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My fantastic Labour Councillors for Forest Gate North (Rachel and Sasha) say “thank you” for being elected. Hat tip Rachel.
“It’s now May the 17th and I feel like I am only now emerging properly from the post-election haze and back into so…Read more…
I have a prearranged clash on the 5 June which is a shame, since this will be a marvellous event but will be at the community forum tomorrow in person – you can still register https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/stratford-and-west-ham-community-assembl…Read more…
Labour movement historian @LondonNurse2015 sent me this marvellous picture of a East Ham branch banner for the “National Union of Public Employees” (a predecessor union of UNISON).
I have no idea where this banner is now? Anyone know? …Read more…
18 June 202212:00pm–3:00pm
Parliament Square, Westminster, London SW1 3BDAdd to Calendar Get directionsOn Saturday 18 June, the trade union movement will be taking to the streets to demand action on the cost of living – a new deal for working peop…Read more…
I was really pleased to have received notification last week that I had also been elected unopposed as the UNISON Greater London Regional Finance Convenor (and therefore a Regional Council officer).
Our UNISON regional AGM is on 18 May 202…Read more…
After election day (Thursday), the “count” (Friday) and my Councillor surgery (Saturday morning) Gill and I went off for a last minute weekend break. We had not been to this part of the Kent coast before and did not quite realise how close it wa…Read more…
After a long day yesterday, Charlene, John Whitworth and myself were re-elected as Labour Councillors to Newham Council.
A huge honour and privilege. Many thanks to residents for voting for us so overwhelmingly and to ward activists for hel…Read more…
Vote Labour – and when there are joint candidates – Vote Labour and Co-operative (our sister socialist party)
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Great post by UNISON General Secretary Christina McAnea
“Political leaders of all parties will be watching nervously to see how well their candidates do in this week’s local elections.
Results often show how happy or unhappy people are with the…Read more…
Tonight we were delivering these reminder leaflets to “Labour Promises” (Residents who had previously indicated that they supported Labour) in West Ham ward. First time I have had a QR code on my leaflets.
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Off message – Normally Gill and I would go walking most Sundays but due to Council elections I have been out campaigning this Bank holiday weekend. So I will post instead on another marvellous North Walian walk from Easter.
We have done th…Read more…
If you work for Housing Associations or the Voluntary sector in UNISON’s Northern Region, you should have (or shortly will) receive a postal ballot and either/or electronic ballot for this important election. This is a quick plug for “cost of liv…Read more…
See historic example of what UNISON predecessor UNION & Labour Councils can do for their workforce) Newham Labour Labour Unions @LondonLabour #MayDay Labour History Group
“West Ham’s Labour Council which ran West Ham Mental Hospital (Goodmayes) an…Read more…
Canvasing pictures from West Ham Ward this week and the new Plaistow West & Canning Town East Ward today with our local MP Lyn Brown.
In West Ham ward we did the two tower blocks in Leather Gardens (many thanks to Jordan from UNISON Volunta…Read more…
We have really important elections in UNISON just starting. From yesterday, ballot papers would have started to drop through the letter boxes of Local Government, Health and other service Groups up and down the country. Soon there will also be e…Read more…
This morning at 11am in Three Mills Green, Stratford, London, E3 at the “Clasping Hands” statue, we remembered those who had died at work due to accidents and work related ill heath. More deaths each year than resulting from war.
The UNISO…Read more…
Off message – During Easter Gill and I went to North Wales to see my Mum and our family. We went on some wonderful walks.
This 7.5 mile circular orange walk “Penycoddiau & Moel Arthur” from our ancient (make sure you buy the modern ver…Read more…
Check out this report in https://www.in-unison.org/
“The afternoon session of Day 2 of UNISON Health Conference concentrated on pay, terms and conditions. Conference agreed motions on moving to a 35 hour week and to campaign for an increase …Read more…
Health Group Conference began its second day with an emotional and powerful speech from Iryna Shvets of the Ukrainian Health Workers Union of Ukraine describing the attacks on bombing of over fifty hospitals in Ukraine, including maternity and children…Read more…