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This evening I met up with a UNISON friend and comrade, Kridos Pavlou, at the Prospect of Whitby riverside pub in Tower Hamlets. We had been planning this meet up since before the pandemic and eventually it happened.
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Check out this introduction post to Saturdays Forum
Motion 3. NHS Pay
“Forum, Chair, John Gray. Greater London delegate moving motion 3 “NHS Pay”
Forum, this motion is very much complementary to previous motions and amendments and I will not…Read more…
Happy birthday NHS. Makes me think that my Mum is 80 and was born when there was no NHS, but she was lucky that she had no major health problems when she was little.
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Yesterday was the UNISON Labour Link National Forum for 2021. Labour Link is the political fund in UNISON for members who volunteer to pay a levy to affiliate to the Labour Party.
It is made up of elected regional reps and delegates from UNISON …Read more…
Last night I met up with 3 friends who I have not seen since pre lockdown March 2020. We were celebrating David Boyles birthday with Trevor Dean and Montrose Matty. We were all UNISON reps in Tower Hamlets Housing department back in the day.
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Superb news. Well done Kim
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-57696431
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Hat tip for this wonderful collage to LCC Municipal https://twitter.com/lccmunicipal/status/1410575532434104323 (&@LondonNurse2015 for drawing it to my attention) . A souvenir brochure on the opening of the baths in 1934.
It has no…Read more…
UNISON is #ThereForYou and your family.
If you’ve got kids going back to school next term, see if you could get help with the cost of their uniforms. Apply from 1 July www.unison.org.uk/schooluniform2021
If eligible grants of £50 per…Read more…
Well done England. A great result.
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This evening there was a virtual training session for new London UNISON Labour Link officers. Labour Link is the UNISON political fund that supports the Labour Party. UNISON is affiliated to the Labour Party and every UNISON branch should have a Labour…Read more…
Somewhat off message but today Gill and I drove to this 4.5 mile circular route from “Essex Walks” Pathfinder series. It is also very accessible by public transport.
It was a peaceful and relaxing walk mostly next to water but also across fields…Read more…
My political campaigning life is beginning to somewhat come back to “normal” (whatever that means nowadays).
On Wednesday evening I took part in a Labour Unions telecanvassing session for Kim Leadbeater, the Labour candidate in the by elec…Read more…
Hat tip my ward Councillor, Rachel Trip, “Finally, a reminder of why getting vaccinated is more important than ever: rates are rising, as per this week’s infographic. The sun may be out but Covid is still with us. Wear a mask, socially distance and get…Read more…
UNISON GS says. agree 100%
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A great article by my West Ham Labour Councillor colleague, John Whitworth, on the Newham Mayoral Referendum.
https://newhamforchange.org/home/the-newham-mayoral-referendum/
Not only a historical record but I in particular, agre…Read more…
RSVP – Virtual Phone Bank Wednesday 23rd June at 7PM and we’re delighted Kim Leadbeater, Labour’s candidate for Batley & Spen will be popping in.Click below to register and help Labour win this crucial by-election.
Speakers:
Kim L…Read more…
Just back from a smashing long weekend in North Wales to see family and do a bit of walking. Not seen my Mum or elder sister, due to Covid since August 2020. Zoom and Facetime are really good at keeping in touch but it was great to meet up in person ag…Read more…
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Date Added: 10 June 2021
Closing Date: 21 June 2021Job Title: Newham Labour Group Campaign OrganiserWorking For: Newham Labour GroupLocation: LondonSalary: £36,108.99 (gross and inclusive of London Weighting) per annum (full-tim…Read more…
Day 2 NEC pre meeting started at 8.30 but it was not as jolly as yesterday, in fact a little fractious and there were some frank exchange of views (me included).
Christina gave her first conference speech as General Secretary. She was conf…Read more…
Today was the first day of the virtual (for obvious reasons) UNISON delegate conference. It will finish on Thursday. Last year there was no conference due to Covid, so it seems a long, long time since we had our last conference.
The “confe…Read more…