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…
Tony asks you to support Denise Thomas and John Gray for the UNISON Community NEC…
Tony is a housing worker and the Chair of the UNISON Greater London Housing Associations branch.
He is calling for Community members to support Denise and John in the current elections for the UNISON NEC and explains why.
Ballot papers have been sent…Read more…
Walking in Otford, Kent
Last Sunday we drove to Otford for a marvellous 6 mile circular walk. It took 50 minutes but there is a local train station. I had thought that I knew this part of Kent well, but this website https://kentwalksnearlondon.com/ was a real find. …Read more…
UNISON NEC elections now on: Vote for #avoiceformembers candidates
So vote for
Greater London Mayor & Assembly elections May 6 (East Central By Election & UNISON NEC)
Yesterday was a long and full on day campaigning and visiting activists in West Ham with our local MP, Lyn Brown (and Cara)
We “knocked up” Labour voters in the East Ham Central ward by election with our candidate, Farah Nazeer asking them if the…Read more…
Unmesh Desai says vote COMMITTEE in #Newham.
Unmesh Desai says vote COMMITTEE in #Newham. He’s #VotingForChange – are you?
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UNISON NEC Elections – A Voice for Members: Ballot papers out now!
If you work in housing associations, Charities and the voluntary sector and are members of UNISON please vote for Denise and John as your voices on its National Executive Council (NEC).
Also consider voting for the following candidates for region…Read more…
Vote Labour, Vote Labour, Vote Labour – 3 votes for Labour in London: Mayor, Assembly member & Party
Braving the rain yesterday evening with Plaistow South Canvass teams and our super active Labour City and East Candidate, Unmesh Desai.
(In the East Ham Central ward by election they have a fourth Labour vote for Farah Nazeer)Read more…
We’re voting for change – Newham Referendum 6 May 2021
Newham voters are going to the polls today Thursday 6 May to decide how their council is run.
This is a one-off referendum – if you don’t vote today, you won’t get another chance for at least ten years.
Vote for Change for a fairer, more democratic cou…Read more…
Denise and John for UNISON Community NEC seats!
Ballot papers for the UNISON NEC elections 2021-2023 are now being delivered by Royal Mail to the homes of UNISON members.
Many thanks to our first video endorsement by Lola for our campaign (Denise Thomas for the Community NEC female seat and J…Read more…
West Hammers help out in East Ham Central By Election
Yesterday evening I went out on the Labour doorstep with our West Ham MP, Lyn Brown and Cara (the infamous Labour attack dog) to support Farah Ahmed, our Labour candidate in East Ham Central by election on Thursday May 6 (and our London Mayoral Candida…Read more…
UNISON NEC election ballot papers are being sent out to members home addresses from May 4. Vote for candidates who pledge to be your voice for members.
Ballot papers for UNISON NEC elections are being sent out to members registered home addresses from May 4th. Look out for your ballot papers and consider voting for candidates who pledge to be your voice.
https://avoiceformembers.co.uk/
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Bank Holiday Stall “Voting for Change” in Newham (and some great music)
Picture from the “Voting for Change” stall in Stratford yesterday with respected community activist Josephine and John, my fellow West Ham Councillor,. We were handing out postcards and answering questions to residents outside the main Station.&n…Read more…
On the knocker for Farah, Sadiq & Unmesh in East Ham Central By election
This afternoon I joined the 2pm Labour team canvassing for the by-election in East Ham Central ward. Stephen Timms MP and the ward election agent, Cllr Alan Griffiths, were the only ones to turn up for this session. I had been out with the fantastic ca…Read more…
UNISON NEC elections 2021: Ballot papers start to drop from tomorrow 4th May
Tomorrow (4/5/21) National Executive Committee ballot papers will start to be delivered to all our UNISON members home addresses.
All of us above are rank and file members of our union who want to represent all our members on our NEC.
Plea…Read more…