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National Delegate Conference isn’t like other union conferences – like our union, it’s special

Jun 5, 2018By Dave Prentis blog

It’s a great opportunity to come together as a public service workers, meet old friends and new and recommit to our shared values of equality, democracy and publicly owned services. Personally, I…Read more…

Jun 5, 2018Dave Prentis blog

Appeal by Mayor of Newham to find boy’s killers

Jun 5, 2018By John's Labour blog

A really heartfelt plea by the Mayor for help in finding the murderers and reassurance that everything possible will be done to protect our young people in Newham.

“Mayor of Newham Rokhsana Fiaz has appealed for residents to come forward with any info…Read more…

Jun 5, 2018John's Labour blog

Train chaos is a private, not a public sector failure

Jun 5, 2018By TUC blogs

Train chaos is a private, not a public sector failure.Read more…

Jun 5, 2018TUC blogs

UNISON’s Friendly new partner

Jun 4, 2018By Dave Prentis blog

Union announces new member benefit partner

The article UNISON’s Friendly new partner first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…

Jun 4, 2018Dave Prentis blog

‘Race to the bottom’

Jun 4, 2018By UNITElive

Unite has new evidence of a co-ordinated campaign to slash pay rates on the troubled £800 million energy from waste project at Park Adfer in Deeside North Wales.   Last week (May 30) hundreds of…Read more…

Jun 4, 2018UNITElive

‘Stuck at the start’

Jun 4, 2018By UNITElive

The pay gap between younger and older workers has widened by nearly 50 per cent over the last two decades, leaving young people struggling to get by, according to a new report by the TUC.   The…Read more…

Jun 4, 2018UNITElive

Carpenters Estate Stratford

Jun 4, 2018By John's Labour blog

On Saturday I mobiked through the Carpenters Estate to meet a friend at the Olympic stadium and on route had a chance to do an unofficial walkabout. While I thought that the poppies and flowers displays were lovely and well kept, I know that there are …Read more…

Jun 4, 2018John's Labour blog

Women of Westminster Walking Tour: 26 July 2018

Jun 3, 2018By John's Labour blog
Jun 3, 2018John's Labour blog

Newham Youth Council & Cabinet meeting

Jun 3, 2018By John's Labour blog

On Friday afternoon the Newham Mayor, Rokhsana Fiaz and her Cabinet (including yours truly) met the Newham Young Mayor ,Tomiwa Akintunde and the Youth Council. 
After introductions were made we talked about the Young Mayor’s projects esp…Read more…

Jun 3, 2018John's Labour blog

Unsung Hero: The Jack Jones Story – Trailer

Jun 3, 2018By Power In A Union

Unsung Hero: The Jack Jones Story – Trailer from Hurricane Films on Vimeo. ‘Unsung Hero – The Jack Jones Story’ is a documentary on one of the greatest British figures of the past century – a…Read more…

Jun 3, 2018Power In A Union

Keep your nose out of executive pay!

Jun 3, 2018By Labour And Capital

This is from the concluding paragraph of a recent academic paper on executive pay:
While the pay controversies fueling calls for regulation have touched on legitimate issues concerning executive compensation, the most vocal critics of …Read more…

Jun 3, 2018Labour And Capital

Younger workers are getting stuck, not getting on

Jun 3, 2018By TUC blogs

On the 150th anniversary of the TUC, we reveal how a lost generation of younger workers has become trapped in low-paid, insecure workRead more…

Jun 3, 2018TUC blogs

Early Parliamentary Selection: Chingford & Woodford Green

Jun 2, 2018By John's Labour blog

Dear member,

Applications are now open for Chingford & Woodford Green Parliamentary seat. This is Ian Duncan Smith’s seat and Labour has a real opportunity to take it from the Tories.

In 2017, Labour cut the Tories majority in this seat to under…Read more…

Jun 2, 2018John's Labour blog

‘Body blow’

Jun 1, 2018By UNITElive

The loss of 150 meat processing jobs at Tulip Ltd in Bodmin was branded as ‘a body blow  to the Cornish economy’ by Unite today (June 1).   The union, which while not recognised by…Read more…

Jun 1, 2018UNITElive

‘100 per cent support’

Jun 1, 2018By UNITElive

TGI Fridays Manchester staff met with shadow chancellor John McDonnell today (June 1), during their third 24-hour strike over a new tipping policy that will see workers lose up to £250 a month….Read more…

Jun 1, 2018UNITElive

‘In no one’s interest’

Jun 1, 2018By UNITElive

The prospect of a potential global trade war came to the fore this week when US president Donald Trump confirmed the US would impose substantial steel and aluminium tariffs on EU imports.   The…Read more…

Jun 1, 2018UNITElive

Damp or Condensation? is it caused by “lifestyle” or is it actually overcrowding?

Jun 1, 2018By John's Labour blog

Yesterday evening I went on an inspection of 8 flats with Newham London Housing management and technical officers to this block in Plaistow following some horrendous reports of disrepair & damp in the block. 

A list of repair action…Read more…

Jun 1, 2018John's Labour blog

RBS LOBO loans a “fraud on the people”

May 31, 2018By John's Labour blog

Newham Cllr John Whitworth labels RBS ‘inverse floater’ LOBO loans a “fraud on the people” at RBS AGM, demanding further disclosure from the bank.

Newham Councillor John Whitworth who is also the Chair of the Scrutiny Committee at the Counci…Read more…

May 31, 2018John's Labour blog

No sign of recovery in union membership

May 31, 2018By Jon's union blog

Here is the news about union membership I was anticipating yesterday;
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/712543/TU_membership_bulletin.pdf

It’s not good news. A fractional (0.3%) increas…Read more…

May 31, 2018Jon's union blog

School nurse jobs threat

May 31, 2018By UNITElive

The health and wellbeing of children in the West Midlands are under threat as a ‘significant’ number of school nurse jobs could be axed by the Birmingham School Health Advisory Service, Unite warned…Read more…

May 31, 2018UNITElive
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