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My recommendations for UNISON regional seats. You can vote for regional and national candidates and for those in your own “service group” (see below – Health, Local Government, Community, Higher Education and Energy)
Service Group Seats
Health – Gener…Read more…
Great news that the Government is considering ending Section 21 “no fault evictions” of tenants who pay their rent, don’t cause a nuisance and respect their property.
This is a major victory but we need to make sure that this current Conservative…Read more…
What’s the election for?All seats are up for election on UNISON’s national executive council (or ‘NEC’).The NEC is a diverse group of 67 ordinary members like you, working in all areas of public services, who make decisions about how our union is run.W…Read more…
Newham Mayor, Rokhsana Fiaz and Councillors agreed unanimously to support this motion. My local Councillor, Sasha DasGupta moved the motion which was seconded by Stratford Cllr Joshua Garfield.
Many thanks to Fossil Free Newham. Now to implement.
My recommendations if you are a member of UNISON in London. You can vote for regional and national candidates and for those in your own “service group” (Health, Local Government, Community, Higher Education and Energy)
Greater London RegionMale seat – …Read more…
Inside Housing this week had a number of stories and features on the growing gender pay gap in large Housing Associations.
See here (paywall) for links to full reports.
I was asked to comment “John Gray, national executive committee member fo…Read more…
Hi everyone,
My name is Robbie Mullen. I asked HOPE not hate if I could send this email to say thank you to everyone who sent me a message since the end of the trial at the Old Bailey last week.
The last few years have been a bit mad&nb…Read more…
This evening I was invited by this branch to come and speak to their monthly meeting about LBN Housing issues.
I gave a short overview of what we are doing as a new administration, led by our Executive Mayor< Rokhsana Fiaz, with regard to housing s…Read more…
Check out London region and national seat candidates below. Ballot papers sent to your home address
Newham Council “Sad incident in Church Street, Manor Park, on Monday evening. Man in 20s died from gun and knife wounds.
Extra police in area reassuring residents. Sympathy to those who knew victim. Call police on 101 with information about incident o…Read more…
Dear Supporter,
A huge thank you to everyone who supported our UCL outsourcing protest last Thursday. We had great turnout and sent a strong message to UCL that they cannot ignore: it’s time for them to bring their outsourced workers back in-house.
Ple…Read more…
1.3 million UNISON members will be able to vote for their new National Executive Council (NEC) members from April 15. Ballot papers will be sent to their home address (Check My UNISON to make sure your address details are up to date ) with a pre-paid e…Read more…
At @NewhamLondon cabinet.
Nothing controversial but a number of heavy duty items: –
Youth provision, ICT, @CIPFA report, #LIP plan, adoption, Children mental health, Viability assessments Shared lives services….Read more…
Great photo of our former UNISON Housing Associations branch manager & organiser, Josephine Grahl, with Jez and Dave Prentis, celebrating 20 years of National Minimum wage (and campaigning for all workers to be paid the same)
Josephine is now…Read more…
Top candidate! Read more…
It’s time to choose who speaks for you and makes decisions in our union.
Find out more at www.unison.org.uk/nec2019
Please join your fellow UNISON members and vote in the NEC election. It only takes a few minutes! Thank you.Read more…
Hat tip picture to local photographer, Steve Lewis, and Newham History Society Facebook page. It would appear that this photo dates back to the late 1960s. I reckon that I am possibly the same age as that child.
Currently in Newham we are undertaking …Read more…
Picture collage of recent canvass in Stratford and Newtown ward in West Ham CLP. They have a really good new local Labour Rose newsletter which we gave out.
We canvassed one high rise tower block (with waking watch fire marshals due to cladding) then …Read more…
Former UNISON President and all round good egg. Ballot papers out 15 AprilRead more…