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I am currently near the end of an excellent TUC Diploma course on Employment Law so will need a rest from studying in January but maybe another time…
“We thought you might be interested in the attached course which will run over a year aimed a…Read more…
I took today a home based lateral flow test using the new kits. In the past you had to swab your throat as well as one nostril. Now you only have to swab both nostrils and not your throat.
It was always pretty unpleasant for me to swab the back …Read more…
A busy day on Saturday. I joined a virtual (using Labour Party dialogue software) telecanvassing session in Little Ilford in the morning from home (now up to 1299 calls for this year).
Ironically I had to deal with a problem that my broad band p…Read more…
Hat tip Jonathan Dunning via Adrian Kennett. One of the worse things about being a trade union rep is that non members will contact you about serious issues and ask for representation. In the same way that you cannot get car insurance, after you…Read more…
Check out the latest edition of “Newham Voices – an independent news service for people who live and work in one of London’s most vibrant, diverse and exciting areas”.
It is out in print and online and is a truly independent newspaper. I like that it r…Read more…
This collage is from yesterday’s street surgery in West Ham ward. My Councillor colleague, John Whitworth and myself ,was joined by Junaid and Ash (who is a new member of our ward). For the first time ever, in my experience, all 4 of us had access to t…Read more…
This morning there was a post on the (excellent) Facebook site “Newham History” on a pamphlet published in 1986 to mark the 100th anniversary of the old West Ham Borough (now part of Newham).
It mentioned that the 1918 flu epidemic killed “ove…Read more…
On Tuesday 2 November there will be a virtual meeting of the UNISON London Regional Council. All branches can send delegates to this meeting.
At this meeting we will debate the following Emergency Motion 1 Received from the Greenwich Local …Read more…
UNISON Greater London activists met with Christina McAnea ahead of tomorrow’s government spending review.Our message to Rishi Sunak is clear: The government must find the money for the pay rise our members deserve.
Check out Christina’s b…Read more…
Find out how at http://unison.org.uk/SOS #PlugTheGap #SaveOurServicesRead more…
“Almost 200 victories in a month shows the value of the union’s personal injury legal assistance scheme, which is free to use, win or lose
UNISON general secretary Christina McAnea hailed “an incredible achievement for our members”, as almost 20…Read more…
Dear John Gray
Test date: 23 October 2021Your coronavirus lateral flow test result is negative. It’s likely you are not infectious. But a negative test is not a guarantee, and there’s still a chance you may be infectious.Keep following corona…Read more…
off messageBack from a good night out in London West End. Played my first game of darts in a wonderful pub for God knowns how long? Great Punjab meal. Pubs and restaurants appear quiet and safe.
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Out campaigning with my West Ham Ward colleague, Cllr John Whitworth, who has mastered the Labour doorstep app on his phone. Another very positive response for Labour. We will be chasing highways about weeds on footways!
Great to be back tonight in the Newham Council Chamber in East Ham Town Hall for a meeting. Some interesting statistics from the agenda which included our draft annual report on the pension fund.
There are 29,122 scheme members53 different emplo…Read more…
Check out personal report below by former UNISON President and current NEC member Maureen Le Marinel.
It is incredible in the midst of us mobilising to take on the Tories and win strike ballots over pay, the ultra left are attacking our General …Read more…
Picture from start of Newham London Full Council meeting in Old Town Hall Stratford. Next we had a minutes silence in memory of murdered MP, David Amess. Then Cllr Griffiths, who knew David gave an emotional tribute followed by fellow St Bons “old…Read more…
As much as I enjoy walking locally in Epping Forest, Essex and East Hertfordshire, it was great to go on some more challenging walking today in the Chilterns.
We started off at the Coombe Hill car park (Just over 1 hour drive from Forest G…Read more…
Exciting news about Newham Heritage Month 2022
Newham Heritage Month will be back for an exciting third year in June 2022! The festival is made by Newham’s community for the community and we’re offering you grants of up to £8,000&…Read more…
David Amess was a Newham boy born in Plaistow and educated I believe in St Bonaventure School. Today I also remembered the stabbing of East Ham MP Stephen Timms and the killing of Jo Cox MP. We had a number of political campaigning sessions plan…Read more…