This is special. A very welcome day. Good news for workers and responsible employers. Still lots to do. Fair pay agreement in social care will be an historic stepCommenting on the publication of the employment rights bill today (Thursday),&n…Read more…
Chiltern Way: Hemel Hempstead to Chorleywood West
Off message. Due to Conference season I have not been posting on any walks lately but this is from last month when Gill and I started on the long distance linear walk, The Chilterns Way. We are planning to do this in stages (as well as other walk…Read more…
“It’s time to “stop the witch-hunt” against flexible working, says coalition of unions and equality campaigners”
Unions and equality campaigners have today (Monday) condemned escalating attacks on flexible working.A joint statement released today – signed by organisations and campaigners including the TUC, Age UK, the Fawcett Society, Anna Whitehouse (found…Read more…
TUC Webinar: Mental health is a workplace issue
Labour Party Conference 2024: Wednesday
On the last day of conference, I decided to get up and go home early in order to catch up with work. Since the weather was nice, I walked to the station to explore a little, this part of Liverpool. I came across a sadly ruined church (top right o…Read more…
London Party Conference 2024: Tuesday
Weather was much better so went for another run around the boundary of the magnificent Sefton Park (opposite way from Sunday). Other than that I had a lazy start trying to decide which fringes to go to. Lots of the social housing fringes have bee…Read more…
A West Ham Labour doorstep
Picture collage of today’s doorstep with my West Ham ward Councillor colleague John Whitworth and our super local activist, Varghese. It did not start well since the Labour Party canvass software (contact creator) was not working and we could not…Read more…
Labour Party Conference 2024: Monday
Monday was pretty wet, windy and rainy but being from North Wales originally – I was used to it. I had some UNISON stuff to sort out in the morning and my first fringe was “Why we need to track social economic diversity to break the class ceiling…Read more…
Labour Party Conference 2024: Sunday
Labour Party conference formally started at 11am on the Sunday but since I was not a delegate, I was able to go for a run in the morning around Sefton Park (which is near my hotel room). I once again left it too late to book accommodation nearer …Read more…
Labour Party Conference 2024: Saturday
Back home after 5 days away at Labour Party Conference in Liverpool. This year I went as a Labour Councillor (self funded apart from the conference fee which is paid out of our ALC subs). Which meant that unlike delegates I could go and see the debates…Read more…
Red Flag on East Ham Town Hall!
I guess local Council staff were involved. We should have repeated this on East Ham & Stratford Town Hall on July 5th! Hat tip @CountryStandard May 1938Read more…
Labour Party Conference Fringe 2024 ‘A new deal for working people – how will investors react?’
Labour Party Conference Fringe 2024‘A new deal for working people – how will investors react?’Sunday 22 September, 12.30 – 13.30, Room 6, Liverpool ArenaSPEAKERS · Liam Byrne MP, Chair, Business and Trade Select Committee and Chair, Globa…Read more…
Trade Union Congress 2024: Wednesday
Last day of TUC 2024 in Brighton. For once it was bright and sunny! Good to hear my UNISON branch colleague (the shy and retiring) Lola Oyewusi, give a confident and clever speech, were she used her mobile phone torch light to make her point. The TUC P…Read more…
Trade Union Congress 2024: Tuesday
(better late than…) Day 3 for me started with a windy run along Brighton prom and back. Apologies but due to a number of reasons (including a furry of urgent calls and messages from my UNISON members regarding a pending deadline about proposed change…Read more…
Trade Union Congress 2024: Monday
(better late than never) Day 2 of TUC started for me with a session in the hotel’s gym followed by a jog along a damp and windy Brighton prom. Congress started at 9.30am. First item again was a short general video celebrating “Union wins” includi…Read more…
TUC Congress 2024: Sunday
This afternoon at 4pm it was the start of Trade Union Congress 2024 in Brighton Conference centre. Congress will last until Wednesday. I am here as a UNISON delegate and was really pleased that the first motion was “Standing up for care workers” moved …Read more…
Shoreham & Lullingstone Park Walk (& the 110th anniversary of the “shot at dawn” youngster)
Today Gill and I drove down to Shoreham in Kent for a 7 mile Ordinance Survey Pathfinder circular walk starting in Shoreham. This was a lovely walk (there is also a railway station in Shoreham), with plenty of up and down rolling countryside but …Read more…
Picket Line for Fair Pay: Queen Elizabeth Hospital Strike 4/5 Sept 2024
Yesterday I went to the London CIV (Collective pension investment vehicle for London Council Pension funds) in Woolwich Works, Greenwich. During lunch time I made my way to near by Queen Elizabeth Hospital to join low paid health assistants on their se…Read more…
UNISON General Secretary on Greenwich & Lewisham Hospital picket line for fair pay
Brilliant picket line this morning at Greenwich and Lewisham hospitals. Applauding the courage and commitment of these workers. Time for @LG_NHS to do the right thing and pay them fairly @unisontheunion Christina McAneaHundreds of healt…Read more…
Newham Voices: Sept 24 – Blitz memory
This evening I finally got to read my monthly e-newsletter from “Newham Voices”. Which is our free community led news, information and entertainment resource for Newham residents. While free, it costs money to run so please consider subscribing&n…Read more…