Great Youtube video produced by the Institute of Employment Rights’ featuring Professor Keith Ewing and John Hendy QC. I don’t think even trade unionists really understand that the most important thing we do is collective bargaining with employer…Read more…
UNISON Housing Association Branch Labour Link AGM with Emma Reynolds MP
Last Tuesday evening we had our Annual General Meeting of Greater London UNISON Housing Association Branch Labour Link at the House of Commons. UNISON Labour Link members (also known as APF) choose to support and affiliate to the Labour Party
Our keyn…Read more…
The Manifesto for Change – Call for Trade Unionist’s to Vote Labour
Great video from Trade Unions for Labour (TULO) on the Labour Party “Manifesto for Change”. A quietly spoken, Paul Kenny, from the GMB asks trade unionists to “When it comes to Vote, Vote Labour, no other Party, No other movement is going to deliver th…Read more…
Warham and Wighton from Wells-Next-The-Sea Walk
This is off message and a little late but last month I went for a weekend in Cromer, Norfolk and went on this fantastic 8.5mile walk on the Saturday starting in Wells. The Norfolk coast and countryside is simply stunning.
The blue, big Eastern skies a…Read more…
“Union representatives here to stay on trustee boards”
The “Local Government Chronicle” reports huge fights currently going on between trade unions and Council officers about representation on the new Local Government Pension Scheme Boards.
It is clear that some Councils are trying to openly s…Read more…
Greater London UNISON Labour Link Delegate Elections 2015
I was pleased last week to hear that I had been elected unopposed to this year’s UNISON Labour Link National Forum with Jonathan Slater and James Beckles.
There is still an election for female delegates to National Forum and Labour Party Conference.
…Read more…
West Ham Labour in Forest Gate & “Keeping it Co-op”
This collage is from today’s West Ham Labour Party stall in Forest Gate. Lyn Brown MP and local Party members and supporters handed out leaflets on Labour plans to save the NHS and rent controls. We also leafleted shoppers at our local Co-operative sto…Read more…
More men called John run big companies than all women
Not that there is anything wrong with being called John but this blatant sexism and inequality is a nonsense. It is also simply bad for business if you exclude half the world from the the potential pool of talent to recruit from. The picture above is f…Read more…
130 years of West Ham North MP’s
Hat tip to excellent local history website “E7 Now & Then” for a fascinating and topical post on the MPs who have served the Forest Gate part of West Ham North.
Amazing that we once had an Austro-Hungarian Baron as our MP, another who was re…Read more…
Don’t believe the baloney – SHPS Pensions are not doomed. Accountants can’t count
“Inside Housing” on Friday had another gloomy article on the problems facing the Social Housing Pension Scheme (SHPS).
The “deficit” is apparently getting bigger and some Housing Associations are so worried that they are thinking of joining others who…Read more…
UNISON National Labour Link Committee with Sadiq Khan MP
This picture is from last weeks meeting of UNISON National Labour Link Committee next to guest speaker, Sadiq Khan MP, Chair Eleanor Smith and General Secretary Dave Prentis.
Assistant General Secretary, Liz Snape, gave us a briefing on the UNISON Ge…Read more…
Labour v Tories 2015: It’s ideological
Last week I watched Ed Balls give a typically combative speech at the RSA about Tory spending and taxation plans if they won the next election.
On Sunday morning I again saw Ed interviewed on the BBC Andrew Marr programme who then went on to intervie…Read more…
Paris: LGBT Newham Youth Crowdfunder
The Charity Aston-Mansfield is
seeking funding for its Newham LGBT Youth support group via a crowd funding campaign. They aim to raise £6,000 and have already donations from local football team Clapton Ultras after their Football vs Homophobia’ match. The crowd funding will last until the 11th…Read more…
Are Council pension funds being ripped off? File on 4
On Tuesday evening (and repeated 5pm today) the excellent investigative Radio 4 programme “File on 4” examined whether at the same time that Councils are suffering from massive Government cuts – their pension funds are also being ripped off by fund man…Read more…
West Hammers helping out at Ilford North
After our street stall today in Stratford many West Ham Labour Party members went off to canvass in the marginal seat of Ilford North to support Wes Streeting as its future Labour MP.
We were split between two large local canvass teams. It was a…Read more…
West Ham Labour Party Stall – Stratford 2015
Today we had a West Ham Labour Party stall outside Stratford Shopping centre, giving out the ever popular Labour Party balloons to prospective voters under the age of 10 and leaflets to their parents on Labour plans for rent controls and protect the NH…Read more…
Keep It Co-op (and Save our Political Voice)
I have been a member of the Co-operative Party (which shares values and seeks to advance the co-operative agenda by standing joint Parliamentary candidates with the Labour Party) for a number of years but have been a member of the Co-operative Group fo…Read more…
“Stand Up For Labour” at Theatre Royal Stratford East: Laughter and Politics
Hat tip to West Ham Labour blog for most of the above pictures from last nights hugely successful “Stand Up For Labour” comedy fund raiser. The event was sponsored by Greater London UNISON Link and raised money for the Ilford North and West Ham General…Read more…
The amount of cash benefits to rich has gone UP since recession
You don’t have to be a raving leftie to think this is completely wrong and bonkers.
Inequality Briefing have found that the “Between 2007 and 2013, cash benefits paid to the richest fifth of the population increased by 42%. For the poorest fifth, be…Read more…
UNISON NEC Elections 2015
This morning I received written confirmation that I have been accepted as an eligible candidate for the UNISON 2015 National Executive Council elections.
I have been nominated by 40 UNISON branches for the Community Service Group General Seat. Many t…Read more…