regional banner. “No to Austerity – Yes to Workers’ Rights
National rally and march on the Tory conference
As the Conservative Party Conference meets…Read more…
Nominate Dave Prentis to be our UNISON General Secretary
Last week my UNISON branch Executive Committee voted to support the nomination of Dave Prentis as our next General Secretary.
This week Greater London UNISON Regional Committee voted the same.
Yesterday our National UNISON Community (Housing Associ…Read more…