Ballot closes 5pm Thursday. Some recommendations. Maybe put 1st class stamp on SAE if posting tomorrow. https://avoiceformembers.co.uk/
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Three Labour Movement AGM’s in one Week
Last week I attended 3 different Annual General Meetings.
On Tuesday and Thursday evening, it was the Newham Labour Group AGM (Councillors) where I was elected unopposed as Group Chair.
Then on Wednesday UNISON Greater London Regional Council AG…Read more…
Its not too late there is still time to vote in UNISON NEC elections
Ballot closes 5pm on Thursday. Every vote will count. Ballet papers sent to members home addresses. Please post via SAE by tomorrow (or add first class stamp on Wednesday). Check out https://avoiceformembers.co.uk/ (and below) for voting recommendatio…Read more…
TUC – employers “massively under-reporting” Covid work-related deaths
Yet another massive Government failure over Covid. Hat tip TUC report and picture Morning Star.
· “Employers claim just 2.5% of working-age Covid deaths are from exposure to Coronavirus at work · …Read more…
Denise Thomas for UNISON NEC Community (only 3 days left!)
A brilliant endorsement by UNISON Community activists for my colleague Denise. She is standing for the female seat and I am standing for the General seat. All ballot papers must be returned by this Thursday 27 May. Post it tomorrow!
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Just had my 2nd Covid vaccine: Oxford AstraZeneca
I was pleased this morning to have my 2nd Covid vaccination at a local chemist. It took in total around 5-10 minutes. It was far more relaxed process than my first jab which took place in Stratford Westfields.
I had been able to rebook and bring…Read more…
John Gray Community NEC endorsement by Joseph Ogundemuren
Many thanks. Joseph is the branch secretary of the Greater London UNISON Housing Association Branch. In his personal capacity he endorses me for the Community branch nomination. Joseph has also sent another video supporting my colleague Denise Thomas …Read more…
Newham Pension Committee: Launch of our new ESG Investment Policy
This “blended” physical and virtual meeting worked pretty well. There was 5 Newham Councillors present in the former staff canteen area of the Dockside building, while Council officers and advisors joined via zoom from all over the UK. Members of the p…Read more…
The ballot for the #UNISON NEC elections is still open. Vote for #avoiceformembers…
The ballot closes 5pm on Thursday 27 May 2021 so please dig out your ballot paper from the pile of “will sort out later” mail in kitchen drawer or chair and vote as your NEC members people who will be #avoiceformembers.
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Greater London UNISON Regional Council AGM 2021
Today was the Annual General Meeting of the UNISON Greater London Regional Council. It was held virtually with a shortened agenda but mirrored what happened when we had past physical meetings (sort of).
UNISON is the largest union in London wi…Read more…
Thank you Kristina for your vote! (UNISON NEC Community & London seats) #avoiceformembers
Many thanks to London care worker Kristina for her support for Denise and I for the Community seats and also voting for Sonya, Clara, Eddie and Eunice for the London Seats.
If individual UNISON members have not received a freepost ballot paper by now…Read more…
Labour and TUC call for ‘fire and rehire’ ban as part of new work vision
End of lockdown a chance for people to reassert control, say Frances O’Grady and Angela Rayner
People will have an opportunity to wrest back control over their working lives when the country emerges from the pandemic, but the government must do m…Read more…
Thanks Jim for Voting Denise Thomas and John Gray as your UNISON NEC representatives for Community members
Many thanks to Jim D from Glasgow who sent me via my personal facebook a series of questions about my views on issues, I responded and then a little later he sent this photo of his completed ballot paper. Many thanks Jim!
I have received a number of t…Read more…
National Trust St Ives and The Hemingfords walk
On Monday, Gill and I stopped off on the way home from a post lockdown family weekend visit to Lincolnshire to go on this simply marvellous 5 mile circular walk around St Ives, Cambridgeshire.
We started off at the National Trust car park …Read more…
UNISON Greater London Housing Associations branch explain why they support Denise and John for NEC
Greater London RegionHousing Associations MembersDate: 11 May 2021This Branch has nominated John Gray and Denise Thomas in the UNISON National Executive Council elections 2021, to represent Community General Seat and Female Seat. We did so becau…Read more…
Back to physical (but blended) Council meetings
The Government has let the emergency Covid legislation allowing Councils to hold legal virtual only meetings to end. There was an unsuccessful judicial review against this decision, so I had to attend the Newham Council Local Planning Committee …Read more…
“We need people on the UNISON NEC who can fight for us…I will be voting for Denise Thomas and John Gray”
Many thanks to UNISON Community member, Denise Charles, for her super support”The community service group is the faster growing group in our union and we need people on our NEC who can fight for us and make sure our voices can be heard. For the la…Read more…
May 6 aftermath: Sadiq, Unmesh & Farah win well; Newham Democracy Referendum narrowly loses; Wales keeps Red as does some regions (but crushing by election defeat)
Now I have had some time to recover from electioneering and reflect upon last Thursday 6 May – some thoughts:-
Congratulations on Sadiq being re-elected as London Mayor; Unmesh re-elected as our local City & East Assembly member and Farah winning t…Read more…
Elected unopposed! UNISON Greater London Regional Council officers team
I was really pleased today to find out that the existing Regional Council team for Greater London UNISON has been re-elected unopposed.
Yvonne Green as Regional Convenor, Conroy Lawrence as Deputy Convenor, myself as Finance Convenor, Cynthia …Read more…
Emergency Crime Scrutiny Meeting of Newham Council (5 May 2021)
The Chair of Crime Scrutiny, Councillor Daniel Lee-Phakoe, a father and local resident tells it as it is, about the recent tragic deaths of our young people in a meeting of police, senior council officers and politicians.
Full video of meeting htt…Read more…