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Picture from Saturday’s leafleting of East Ham High Street with my West Ham ward Councillor Colleague, John Whitworth (and Newham Council Scrutiny Committee Chair).
On Thursday May 6 Newham residents will also be able to vote in a referendum on the f…Read more…
It was great to pick up yesterday Labour GLA election leaflets with an East London focus (at long last!). I have dropped off leaflets and road groups (list of addresses to be targeted) to the West Ham and Forest Gate North ward organisers and been deli…Read more…
Off message. This is our favourite Essex Pathfinder walk. Only 40 minutes drive from Forest Gate (and accessible by rail). A 6.5 mile circular walk starting from Newport Railway Station. It is quite hilly for Essex and lots of lovely green lanes…Read more…
The UNISON NEC election starts next week and our members will receive ballot papers at their home addresses from Tuesday May 4 2021.
All UNISON members will receive multiple ballot papers depending on where they work, their self organised …Read more…
Keir and Angela promise to take on the Tories over Worker’s’ rights. Read more…
An excellent letter in the Newham Recorder by former Councillor John Saunders who served under the Committee and Executive Mayor Council and now supports Newham Voting for Change:Under the committee system, the council leader would have to re…Read more…
After everything our key workers have been through, they deserve more from this government. Vote for fair pay in the May elections https://unison.org.uk/nobacktonormalRead more…
Yesterday was a big day for me. I went (Covid safe) leafleting and door knocking for the first time in over a year. I have really missed such contact with residents.
After the Workers Memorial Day event during the day, in the evening I we…Read more…
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).
Ballot papers will be sent to UNISON members home address fr…Read more…
Today is International Workers Memorial Day and this afternoon we remembered all those who have been killed at work or died of work related diseases at the beautiful “Clasping Hands” sculpture and memorial in Three Mills Green, Newham, East London.
A new report by pension specialists LCP argues that on current trends average men’s pensions will rise slightly for a couple of years then fall sharply by 20% over 2 decades.
The chief reason (my words not LCP) is that employers are simply not pa…Read more…
This explains what we are about
On 6 May 2021 Newham Council will hold a referendum on how the Council should be run. Every Newham voter will get a vote on whether the Council should be run by a Directly Elected Mayor (the system we have now) or by a s…Read more…
IWMD is on Wednesday 28 April and UNISON is asking everyone to observe a minute’s silence at 12 noon for all those who have died from COVID-19.Read more…
I will be voting for Eddie, Sonya, Eunice and Clara – as the voice for London candidates for UNISON’s NEC.
They are all experienced UNISON London activists. Eddie is an ambulance worker, Sonya is a council worker, Eunice is a hospital worker and Clara…Read more…
A busy but satisfying Saturday. Started off with being a UNISON delegate to the virtual TUC London and South East Regional Council AGM.
During which we were reminded that today was the 8th anniversary of when the Rana Plaza factory building in D…Read more…
Workers Memorial Day Wednesday 28 April 2021. Remembering all those killed while at work or who have died of work related diseases. It is also a campaigning day to fight for the living.
Check out this physical and FaceBook live comme…Read more…
Off message but last weekend following English lockdown easing, we hired a self catering chalet in the Norfolk broads and had 2 marvellous days walking in the local countryside. It was great to wake up somewhere different. We even went out on Sat…Read more…
Greater London UNISON Labour Link are supporting this phone bank on Saturday. If you are a UNISON and Labour Party member please join this session.
“Dear all please join me this Saturday at 11am for phone banking dialogue session. I’m the Labou…Read more…
I have been taking part in in a regular survey by the University of Oxford/Office for National Statistics (ONS). I had been randomly selected for this survey. Since October 2020, every 4 weeks, I have had a nurse visit my home for me to have Covid Swab…Read more…
What a great taster video on why we desperately need change in Newham.
Vote for a Committee Model on May 6 in Newham Referendum & get rid of the Executive Mayoral Model.
For further information check…Read more…