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Off message somewhat but recently spent a lovely day with family at a rented beach hut in Walton on Naze. My sister-in-law paid £50 on line for the day – 9am-6pm.
Of course, being a British beach experience in August, it was a little windy and even ra…Read more…
“We have called for strong action on climate change for many years.This September, our branches across the UK are organising a week of activities to call for urgent action to tackle climate change.Green UNISON Week gives UNISON members the chance to sh…Read more…
A disturbing Video from anti fascist “Hope not hate” on a new far right threatRead more…
For the first time in many years Newham Council tenants and leaseholders now have named officers for all our estates and properties in the borough.
This is a brand new team and I have been on a number of “walkabouts” and resident meetings with them. T…Read more…
Ballot HelplineIf individual members have not received a paper by 13 August 2019 then they should contact the ballot helpline operated by UNISONdirect on the following telephone number: 0800 0 857 857.Members with hearing difficulties can use textphone…Read more…
Solidarity to privatised NHS UNISON members striking tomorrow.
“Strike action involving 31 staff employed by Addaction is set to go ahead after Acas talks did not reach a resolution to their dispute on Wednesday.
A 100% vote for strike action was pr…Read more…
This afternoon I met members of the Archbishop of Canterbury Housing Commission at a building site in Newham where the Council is to build new high quality homes at truly affordable rents. Officers and contractors explained what we are doing with the s…Read more…
TUC LESE Annual Health & Safety Briefing – Respiratory Health – a Workplace Issue
Friday 27 September 2019
Congress House, 23-28 Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3LS
· The central theme for this year is r…Read more…
Check out this BBC report
Costa Coffee: Employees call £200 deductions for training ‘unfair’
This is outrageous and I hope people boycott this @CostaCoffee in Upminister (& any other employer who steals from its workforce).
This sort of …Read more…
Last week I went on a second walkabout in Park Road, E6 with Residents, Council Officers, Police and local ward Councillor, Nilufa Jahan. Cllr Jahan had persuaded the Police to send a “design out crime” specialist to the block, who had produced an exce…Read more…
Win a holiday AND fight for equality by filling out the 2019 equality survey by 26 August. Go to https://unison.org.uk/eqsurvey2019Read more…
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Hat tip Newham Council “If you are concerned about someone who is rough sleeping and medical attention is not immediately required, you can make a referral to StreetLink through their website or call 0300 500 0914 which is charged at nor…Read more…
Wendy is a superb working class, life long trade unionist. We need members like her putting UNISON values at the heart of the Labour Party. Read more…
A lovely picture from last Friday evening when Councillors and officers met Residents and Police to discuss how to tackle jointly crime and anti-social behaviour in the area (Forest Gate South ward adjacent to Romford Road).
The meeting was Chaired by…Read more…
Off message but marvellous picture of my Mum, Margaret Gray (nee Matthews) when she was a student mental health nurse aged 18 in Denbigh, North Wales around 1960 (she is on the left).
It was originally in a local newspaper (?) and our family had thoug…Read more…
Fascinating video chart. The hegemony of USA, the rise and relative fall of Japan and now the rise of China.Read more…
Vote for a London NHS worker to represent you in UNISON’s National Labour committee
I am a front line NHS health worker, a paramedic in the London Ambulance Service, working shifts while still being an active UNISON steward, representing and defending …Read more…
“Everyone deserves fairness, equality and justice at work. That’s what trade unions stand for. When you join a union, you join a movement that’s 6 million strong.
Working people are stronger when they act together. And together, we can make the workin…Read more…
Picture from Tuesday with Newham TELCO Citizens. I first worked with TELCO in the 1990s when my trade union branch, UNISON Tower Hamlets was affiliated and I can remember going on demos and lobbies with them over the London Living wage.
Their twitter …Read more…