Over 450 public interest groups from across Europe and Canada – including the TUC – today published an open letter urging legislators to vote against the EU-Canada ‘trade’ deal known as the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA). They joined forces to defend…Read more…
Worker board representation must mean what it says on the tin
The government’s Green Paper on corporate governance is expected today (Tuesday 29th November) and should include the government’s proposals for putting into practice the Prime Minister’s repeated commitment to have workers represented on company boards. As I blogged last week, there are three key…Read more…
Where next in Weimar Little England?
When, two days ago, I wrote for the first time from “Weimar Little England” I did not realise that I was being anachronistic because we had already opened hostilities with the Poles. The random deportations of European migrants for allegedly sleeping rough joins the recent mass deportation to…Read more…
Tata sell-off audit call
Job security and the future of the pension scheme are key priorities for Unite following today’s (November 28) announcement that Tata Steel UK is to sell its speciality steel business to Liberty…Read more…
Family nurses fight back
Unite will hold a demonstration on Wednesday (November 30) against council cuts to the family nurse partnership (FNP) in Manchester which will affect over 150 families. Family nurses, members…Read more…
Korean unions fight back
As I noted in my blog in July South Korea’s trade unions have been subject to a sustained attack . Under President Park, trade unionists are being sent to prison for carrying out normal trade…Read more…
Care for the NHS
Just days after chancellor Phillip Hammond hardly bothered to mention the NHS in his Autumn Statement, the Labour party launched a major campaign on Saturday (November 26) in support of the…Read more…
Election of Branch Officers, Convenors and Stewards for 2017-2018
Nominations are now being sought for branch officers, convenors and stewards for 2017-2018. Instructions on how to apply with deadline dates for nominations are detailed on the annual elections poster – annual-elections-exec. If you are interested in a post and … Continue reading →Read more…
Young worker’s Challenge #9: Pressure on working parents
This month we’re counting down the ten most significant challenges faced by young workers. Being in low paid, insecure work with limited opportunities for progression is pretty tough. Having a child…Read more…
Poem quoted by Fidel
For this freedom that is the right of the youth For this freedom As beautiful as life itself We will have to give our all If necessary Even our shadows And it will never be enough. Music Composition…Read more…
Greek public sector workers stage strike against new austerity reforms:
Greek public sector workers have gone on a nationwide strike to protest against the austerity measures planned by the leftist government of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to secure bailout loans from…Read more…
The forward march of shareholder oversight halted
I’m going to stop blogging about corporate governance reform for a bit, as I’m starting to bore myself as I keep ending back at the same place. But the endless discussion about executive pay has helped me crystallise a couple of thoughts that I thought…Read more…
“Newham trigger ballot results tighten but Sir Robin Wales maintains race lead”
See the latest report from the Newham Recorder on the trigger ballot.
I do think that it is a genuine shame that Cllr Clive Furness does not below declare that he is a full time paid employee of the current Mayor.
Thinking about it all th…Read more…
Thoughts on Castro from Weimar Little England
Yesterday, whilst I was mostly thinking parochially, the rest of the world was marking the passing of Fidel Castro.
It is no surprise that the Western mediawould generally focus on denigrating a great revolutionary, nor that they would focus upon the m…Read more…
Comandante of the Cuban Revolution Fidel Castro Ruz passes away:
¡Hasta la victoria siempre! Message from the President of Cuba’s Councils of State and Ministers, Army General Raúl Castro, notifying the Cuban people and world of the death of the late leader of the…Read more…
#CarefortheNHS – West Ham Labour campaign day for the NHS
Picture collage from yesterday. Members of West Ham Labour Party with our MP, Lyn Brown, in Stratford handing out leaflets and talking to the public about the funding crisis facing the NHS.
See photo of Newham Labour Mayoral Candidate (and stanch camp…Read more…
Housing Associations and Charities that refuse to recognise Trade Unions are Human Rights Violators
This motion has been sent to the UNISON Community Conference next year by UNISON Housing Association branch.
“This Community conference notes:-
That a number of UK Housing Associations and Charities do not recognise trade unions for collective b…Read more…
Fidel Castro Tribute by Len McCluskey of Unite
Commenting on the death of Fidel Castro, the leader of the UK’s biggest union, Unite, Len McCluskey said: “With the passing of another towering figure from the history of the twentieth century, this…Read more…
A message from “Weimar Little England”
I spent some time yesterday arguing with two old friends who will not I hope be offended if I say we disagreed because I felt they were in denial about aspects of the current political situation whereas they felt that I (and a like-minded comrade) were…Read more…
CONSTRUCTION Workers Occupy Crossrail Offices in Central London
Construction workers take over Laing’s HQ in central London over pay and union rights fight by Steve Sweeney CONSTRUCTION workers occupied Crossrail offices in central London yesterday in an ongoing…Read more…