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UNISON NEC nominates Dave Prentis as candidate for General Secretary 2015

Sep 7, 2015By John's Labour blog

Nominations opened last week for the election of Unison’s next General Secretary.

The National Executive Committee (NEC) of UNISON met on Wednesday and voted overwhelmingly(2:1) to nominate and re-elect Dave Prentis.

The NEC is the Parliament of…Read more…

Sep 7, 2015John's Labour blog

“Future of Trade Unions and the Labour Party”

Sep 6, 2015By John's Labour blog

Last Thursday I was asked to speak to Shacklewell Labour Branch, Hackney North CLP on trade unions and the party by my blogging comrade, Dave Osler. 

There was a little bit of a mix up with the room booking in the local community centre and we e…Read more…

Sep 6, 2015John's Labour blog

Daily Mail Free Zone

Sep 5, 2015By John's Labour blog

“Spotted On a Train to Norwich” Hat tip The Poke. 

I take the train to Norwich for work on quite a regular basis and look forward to sitting in this coach.

Hopefully it is a Sun free zone as well? 

🙂Read more…

Sep 5, 2015John's Labour blog

Poland: Stop sackings and union busting!

Sep 4, 2015By John's Labour blog

“Maciek Konopka has been sacked from his job at Deepwater Container Terminal (DCT) in Gdansk. Why? Ostensibly because he’s a committed and active trade union leader. It’s the latest in a line of union-busting actions by management including intimida…Read more…

Sep 4, 2015John's Labour blog

“Newham mayor overrules council committee to push ahead with SPV spending”

Sep 3, 2015By John's Labour blog

Check out this report in yesterdays “Professional Pensions”about Newham Mayor, Robin Wales, overturning the recommendation of the Overview & Scrunity Committee, that no money should be spent on a proposed “Special Purpose Vehicle” (SPV) until it ha…Read more…

Sep 3, 2015John's Labour blog

A tale of sorrow while walking up Moel Famau – the “Hill of Mothers”

Sep 2, 2015By John's Labour blog

Two weeks ago, I went on a holiday walk from the North Wales market town of Ruthin to the top of the nearby Clwydian hill range, Moel Famau, and then back down to Ruthin. At the summit is the remains of a monument to the 50th Jubilee of King George the…Read more…

Sep 2, 2015John's Labour blog

Campaign to Elect Dave Prentis: Fundraiser London Wed 2 September 2015

Sep 1, 2015By John's Labour blog

This fund raiser hosted by Kevin Maguire (“Associate Editor of the Daily Mirror & TV pundit”) will take place tomorrow – Wednesday 2 September.

From 6.30pm at “The Parcel Yard, Kings Cross Station, London, N1 9AL.”

Tickets £5 each. Read more…

Sep 1, 2015John's Labour blog

Friwin Memories – New Ballast Pit Short

Aug 31, 2015By John's Labour blog

Bass Maltings Short from Friwin on Vimeo.
When he is not on his ship off the coast of South America (month on, then month off) he is trying to set up a promotional video company with an old school friend. From close up weddings, naming ceremonies, busi…Read more…

Aug 31, 2015John's Labour blog

Vote against Keith Hellawell as director of Sports Direct

Aug 31, 2015By John's Labour blog

“VOTE AGAINST resolution 4 to re-elect Keith Hellawell as a Director of Sports Direct International PLC at the AGM 9/9/15

We believe that voting against the chair Keith Hellawell is appropriate in order to send a message about our concerns about mana…Read more…

Aug 31, 2015John's Labour blog

Dave Prentis – UNISON General Secretary election 2015

Aug 30, 2015By John's Labour blog

Just as the Labour Leadership election is coming to a close there is another important Labour Movement contest for 1.3 million UNISON members. The 5 yearly election of our General Secretary (GS). 

