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“Proud to be backed by my union @unisontheunion to be Labour’s candidate for Chingford and Woodford Green.
With the Tory cost of living crisis hitting workers hard, I’ll always stand with the trade union movement to fight for fair pay and c…Read more…
Tomorrow members of the RMT union will be taking a second day of National strike action to support their claim for Fair Pay and Job Security. After years of wage restraint, the Railway employers are only offering a 2% wage increase this year, inc…Read more…
“Thank you @unisontheunion for your backing in Cities of London and Westminster. The crisis in social care needs urgent investment in the workforce, I will stand up for workers in Parliament”
Hat tip the Social Review website. While they have got some things wrong and don’t really understand the existential threat to UNISON from its current majority NEC – but apart from that it’s worth a read.
To find out what really happen…Read more…
Off message but to recover from UNISON Conference, Gill and I went for lovely relaxing 5.5 mile walk today in Widford, Hertfordshire, only 36 minutes by car from Forest Gate, Newham.
It was listed on the free site walking site https:/…Read more…
No rest for the wicked – first day back from 4 day UNISON National conference at Brighton, I went up to join the TUC March and Rally https://www.unison.org.uk/events/tuc-national-demonstration/ in London demanding action on the co…Read more…
Last day of UNISON National Delegate Conference was as dramatic as the previous 3 days. I did not have time for a run this morning as had to pack and check out of hotel and place my suitcase in conference centre before 9.30am.
Yesterday w…Read more…
This morning I started the day with another slow jog along the Brighton beach front. During breakfast at the hotel my branch delegation agreed which 6 motions that we want to be “prioritised” for debate on Friday afternoon (the infamous UNISON …Read more…
Day 2 (Wednesday) of Conference started fairly early for me, with a short slow jog in the sunshine along the beach and then back to my hotel. There were people swimming near the Pier and while bizarrely I managed to pack 2 different pairs of trunks (an…Read more…
Christina McAnea, UNISON general secretary addresses national delegate conference 2022.
Fantastic speech and Christina tells it as it is. Read more…
A busy first day of UNISON conference in Brighton. I managed to go for a short slow jog along the prom this morning. It was a beautiful sunny morning.
Conference was supposed to start at 10am but started late. I was expecting some trouble about …Read more…
This evening UNISON National Delegate conference 2022 in Brighton started off with Regional briefings for delegates and visitors. Greater London met in the Holiday Inn chaired by our ace Regional Conveyor Yvonne Green. Our new Regional Secretary, Jo Ga…Read more…
Last week I was in Malta on holiday with Gill staying in a rented house in Pieta, a suburb of the capital Valletta. I will post another time on what a truly wonderful place Malta is to visit.
By coincidence, just across the road from where…Read more…
Yesterday I was really pleased to get an email from the elections office confirming that I had been elected unopposed to the UNISON Service Group Executive (SGE) for Greater London Community (alongside I believe the one and only, Lola Oyewusi).&n…Read more…
Dear John, On Saturday 18 June, our movement will come together and take to the streets to demand action on the cost of living, a new deal for working people and a proper pay rise. It’s clearer every day that this Government have nothing to o…Read more…
Better late than never! https://www.newhamheritagemonth.org/events/Muslims Celebrating Olympic Art and Sport, 2 June 11am-3pm, UKIM Masjid Ibrahim & Islamic Centre There will be a range of fun activities for all the family at this celeb…Read more…
This is incredible and a shameful stain on our union but 15 UNISON members (14 women and 1 man) have made complaints of bullying and harassment against the current lay President of UNISON. This includes threats of violence. This man has since been dism…Read more…
This is a post from 2012. I don’t think that my views have changed but my respect for the Queen as a public servant and our Head of State still remains.
Happy Platinum Jubilee Ma’am.
“I don’t think that I have posted before about t…Read more…
Staying safe at work Monday 6 June 2022 | 14:00-15:00 –> Workers should feel safe whilst working and when travel…Read more…
Love it – Hat tip @LondonNurse2015
“The Labour Party’s ‘new theme song’ entitled ‘Let’s Go With Labour’ released ahead of the 1964 general election. The 45 rpm disc says the lyrics are by Dave Carey from an idea by Bessie Braddock”.Read more…