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This was my speech to the UNISON Community Conference yesterday on Pensions. The Composite motion had been moved by Community member June Poole from Rochdale Local Government Branch on behalf of National Women’s Committee.
It was very positive to see…Read more…
On the train back to London with UNISON delegates after our annual National Seminar and Conference in Bradford. See previous posts on the Seminar which took place immediately before here and here.
The Conference was chaired by UNISON Vice Presid…Read more…
Day 2 of the national seminar started off with more workshops and reporting back. Then after morning break the plenary session with West Midlands Regional Head of Community Andrew Johnson explaining in a lucid and comprehensive way the new Government r…Read more…
This afternoon was the start of the Unison National Seminar for Community (Housing Associations & Voluntary Sector) in Bradford.
Beforehand there was a meeting of delegates who work in community sectors. I went to the Housing Associations meeting….Read more…
Hat tip Mr Rayner.Read more…
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Convenor: John Burgess – 61 Yvonne Green – 119
Deputy Convenor: April Ashley – 60 Conroy Lawrence – 111
Finance Convenor:John Gray – 117 Hugo Pierre – 57
Publicity Officer: Lynn Bentley – 115 Phoebe Watkins – 60
Equalities Convenor: Liz Baptiste – 124 Angela Boyle – 52
The cry…Read more…
Check out Tom P post “Fidelity, the Tory-friendly fund manager”
Just think about it. The multi millionaire owners of Fidelity uses profits from managing Council pension funds to promote the Tories – who want to sack and/or destroy the pay and co…Read more…
This motion was passed at my branch AGM which took place in City Hall last week. It will be one of our motions submitted to our UNISON National Conference in June (the other on “Union Busting”).
If people think a “Living Wage” makes sense, then what a…Read more…
We are being taken for mugs. Workers and the share owners of companies (such as pension and insurance policy holders) alike are being ripped off. The father of modern day economics, Adam Smith, (not someone I usually cite and whose book “Wealth of Nati…Read more…
Well said Dennis.Read more…
Off message but photos are from the 2nd London Loop Walk last Sunday. This was just under 8 miles and much more attractive than the first. The riverside walk along the River Cray was very muddy but it was fun watching daft dogs jumping into the freezin…Read more…
This story in the Guardian is petty shocking. This email below was sent out on Tuesday by Labour General Secretary Iain McNicol.
Of course the real scandal is these Hedge funds managers are only making this money in the first place by ripping off you…Read more…
Picture collage from last night’s Annual General Meeting which took place at the iconic Greater London Assembly Building City Hall, which is next to Tower Bridge. Long standing member of our branch and London Assembly member, Murad Qureshi, was our hos…Read more…
Check out TUC website. These facts are a national disgrace and no Party except Labour will do anything to change this. “From 16 February to 1 March 2015 the TUC is running Fair Pay Fortnight, a series of events across the country that will raise awareness about Britain’s cost of living crisis.
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Many thanks to Henry Tapper for the plug on his website “Pension Playpen – Restoring Confidence in Pension”.
Henry talks sense and reflects a fairly widespread unease amongst member nominated trustees at least, that “professional” or corporate trustee…Read more…
Picture from our Valentine “on the knocker” for Labour candidate in Ilford North, Wes Streeting.
West Ham Labour had two canvass teams working with local activists in Fairlop ward. While Lyn Brown MP ran a telephone canvassing bank at the Ilford North…Read more…
On Tuesday next week it is my branch AGM at GLA City Hall. At the meeting the Annual Report for 2014 will be tabled (see here).
I have been re-elected unopposed again as Branch secretary for 2015/2016 and below is my contribution to the 2014 annual re…Read more…
Brilliant. Tories justifying tax avoidance by rich. Hat tip Wrexham for Labour Facebook. Read more…
On Thursday lunchtime I went to see Labour leader Ed Miliband at a policy launch on Education which took place at Haverstock school in Camden, North London. This state run comprehensive was where Ed and his brother David were educated.
While waiting …Read more…
Congratulations to top Labour Forest Gate Councillor and former Newham school head, Dianne Walls, for her award of the Order of British Empire (OBE) last week at Buckingham Place. Well deserved and what a great photograph! hat tip Conor. Read more…