It is simply incredible that some employers require DBS checks to be paid by their low paid employees!!!! Congratulations to London UNISON Voluntary organisations branch for their campaigning on this topic and for this new survey of UNISON member…Read more…
“What lies ahead for housing associations with pension obligations?”
So check out this report by https://www.socialhousing.co.uk/comment/comment (pay wall) May 24 2023 that DB pensions obligations “likely to have reduced by more than 50%” and due to surpluses in the Local Government Pension schemes “We expect sign…Read more…
Industrial action agreed in Imperial College Greater London – tomorrow
To
Branch Committee at UNISON Imperial College branch,
The
Regional Convenor team have been updated on the successful ballot result and
strike action planned by your members over pay starting tomorrow.
As
the cost-of-living crisis worsen…Read more…
“Vulnerable children will be affected if adoption agency staff lose jobs, says UNISON”
Check out UNISON press release below but this dreadful story is even worse than it appears since Coram is refusing to recognise UNISON and refusing to meet our organisers? Why on earth are they refusing to recognise the UN recognised human rights of th…Read more…
Out and about for Labour in Uxbridge & South Ruislip – Danny Beales
Today I joined UNISON and Labour union colleagues to canvass for Labour in the Uxbridge & South Ruislip by election. A certain Boris Johnson has stood down as the MP for the area (for reasons everyone is aware). The Labour candidate, Dan…Read more…
Out and about for Labour in Boleyn
This morning after my West Ham ward Councillor surgery, I cycled over and joined Labour colleagues in Boleyn ward to deliver Direct messages to local residents. I missed the local MP, Sir Stephen Timms who had been with teams earlier but did join…Read more…
Out and about for Labour in Wall End
Yesterday evening I was delivering leaflets and direct messages with my Councillor and trade union colleague, Zuber Gulamussen. He works in the railways and is about to start further strike action over pay in the coming weeks. I have not camp…Read more…
Neil Guild – Labour Candidate for Somerton and Frome By Election 2023
Congratulations to Neil Guild, our UNISON Regional Convenor for the South West, who has been selected by Labour to be our candidate in the Somerton and Frome By Election.I have known Neil for a number of years and last week I sat next to him, at UNISON…Read more…
Windrush 75th anniversary – London UNISON & Newham
This evening I attended two events remembering and celebrating the 75th anniversary of the ship, Empress Windrush, docking at Tilbury Port, Essex in 1948 with several hundred West Indian migrants, who came to the “motherland” in order to fi…Read more…
Pen-blwydd hapus Shabs!
Happy 50th birthday to my good comrade, Cllr Shabab Mohammed, Cabinet lead for Housing Management. Enjoy your well deserved break! Read more…
UNISON Labour Link & Labour Unions supporting Danny Beales for Uxbridge & South Ruislip By Election
This Sunday 25 June UNISON Labour Link and London Labour Unions are out supporting Danny Beales (UNISON member) and his team in the important Uxbridge & South Ruislip by election. This of course follows the resignation of its previous MP, a c…Read more…
Country Walking: Harlestone, Northamptonshire walk
On way back from Wales yesterday, Gill and I broke the journey by stopping off for this 4.71 mile circular walk on the OS site (pay wall) via Country Walking magazine. A fantastic walk, we have never been to this part of the world before and were …Read more…
Turning Nazi V2 Rocket sites into Wild Flowers Memorial
Many thanks to Cllr Asser, Cabinet member for Environment, for getting the impact site of a West Ham ward Nazi V2 Rocket attack on 1 Feb 1945, turned into a beautiful wild flowers memorial. 29 Residents were killed that night and many more injure…Read more…
Fathers Day 2023
Today is always a little difficult for me (and no doubt my sisters Helen and Lucy) despite it being over 21 years since we lost our father, John Gray, in 2002. Picture from his Labour Party election leaflet for Buckley Town Council in late 1950’s….Read more…
UNISON National Delegate Conference 2023: Day 4
Final Day of Conference (Friday). It started with an informal meeting with shadow minister for mental health, Rosena Allin-Khan MP with Greater London UNISON delegates. Who shared with Rosena unison issues and successes in health, LAS, Polic…Read more…
UNISON National Delegate Conference 2023- Day three
Today (Thursday) I still have “conference lurgy” so skipped the morning run again. Another glorious blue sky day. Nice to have a name check in the Morning Star from yesterday’s debate “the NEC shouldn’t go off and be a lone ranger” and picture of my Co…Read more…
UNISON NDC 23 – Labour Link Fringe with Angela Rayner MP & Christina McAnea
There was a great fringe yesterday evening by UNISON Labour Link with former activist Angela Rayner turned MP and our General Secretary Christina McAnea (chaired by National Labour Link lead, Linda Hobson). Angela was on form with a confiden…Read more…
UNISON National Delegate Conference 2023: Day 2 – Industrial Action Ballots: Composite D debate
Today I moved a composite motion on behalf of London and Eastern region, Private Contractors, North Northamptonshire LG & Newcastle Hospitals. The current NEC opposed the motion (despite previously supporting it) for in my view, pretty bizzare…Read more…
UNISON National Delegate Conference 2023: Tuesday – Day one
This morning I went for a early morning run (aka slow jog) west of the Mersey then was in the Conference centre for the first day of National Delegate Conference, as one of the two London regional delegates with Yvonne Green.There was a bit of co…Read more…
UNISON National Delegate Conference 2023: Monday
I arrived yesterday to attend the National briefing for all Regional delegates by the General Secretary. Afterwards I went for a meal with fellow delegates, most of whom were fellow Labour Link activists. This morning I went for my early morning run in…Read more…