Biomedical scientists in the frontline of Covid-19 testing at a Lancashire NHS trust are losing about £7,000-a-year because hardline bosses refuse to pay ‘the going rate for the job’. Unite said that…Read more…
Covid by nation
As you will be aware England will go into a second lockdown from 00:01 GMT Thursday November 5. Information from the Cabinet Office on the new national restrictions, including what they mean for…Read more…
‘Stop gap deal’
Londoners can breathe a sigh of relief after London mayor Sadiq Khan successfully negotiated a Transport for London (TfL) funding deal with central government which will keep public transport in the…Read more…
‘We cannot let another bad boss win’
In a corner of our sprawling capital, a massive daylight robbery is underway, but you will struggle to read about it in the papers or hear about it on TV or radio. At this very moment, Heathrow…Read more…
Time for fair wage for social care workers on ‘forgotten frontline’, says new coalition
Christina McAnea says immediate emergency support fund needed to guarantee wage boost for workers
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An attack on democracy and freedom of criticism
“Article 10 (of the European Convention of Human Rights) will protect Labour Party members who, for example, make legitimate criticisms … MoreRead more…
Review: The Socialist Awakening – What’s Different Now About the Left, by John B. Judis
In 2002, John Judis wrote a book predicting a new Democratic majority. It was his riposte to Kevin Phillips’ The Emerging Republican Majority (1969) which correctly predicted a quarter century…Read more…
Voting for Change in Newham – My announcement
Dear Mayor and Councillors colleagues I will be stepping down from my position as Statutory Deputy Mayor and Cabinet Lead for Housing Services. I wish to play an active role in the 2021 Newham Mayoral referendum campaign in support of a committe…Read more…
Review: Rogue Male, by Geoffrey Household
In 1939, British writer Geoffrey Household imagined how a lone sniper might attempt to assassinate Adolf Hitler at his Bavarian vacation home near Berchtesgaden. Two years later, anti-Nazi German…Read more…
Our Prime Minister and his advisors make a traditional halloween announcement on Covid
nuf said
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Working together is key to saving lives in further period of lockdown, says UNISON
Proper support and protection needed for care homes
The article Working together is key to saving lives in further period of lockdown, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
UK faces ‘a winter of shrunken incomes and punishing uncertainty’ warns Unite
As the Jobs Retention Scheme closes the leader of the country’s leading trades union has called on the government to give an exhausted country some hope by bringing forward a plan for the protection…Read more…
67% of Newham Children live in households in poverty after housing costs
I have been pushing on social media the Newham Council consultation on changes to our allocation policy and our new housing strategy.
Recently I had a push back from someone who did not believe our stats on how how many of our residents live in…Read more…
Workers Uniting Demands Justice For Orlando Gutierez
30th October 2020Workers Uniting sends condolences and solidarity to the Union Federation of Mineworkers of Bolivia (FSTMB) and the family of its leader, Orlando Gutiérrez, who died on October 28th…Read more…
‘Test and trace’ failure – another nail in NHS’ coffin?
As the UK population faces Covid-19 restrictions until next spring, the mistakes in the government’s ‘test and trace’ policy have been cruelly exposed and there now needs to be a complete revaluation…Read more…
The word is on the streets – stop these swingeing pay cuts
He continued, “We are calling on Heathrow Airport boss John Holland-Kaye to use HAL’s cash reserves’ mountain to protect airport jobs, rather than focus exclusively on generous dividend pay-outs to…Read more…
The National Minimum Wage Bill: What it is, why it’s needed, and how it could be strengthened
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3 Pension meetings in one evening!
This evening I took part in a zoom Newham Council Pension committee training meeting, open committee meeting and then exempt committee meeting (no public or press due to discussion of confidential information).
If you are a pens…Read more…
The National Minimum Wage: What it is, why it’s needed, and how it could be strengthened
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Make a difference to others this Christmas
Unite launches Christmas appeal for struggling families – and Unite AGS Steve Turner shows how we can all help. He writes:
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