1 in 9 British workers are now stuck in precarious employment. Working people urgently need fair pay, decent rights and a voice at workRead more…
Exec pay, again
Two bits in the FT caught my eye recently, and I think both are indicative of why executive pay will continue to cause fuel the public’s belief that corporate boards are making out like bandits and there needs to radical action to tackle it.
First is …Read more…
West Ham CLP fundraiser with Richard Burton MP Thursday 10 May
Post-election CLP fundraiser/social Thursday 10th May 2018Dear JohnMany, many thanks to all the West Ham CLP members who came out to get all sixty of our Labour councillors elected in Newham last Thursday as well as our Mayoral candidate Rokhsana …Read more…
‘Terrible human cost’
A million more kids from working families will be living in poverty this year than in 2010, shocking new analysis shows. Research from the TUC, conducted by Landman Economics, estimates that…Read more…
‘Wolf in sheep’s clothing’
Unite warned that a plan by East Kent Hospitals University Foundation Trust to outsource 250 direct employees and transfer 850 Serco staff into a new wholly owned subsidiary company, was a ‘wolf in…Read more…
‘Pay justice’
Low paid NHS workers employed by Serco at Barts NHS Trust staged a protest at the Trust’s board meeting today (May 9) to demand that Barts and Serco fund a pay rise which mirrors the pay deal being…Read more…
Wage boost
London bus drivers will shortly see their minimum pay rates increase as a result of policies agreed between Unite and Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London. Unite brokered a deal with Mr Khan last year…Read more…
Hold bad bosses to account
Bad bosses who exploit their workers should be held to account, facing higher fines and greater threat of prosecution, the government has been told. These were among nearly 40 other…Read more…
Adult social care has no funding, no strategy and no long-term solutions, says UNISON
UNISON responds to the Public Accounts Committee report
The article Adult social care has no funding, no strategy and no long-term solutions, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Blog: Together, we can step up for public services
By standing together on Saturday, we can continue to show the strength of our feelings and continue to make the case for public services. If you’re in London, near London or can get to London this…Read more…
Defending devolution in the Brexit Bill
The Tories and SNP may well be playing with the EU Withdrawal Bill for political reasons, but there are important reasons why those who support devolution should be concerned.
The EU Withdrawal Bill…Read more…
A new era for Newham – Labour Briefing
Hat tip my fellow ward Councillor, John Whitworth – Labour Briefing 23 April.
“ON 15TH MARCH 2018, after many years of struggle for democratic governance in Newham, Cllr Rokhsana Fiaz won the selection for the Labour Party mayoral candidate in the May…Read more…
Apollo backs away from FirstGroup
A few weeks back, FirstGroup’s share price went on a mysterious upwards journey. Then, a few days later, it was revealed that FirstGroup had rebuffed an approach from US-listed private equity mob Apollo.
Almost immediately it became clear that, aside …Read more…
“Forget the Health and Care and just call them Education Plans”: SENCOs’ perspectives on EHCPs
By Special Needs Jungle https://specialneedsjungle.com/forget-the-health-and-care-and-just-call-them-education-plans-sencos-perspectives-on-ehcps/ New research from the Centre for Research in Autism…Read more…
What happened in Barnet?
Adam Langleben, Barnet Labour councillor, has made a video which is circulating widely, which gives the impression that Jewish voters in Barnet have deserted Labour in droves. In the media he has reported that Jewish voters had told him “not this time”…Read more…
Bin strike off
The redundancy payments’ dispute at Dacorum borough council in Hertfordshire, which had seen delays in the collection of dustbins, has been settled. Unite said that its 40 drivers and loaders…Read more…
‘Lost wages’
London living wage (LLW) accredited councils have outsourced work to a leisure services provider that is “short changing” up to a 1,000 young people by not paying them the living wage. A Unite…Read more…
‘Nail on the head’
The depth of labour exploitation in the UK was laid bare today (May 8) in a report highlighting shocking practices – including slavery – in a number of sectors. The report by the Gangmasters…Read more…
Helping with the cost of school uniforms
The union’s welfare charity There for You has once again got a limited fund to help members deal with the costs of school uniforms
The article Helping with the cost of school uniforms first…Read more…
What Does Government’s Neo-liberal Agenda Have in Store for the NHS on its 70th Anniversary?
In the run up to the 70th anniversary of the NHS on July 5 this year, Theresa May announced before Easter that she pledged to bring forward a long-term funding plan for the NHS in response to growing…Read more…