On the 19 March 2021 it is the 80th anniversary of the destruction of a fire engine and its crew due to Nazi bombing in West Ham ward, which I represent as a Councillor. 5 our of the 6 firefighters killed came from Beckenham to help defend London from …Read more…
Newham for Change meeting: Reminder Tuesday 9 March 7pm
Please join us for a public online meeting on Zoom about the campaign on Tuesday 9 March from 7-8pm. All welcome – we will be discussing the campaign and the advantages of the committee structure. Register here!…Read more…
Diwrnod Rhyngwladol Menywod! International Women’s Day
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Print page Translate pageChristina McAnea: UNISON’s new general secretary
“Think of the working-class “women of Glasgow leading rent strikes in 1915. The machinists at Ford, downing tools …Read more…
Epping Forest and Theydon Bois circular walk
Today Gill and I went for a glorious 6 mile walk in Epping Forest. We started from Jack’s Hill carpark which was only 21 minutes drive from Forest Gate (the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, drove for at least 27 minutes from Downing Street to the O…Read more…
Got my appointments for Covid Vaccine Jabs!
Good news. I was able to book my Covid vaccine jabs today on NHS site in 10 minutes. 1st dose next Sunday.
Westfield is just 15 minutes cycle away from my home.
I only needed my NHS number, (you probably have a card or letter with the number somewhere)…Read more…
World Book Day: “Built on a Lie” by Owen Walker
Today is “World Book Day” and I have started reading this dissection of the fund manager, Neil Woodford, who was once lorded as “Man who made Middle England Rich”. His investment funds then went spectacularly bust, while he has apparently retaine…Read more…
DARKNESS AT SUNRISE: UK CARE HOMES SHIFTING PROFITS OFFSHORE?
Following on from this report on the high risk to investors (and their staff and residents) of exposure to care homes, we get this daming exposure of UK companies offshoring their profits owned by a Canadian public sector pension fund.
See UNISON…Read more…
Many thanks to my UNISON Branch for re-nominating me for our NEC
This evening my UNISON Greater London Housing Associations branch executive agreed unanimously to re-nominate me for the Community General NEC Seat and Denise Thomas for the Community NEC Female seat. The branch represents over 3000 members in Greater …Read more…
Newham for Change – Public Zoom Meeting Tuesday 9 March 6-7pm. All welcome!
Campaign for a committee structurePlease join us for a public online meeting on Zoom about the campaign on Tuesday 9 March from 7-8pm. All welcome – we will be discussing the campaign and the advantages of the committee structure. Regi…Read more…
Dydd Gwyl Dewi Sant Hapus
Happy St David’s Day.
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UNISON NEC National Seats recommendations
Nominations for UNISON NEC candidates close at 5pm on Friday 5 March. Denise and I have enough already be on the ballot paper for Community members but the more nominations the better!
Above are flyers from UNISON candidates I have had per…Read more…
Newham Labour Unions telecanvass with Assembly Member Unmesh Desai – Tuesday 2 March 6pm-7.30pm
On Tuesday 2 March 6-7.30pm trade union activists in Newham have organised a joint telecanvassing session in support of Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan and our Labour Assembly members.
East London and City Assembly member, Unmesh Desai, will be in…Read more…
TUC Pensions Conference 2021: Fair pensions for all
The TUC pensions conference brings together representatives from trade unions and the pension sector to debate the latest policy issues.
The full programme and sign up can be found here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/tuc-pensions-conference-fair…Read more…
Overwhelming majority of West Ham Constituency Labour Party delegates vote to get rid of Newham Mayoral model
At the General Committee meeting tonight of West Ham Labour Party delegates, they voted overwhelmingly to support motions to get rid of the existing Executive Mayoral model in Newham and replace it with a more democratic Committee model.
London UNISON Labour Link phone bank with Abena Oppong-Asare MP
Photo (hat tip @iamritabegum) from tonight’s Greater London UNISON Labour Link sponsored phone bank for the London Mayor and Assembly elections. I was pleased as elected Chair of the regional Labour Link committee to welcome long standing UNISON…Read more…
The Return of Squalor: An anthology from the first ten years of Red Brick Blog
I had missed this powerful housing anthology. Certainly, going on early morning inspections of rogue Newham Private Sector landlords brought home this return of squalor.
Hat tip https://municipaldreams.wordpress.com/2021/02/23/book-re…Read more…
UNISON Community Live! (register by 5pm Thursday 25 Feb)
Dear member,
This is your final call to sign up to UNISON’s online event for Community members. The registration deadline is 5pm on Thursday 25th February 2021.
UNISON Community Live! wil…Read more…
Working together for a united leadership – UNISON NEC nominations
Denise has been sending reminders to UNISON branches which have Community members.
“Dear Branch Secretary
We appreciate how busy and challenging Branches are during these trying times so apologises for sending this very gentle reminder for ou…Read more…
Why are cases of Covid in the workplace not being reported in the UK? Alice Martin
Check out this excellent article in the Guardian by PIRC researcher, Alice Martin, about the massive under reporting scandal of workplace deaths and infections from Covid.
“At Pensions and Investments Research Consultancy (PIRC), we’ve been tr…Read more…
“The shooting of a young protestor”
Check out this BBC report on the shocking public shooting and resulting murder of 19 year old Mya Thwate Thwate Khaing, in Myanmar clearly by security forces belonging to the Army junta that has seized power and over thrown a democratically elected gov…Read more…