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Picture from Saturday. We didn’t win the referendum on ending the Mayoral model in Newham but we came close
for the directly elected mayor: 45,960 (56%) for the committee system: 36,424 (44%)
However, this was the first proper summer social I ha…Read more…
On Saturday morning we had a training event for Newham Labour Councillors on campaigning in general and also on the Party doorstep app. Instead of printing out sheets of names and addresses of residents for canvassing teams to knock on doors and…Read more…
HM Treasury and the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy(external link) have commissioned the City of London Corporation to lead an independent taskforce to boost socio-economic diversity in UK financial and professional services.
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This morning I found out that I had not been re-elected as a UNISON NEC member for Community.
Which was a blow but I offer sincere congratulations to my opponent Kevin Jackson on his election.
Kevin is a former long serving Chair of our Communi…Read more…
Check out this multimedia posting –
“Welcome to this collaborative piece of research between the Disruptive Innovators Network and Campbell Tickell to explore how leaders in people and HR services have responded to the COVID-19 pandemic and what…Read more…
During the last Bank holiday weekend, Gill and I went on some superb walks in the Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire border. Beautiful countryside and historic stone villages. It reminds me of the Cotswolds without all the tourists.
All t…Read more…
Check out the proposals from the boundary commission for Newham (and London). My Councillor ward will still be in West Ham (and Becton) but I will live in Stratford &…Read more…
This morning I cycled to Tower Hamlets Council’s Town Hall to take part in a “blended” physical and virtual meeting of its Pension Board.
I am a trade union appointed member of the board which “assists” the Council in the running of its billion …Read more…
Check out this powerful BBC news video on the opening of the new memorial in Normandy to remember the 22,000 who were killed (under British command) on D-Day and during the Battle for Normandy. I went to Normandy a few years ago to visit the D-Day site…Read more…
Immigration advice for UNISON membersIf you’re a migrant worker from a country outside the UK and need advice on immigration issues related to your work situation and right to work in the UK then get in touch.UNISON provides free immigrati…Read more…
Off message but recently I have started re-reading the Patrick O’Brian, historical novels about fictional 19th century Royal Navy sailors Aubrey & Maturin. I have finished the first novel (out of 20 and there is a unfinished 21st) and are now enjoy…Read more…
It has been a while but this evening some of us met up for the first time post #Covid19 for a bite to eat and to put the world to rights.
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This is a fascinating analysis in NewStatesman. Of course, why so many retired voters tend to support the Tories is a key Labour issue. We cannot just “blame” pensioners for voting the wrong way. There is still massive pensioner poverty (2 millio…Read more…
CWC Mid-Year Virtual RoundtableBetween June 8-10th, 2021 the CWC will host two 90 minute virtual brainstorming events to engage with its global network.
We will review how leading asset owners are integrating labour rights at a tim…Read more…
UNISON special delegate conference 2021 is now only a few weeks away. If you are a delegate check out this short video on motion 72. It is about time that we modernised and changed the way we fund and support members and branches. Support motion 72!
Photo collage from a fantastic walk last Sunday in South Woodham Ferrers near Cheltenham. A 6 mile circular walk. Only 51 minutes by car from Newham but also the walk starts at the town railway station.
The walk is listed in guide book “Walk Wild Ess…Read more…
Check out this article by TUC Carl Roper. TUC Membership grew last year for the 4th year in a row. There are still huge challenges, particularly in the private sector but the recent announcement that Uber has recognised the GMB is really positive…Read more…
Hat tip for fantastic pictures of West Ham Council housing in 1962 to @Londonnurse2015 & @lccmunicipal. Capel Point is across the road from me and Church Street is in my West Ham Council ward.
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I am definitely not a Daily Mail reader but hats off to this article on the investors who take profits at the expense of care homes residents. Pension funds and other asset owners take note. If you do “invest” in this sector, what are y…Read more…
Last night I took part again in the latest count of people “rough sleeping” in Newham. Council Officers, members, outreach workers and volunteers, turned up at the former Council staff restaurant area in Newham Dockside building at 11pm for a cof…Read more…