I was pleased that Greater London UNISON Labour Link has given a supportive nomination to Murad Qureshi for the directly elected GLA seat City & East.
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Life as a Home Carer in Modern Britain
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100th anniversary of my Grandfather arriving at Gallipoli
According to this history of the “Hawke Battalion” Royal Naval Divison (RDN) by Douglas Jerrold, my Grandfather ( Taid in Welsh) Sub-lieutenant, Frederick Matthews, first joined them on active service a 100 years ago yesterday on 18 July 1915.
The Ba…Read more…
How banks are ripping off Councils and what to do about it
This post was published on LabourList today. Tomorrow (20 July 2015) at 4pm the Select Community on Communities Local Government will hear evidence from the Channel 4 Despatches programme and their expert witnesses.
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Workers’ Capital in the Twenty-First Century
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UNISON General Secretary Dave Prentis: My 3 Pledges to you
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Select Committee Investigation into Councils and LOBOs: Monday 20 July
In this session the Communities and Local Government Committee will examine the evidence presented on the Channel 4 Dispatches programme of Monday 6 July 2015 regarding local councils and lender option, borrower option loans.
Inquiry: Lo…Read more…
West Ham Labour Party Nomination for Leader, Deputy & City & East Thursday 23rd July 2015
“You are invited to West Ham CLP’s all member meeting to nominate our candidates for Leader and Deputy Leader and our candidate to stand for City and East London constituency for the London Assembly in 2016.
When and where:
When: 7.30pm on Thursday 23 July
Where: Vicarage Lane Community Centre,…Read more…
Pizza Express, stop thieving staff tips!
To: Richard Hodgson, CEO Pizza Express 2,969
of 3,000signaturesPizza Express is cheating staff of their fair tips. The 8% ‘admin fee’ it deducts from credit card tips should be scrapped with 100% of tips going to staff– no deductions, no excuses.Why is this important?Pizza Express rightly…Read more…
Emergency Questions to Newham Council about LOBO toxic loans & Parliamentary Select Committee for Local Government
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Emergency Questions to Newham Council about LOBO Scrunity & Possible Solution
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“Newham Needs”
So far I haven’t heard whether the Budget last week will have any impact on the £50 million saving that Newham Council believes it will have to achieve next year.
This is on top of £106 million cut in government funding during the last five years. The government not only want to reduce public…Read more…
Redbridge Schools Fairness Conference
On Thursday I went to Beal High School in Clayhall to observe a conference run by Redbridge Schools on “Fairness”.
I am a member of the Redbridge Council Fairness Commission which has been set up to investigate poverty and inequality in the Borough an…Read more…
Battle of Britain 75th Anniversary and “Repeat please!”
Today is the anniversary of the start of “The Battle of Britain”. A flypast of RAF Second World War and modern war planes took place over Buckingham Place. Six surviving pilots joined the Queen for the display and her fellow …Read more…
UNISON care workers recieve compensation after violent incident at work
Most people join a union for personal advice and support at work or the benefits of having collective bargaining over your terms and conditions.
Free legal advice and representation by trusted and expert union lawyers is also something to bear …Read more…
Labour candidate for City and East: Greater London Assembly
There is an ongoing selection process to replace London Assembly Member, John Biggs, who has been elected as Mayor of Tower Hamlets and will be stepping down from his City and East London seat.
There are 18 candidates!
Greater London UNISON L…Read more…
UNISON Labour Link 2015: Motion on “Union busting by UK public service providers”
This was the speech for London motion 18 on Union busting which was delivered by our delegate James Beckles.
Hopefully, anti-union rogue employers in our sector such as Catalyst Housing and Creative Support will take note.
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The Kindertransport “hero” Sir Nicholas Winton RIP
On the way back home on Saturday from the UNISON Labour Link forum in Manchester, I went through London Liverpool Street Railway station.
At the station I passed the statues of the “Kindertransport” children who were rescued from Nazi Europe and arriv…Read more…
UNISON Labour Link 2015: Day 2 – meet the “Newbie” MPs
Day 2 of the National UNISON Labour Link Forum in Manchester started this morning with a “Parliamentary Panel” of MPs and MEPS (see picture). It was inspiring to see 3 new MPs who come from our movement sitting for the first time alongside longer…Read more…
Happy 123rd Anniversary of Keir Hardie election of first ever Labour MP
Today (4 July) is not only the anniversary of the United States Declaration of Independence (arguably the only successful British Revolution) but also the election of the first ever Labour MP, Keir Hardie.
He was elected for West Ham South in 1892. Ph…Read more…