I am supporting Dave Prentis to be re-elected as …Read more…

Aug 30, 2015John's Labour blog

Evidence from the UNISON Housing Associations Branch to the Select Committee

Aug 28, 2015By John's Labour blog

“We are a London-based branch of the national trade union UNISON, which organises workers providing public services. 
We organise over 3,000 workers across Greater London who are employed by housing associations and are recognised by most of the G…Read more…

Aug 28, 2015John's Labour blog

Murad Qureshi Standing up for City & East

Aug 27, 2015By John's Labour blog

‘We need an experienced City and East representative like Murad, who can hit the ground running. With his strong track record of effectively holding the London Mayor to account, he offers all the people of East London a campaigning GLA member who will …Read more…

Aug 27, 2015John's Labour blog

UNISON Champion – June Poole RIP

Aug 26, 2015By John's Labour blog

I was shocked to hear the sad news that UNISON stalwart, June Poole, has passed away after a short illness. We were supposed to meet yesterday at the UNISON centre in London for a Board meeting of the Welfare Trustees.This meeting was cancelled out of …Read more…

Aug 26, 2015John's Labour blog

Speech to Cabinet on “Alternative Finance Proposal for Newham Pension scheme” (Special Purpose Vehicle)

Aug 25, 2015By John's Labour blog

Below is the full version of the speech I gave this afternoon at the crowded Cabinet meeting at Newham Dockside in support of last night’s recommendations by our Overview & Scrutiny Committee.The recommendation was that we should not spend up to £500k on a SPV for the pension fund without the…Read more…

Aug 25, 2015John's Labour blog

South West Ham Independent Labour Party – “Wanted £2000 For New Buildings”

Aug 24, 2015By John's Labour blog

Ht tip Captain Swing who noticed this in an ebay auction. I am not sure who “Treasurer Alderman W. Bell 15 Mafeking Road E16” or what was the “New Building” appeal or why the “Bullfinch”? but suspect he is the former Mayor of West Ham mentioned here ht…Read more…

Aug 24, 2015John's Labour blog

Newham Overview & Scrunity “Call in” on SPV – 6.30pm Monday 24 August 2015

Aug 23, 2015By John's Labour blog

Tomorrow evening at Committee Room 1, East Ham Town Hall, members of Newham Council Overview & Scrutiny will debate a request from a Cllr that up to £500,000 should not yet be spent on a proposed Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) for its staff pension fund.

Cllr Farah Nazeer has asked that this…Read more…

Aug 23, 2015John's Labour blog

Labour Party Leadership discourse

Aug 22, 2015By John's Labour blog

Last Saturday I was in North Wales and went out for an evening meal and family get together in a small bistro restaurant in Ruthin, Denbighshire called “On the Hill”. There was 6 of us aged 25 to 74 sitting in a private table in the corner away from ot…Read more…

Aug 22, 2015John's Labour blog

Vote FIAZ, Rokhsana #1 – London Executive on Association of Labour Cllrs

Aug 21, 2015By John's Labour blog

(In a personal capacity and as a Newham Cllr I fully support Rokhsana as a candidate to be the ALC rep for London. She has integrity and principles and will be a fantastic advocate for London Councils at the ALC).
Vote FIAZ, Rokhsana #1Association of …Read more…

Aug 21, 2015John's Labour blog

Select Committee on Future for Housing Associations – Have your say

Aug 19, 2015By John's Labour blog

My UNISON branch Greater London Housing Associations and the national UNISON Community Service Group Executive are asking members to make submissions to the Parliamentary Select Committee investigation into the future of Housing Associations. See below…Read more…

Aug 19, 2015John's Labour blog

Londoners’ walk up Place Fell

Aug 17, 2015By John's Labour blog

Off message but last week I was on holiday in the Lake District and went for a superb 8.5 mile walk up and down Place Fell then alongside Ullswater. The weather was unusually kind, warm and sunny (unlike some of the other days – there is a reason why t…Read more…

Aug 17, 2015John's Labour blog
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