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Solidarity to privatised NHS UNISON members striking tomorrow.
“Strike action involving 31 staff employed by Addaction is set to go ahead after Acas talks did not reach a resolution to their dispute on Wednesday.
A 100% vote for strike action was pr…Read more…
This afternoon I met members of the Archbishop of Canterbury Housing Commission at a building site in Newham where the Council is to build new high quality homes at truly affordable rents. Officers and contractors explained what we are doing with the s…Read more…
TUC LESE Annual Health & Safety Briefing – Respiratory Health – a Workplace Issue
Friday 27 September 2019
Congress House, 23-28 Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3LS
· The central theme for this year is r…Read more…
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Costa Coffee: Employees call £200 deductions for training ‘unfair’
This is outrageous and I hope people boycott this @CostaCoffee in Upminister (& any other employer who steals from its workforce).
This sort of …Read more…
Last week I went on a second walkabout in Park Road, E6 with Residents, Council Officers, Police and local ward Councillor, Nilufa Jahan. Cllr Jahan had persuaded the Police to send a “design out crime” specialist to the block, who had produced an exce…Read more…
Win a holiday AND fight for equality by filling out the 2019 equality survey by 26 August. Go to https://unison.org.uk/eqsurvey2019Read more…
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Hat tip Newham Council “If you are concerned about someone who is rough sleeping and medical attention is not immediately required, you can make a referral to StreetLink through their website or call 0300 500 0914 which is charged at nor…Read more…
Wendy is a superb working class, life long trade unionist. We need members like her putting UNISON values at the heart of the Labour Party. Read more…
A lovely picture from last Friday evening when Councillors and officers met Residents and Police to discuss how to tackle jointly crime and anti-social behaviour in the area (Forest Gate South ward adjacent to Romford Road).
The meeting was Chaired by…Read more…
Off message but marvellous picture of my Mum, Margaret Gray (nee Matthews) when she was a student mental health nurse aged 18 in Denbigh, North Wales around 1960 (she is on the left).
It was originally in a local newspaper (?) and our family had thoug…Read more…
Fascinating video chart. The hegemony of USA, the rise and relative fall of Japan and now the rise of China.Read more…
Vote for a London NHS worker to represent you in UNISON’s National Labour committee
I am a front line NHS health worker, a paramedic in the London Ambulance Service, working shifts while still being an active UNISON steward, representing and defending …Read more…
“Everyone deserves fairness, equality and justice at work. That’s what trade unions stand for. When you join a union, you join a movement that’s 6 million strong.
Working people are stronger when they act together. And together, we can make the workin…Read more…
Picture from Tuesday with Newham TELCO Citizens. I first worked with TELCO in the 1990s when my trade union branch, UNISON Tower Hamlets was affiliated and I can remember going on demos and lobbies with them over the London Living wage.
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Tonight I chaired UNISON London Housing Associations Branch Executive meeting during which we discussed our support of the End Violence at Work Charter.
I am pleased to report that a number of our branch employers are close to signing the Charte…Read more…
“The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) and a fireworks grand finale will again delight audiences on Sunday night. The RPO has been performing at Under the Stars for more than six years bringing an ensemble of up to 75 musicians. They cover a huge rang…Read more…
I was pleased to see that the 12 trade unions affiliated to the Labour Party have renamed their co-ordinating organisation, formerly called TULO/Unions together, to become “Labour Unions” – which just makes things clearer.
Check out this link for…Read more…
Last Thursday evening I came back from holiday and went to the 3rd Newham Council Tenants and Leaseholders forum in East Ham Town Hall for Plaistow and Green Street residents.
There was around 50 residents present. Councillor Shaban Mohammed was the l…Read more…
Posts have been pretty irregular recently. Hope to get back to normal soon.Read more…