Last week I attended our local Neighbourhood Forum at Stratford Library with my West Ham Councillor colleague, John Whitworth, and fellow Labour candidate for the May 7 elections, Adjoa Kwarteng. The forum gave local Police and Council offic…Read more…
Vote Reform at your peril
Those people thinking about voting Reform “for a change” might well pay attention to the influx of Tories into the … MoreRead more…
Almost half of England’s library staff axed during austerity
UNISON report shows extent of cutbacks in past 15 years
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Almost half of England’s library staff axed during austerity
UNISON report shows extent of cutbacks in past 15 years
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UNISON Community (Housing Associations & Charities) Seminar & Conference 2026 – Day two
Sorry this is a little late post but been just a little super busy with stuff lately. Day 2 of the event is our motion based annual community conference in Solihull for UNISON members who work for Housing Associations and Charities. You can …Read more…
Dignam & Goff, recorded July 1992
34 years ago this year, one of my favourite groups played a free concert in HMV, Grafton Street. As a rebellious 17-year-old who happened to have a Walkman-sized cassette recorder, I surreptitiously recorded their set. Fast forward more than three decades and, back home in Dublin for Christmas, my brother handed me three cassette tapes … Continue reading “Dignam & Goff, recorded July 1992”Read more…
Pension Investment Conference
I spent some time at the Pensions UK Investment conference in Edinburgh this week. I still do some consultancy work in the sector, and I am the Chair of a pension fund investment committee. Held during Trump’s war (sorry, ‘operation’; Have I hear…Read more…
NHS bosses must listen to staff complaints in latest survey
Health workers feel less confident raising issues and that those concerns would be addressed
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NHS bosses must listen to staff complaints in latest survey
Health workers feel less confident raising issues and that those concerns would be addressed
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Perilous NHS finances will worry patients and staff, says UNISON
Cuts and outsourcing will only create bigger problems for the future
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Perilous NHS finances will worry patients and staff, says UNISON
Cuts and outsourcing will only create bigger problems for the future
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Gloucestershire blood workers end year-long NHS strike after securing pay review deal
Phlebotomists at Gloucestershire Royal and Cheltenham General hospitals have been on strike for 349 days in the dispute over pay
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Gloucestershire blood workers end year-long NHS strike after securing pay review deal
Phlebotomists at Gloucestershire Royal and Cheltenham General hospitals have been on strike for 349 days in the dispute over pay
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Chancellor says she will ‘keep a close eye’ on mileage rates for workers
UNISON has been campaigning for rates to be reviewed for many years
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Chancellor says she will ‘keep a close eye’ on mileage rates for workers
UNISON has been campaigning for rates to be reviewed for many years
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Out and about in East Ham South
Last Sunday I joined Labour colleagues and East Ham MP Stephen Timms in this ward for a street surgery. It went well and during the canvass I reported via the Love Clean Streets app https://lovecleanstreets.info/eets an abandoned fridge freez…Read more…
UNISON statement on National Education Union behaviour
Following the National Education Union (NEU)’s decision to actively recruit school support staff and withdraw from the agreement with us which they had signed in 2017, on Friday the NJC unions met with the TUC and expressed strong concerns.
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UNISON statement on National Education Union behaviour
Following the National Education Union (NEU)’s decision to actively recruit school support staff and withdraw from the agreement with us which they had signed in 2017, on Friday the NJC unions met with the TUC and expressed strong concerns. We pressed the TUC to take action to reinforce the rules which govern inter-union relationships. It […]
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UNISON Community (Housing Associations & Charities) Seminar & Conference 2026 – Day One
Last weekend I attended our annual seminar and conference as a NEC member of the Community Service Group Executive (SGE). The first day kicked off early with an SGE meeting, followed by the Housing Association Sector meeting with members from across th…Read more…
NHS employers must end postcode lottery on flexible working, say health unions
New pledge should help make advances on better working options
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