Having read (and loved) Sea of Tranquility I was surprised to discover the same characters in this earlier book by Emily St. John Mandel. I may be reading the books in the wrong order, but…Read more…
Review: The Glass Hotel, by Emily St. John Mandel
Having read (and loved) Sea of Tranquility I was surprised to discover the same characters in this earlier book by Emily St. John Mandel. I may be reading the books in the wrong order, but…Read more…
West Ham Ward declaration 2022
After a long day yesterday, Charlene, John Whitworth and myself were re-elected as Labour Councillors to Newham Council.
A huge honour and privilege. Many thanks to residents for voting for us so overwhelmingly and to ward activists for hel…Read more…
Restore free testing in schools or risk SATs disruption, warns UNISON
National testing in English primary schools this year could be severely affected because of Covid absences, according to concerns raised in a UNISON survey released today (Friday). More than seven in…Read more…
Fair tips legislation scrapped?
Unite has slammed the government for reportedly scrapping plans to introduce fair tips legislation, first promised by then-business secretary Sajid Javid nearly six years ago. After Javid’s…Read more…
‘No more soundbites or bandwagons’
Commenting on the local election results in England, Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said on Friday (May 6), “Politicians of all parties should stop fighting for soundbites and get on with the…Read more…
UNISON police staff members vote to accept pay offer
First digital ballot in the sector helps to produce higher turnout
The article UNISON police staff members vote to accept pay offer first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
If Johnson’s Rwanda plan for asylum seekers is legal, why is he afraid to defend it in court? | Mark Serwotka
Refugees – and civil servants who’ll have to effect this cruel policy – will both suffer. That’s why proper scrutiny is essentialMark Serwotka is general secretary of the Public and Commercial…Read more…
Interest rate rise ‘will add to pain’ felt by ordinary families
Unite today (May 5) warned that yet another interest rate rise – the fourth consecutive rise in a row since December – will add to the financial pressure facing millions of ordinary families amid an…Read more…
How can Labour win?
Today I have completed a course of palliative radiotherapy on the secondary tumour in my upper right arm. I hope not only that this will reduce the pain I have been experiencing, but also that comrades will accept this as a good reason not to h…Read more…
Blog: Why attacks on legal abortion are a trade union matter
A leaked opinion from the US supreme court has suggested that abortion there could be severely limited. Anne McVicker, chair of national women’s committee, and Liz Wheatley, chair of the…Read more…
Vote Labour (and co-operative) May 5
Vote Labour – and when there are joint candidates – Vote Labour and Co-operative (our sister socialist party)
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How to hit the Tories in the Ballot Box
Great post by UNISON General Secretary Christina McAnea
“Political leaders of all parties will be watching nervously to see how well their candidates do in this week’s local elections.
Results often show how happy or unhappy people are with the…Read more…
Make this a May Day to remember
We celebrate the bonds that bring us together as workers and trade unionists. The fundamental message of May Day – friendship between workers of all backgrounds and nationalities – resonates more…Read more…
Norwich council staff reject pay offer
A full-scale strike ballot by workers employed by a Norwich City Council-owned company is on the cards after they overwhelmingly rejected a 4.2 per cent pay offer in a consultative ballot, Unite said…Read more…
Coventry council’s double standards exposed
It has just emerged that refuse vehicle drivers employed by Tom White Ltd, a subsidiary of Coventry council that is being used to try to break the bin strike, have been given a 12 per cent pay…Read more…
Strikes off at Tesco forecourts after massive pay win
Fuel tanker drivers employed by XPO on the outsourced Tesco petrol station contract have secured a 27 per cent pay increase with a two year pay deal – lifting pay by £12,000 on average. The 57…Read more…
‘Know that you are not alone’
Unite members employed by the financial regulator the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in London and Edinburgh have commenced an historic strike action today (Wednesday, May 4). This industrial…Read more…
Government must bring back Covid funding to safeguard ‘lives and livelihoods’, say UNISON and the Care Provider Alliance
Christina McAnea and Professor Martin Green warn more staff could quit unless infection control fund is reinstated
The article Government must bring back Covid funding to safeguard ‘lives and…Read more…
Getting the Vote Out: West Ham Ward 2022
Tonight we were delivering these reminder leaflets to “Labour Promises” (Residents who had previously indicated that they supported Labour) in West Ham ward. First time I have had a QR code on my leaflets.
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