Hat tip Fife Health Branch. Did you know there is a whole page of UNISON learning resources and resources created by other organisations, which may be helpful to you? See full detail below:
learning.unison.org.uk/a-z-of-uniso…Read more…
National Executive Council elections 2025-2027
(It is that time again…and yes I will be standing for re-election. More to follow).”On this page you can find out everything you need to know about the vote to elect UNISON’s new National Executive Council (NEC). NEC Election 2025 | UNISON Natio…Read more…
“FTSE 100 bosses make more money in less than three days than the average worker does in a year”
The High Pay Centre estimates that FTSE 100 CEOs’ earnings for 2025 will surpass the median UK worker’s full time annual salary today, just before midday on Monday 6 JanuaryFTSE 100 bosses’ will have to work two hours more to overtake UK median worker …Read more…
Happy New Year!
Nuf said. View from Peak Forest, Derbyshire December 24. Read more…
Nadolig Llawen
Merry Christmas! Read more…
Elevated to the peerage
Hat tip to Martin’s blog for this news “Lyn Brown, who stood down as MP for West Ham at the last general election, has been appointed to the House of Lords.The full list of political peerages is here.Many congratulations, Lyn!”Lyn is of cour…Read more…
Young LHG Conference: Solving the housing crisis for your people – Sat Feb 8
Registration for the Young LHG Conference is now open! All Under-40s are invited to join us for a day of discussion themed on ‘Solving the housing crisis for young people’
Click below to register now!
https://eventbrite.co.uk/e/young-lhg-confer…Read more…
West Ham Xmas Door knock & Street Surgery
This morning after my indoor Councillor surgery, we went on a door knock in West Ward with Councillors and activists including our new MP for West Ham & Beckton, James Asser. The door knock went very well and residents were visibly pleased to …Read more…
UNISON GLR LGBT+ Reception marking World Aids Day
Last Tuesday evening I was invited by the UNISON Greater London Regional LGBT+ Committee to their annual reception in Parliament. This was sponsored by GLR Labour Link and hosted by new Labour MP, Deirdre Costigan (former UNISON National Officer). …Read more…
Winter Essentials Grant – Wednesday 11 December 2024 – only!
Winter is tough enough. UNISON’s charity has a Winter Essentials Grant to help members with £200 food shopping vouchers.
Open 24 hours from 12 noon 11 Dec!
Check eligibility here 👇 www.unison.org.uk/get-help/ser…Read more…
“Private credit, public squalor”
Check out this Substack article in “The Social Factor” by Tom Powdrill regarding the attempt by the owners of a food manufacturing company in Wrexham, North Wales to cut the terms and conditions of its workers by “fire and rehire”. I have co…Read more…
UNISON London Labour Link & Black Members
Many thanks to London Assembly member, James Small-Edwards, for organising an event last week at City Hall for Labour Link and Regional Black members. He gave a key note speech together with Abena Oppong-Asare MP. Other speakers included UNI…Read more…
Compensation for WASPI women petition
Please sign and share our petition. We’re over halfway to getting Parliament to debate a compensation scheme for DWP mistakes in informing #WASPI women. https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/7007Read more…
Calling all Union Learning Reps! 📢
Join our interactive online event on Thurs 5 Dec – to celebrate your amazing activism & successes
Gain knowledge and skills, share ideas, and network with fellow reps from across the regions
To register & more info:
https://learning.uni…Read more…
Rough Sleeper Street Count 2024
Picture is from around 11.45pm last night of 2 teams about to leave the Council offices in Dockside to go out and count rough sleepers in Newham. At least 4 other teams had already left for the midnight start. Today was a national annual count da…Read more…
Help Save Homeless Londoners’ Lives
“As temperatures drop to freezing, the @mayorofldn.bsky.social and London Councils have activated the Severe Weather Emergency Protocol (SWEP), which means that London boroughs and City Hall will be opening up emergency accommodation for rough s…Read more…
UNISON Housing Workers Survey 2024
“Dear John,
If you haven’t already,
please take our anonymous survey and help us campaign for a better approach to
social housing, and for better support for the workers who deliver it.Amidst the ongoing housing crisis and with a new government …Read more…
Today marks the 1000th day of Putin’s illegal invasion of Ukraine.
Today marks the 1000th day of Putin’s illegal invasion of Ukraine.This Labour Government stands with Ukraine.Slava Ukraini Read more…
Need our support? Don’t delay in letting us know
Well done to Notts UNISON for bringing this important issue up. To be clear though, UNISON will not offer full representation on issues that arose before you joined and 4 weeks afterwards. Read more…
It’s a gray area…
For transparency – no known family connection (maybe some long lost Scottish cousin – this is the second time in a week I have made this declaration) and I have no idea about what really has happened except that it indicates that the Labour…Read more…