Today I downloaded who lived in my current address in Woodford Road, West Ham, London in 1921. L
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Clarion Field Clubs Established 1895
Clarion Field Clubs Established 1895
Harry Lowerison
As conductor of the Clarion field clubs, I am often asked to give advice as to how to start a field club. Well, in nearly every large town in England there are such clubs already in existence, and, …Read more…
People will feel worse off as inflation & tax rises bite in 2022, say economists
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Ten Predictions For the Year Ahead in Labor
Dear Colleagues,
Happy new year!
Whilst browsing a wide range of literature over the Christmas break I read a thoughtful article in the excellent US political magazine In These Times. Their take on the US political landscape, and the specific focus on …Read more…
Archbishop Desmond Tutu
To UNISON and our predecessor unions Desmond Tutu was and is an inspiration
The article Archbishop Desmond Tutu first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
The Freedom Struggle in Eswatini
‘Holding Eswatini to Account: Assessing the country’s compliance with the Commonwealth Charter’ is a new report commissioned by TUC Aid and written in collaboration with the ITUC-Africa and the Trade…Read more…
NHS ‘running on empty’ because government refuses to address staffing crisis, says UNISON
A properly-funded staffing plan is the single most important step ministers can take to relieve pressures over the next few years.
The article NHS ‘running on empty’ because government refuses to…Read more…
National Union of County Officer NUCO 1929
National union of County Officers (NUCO) 1930
“Security, prosperity, respect”: Starmer sets out ‘contract with British people’
Keir wants to unite working people to support Labour and defeat the Tories. Bringing together the economic left and the social conservatives. A powerful coalition that wins elections.
Check out Labourlist report and full text of…Read more…
Royal College of Nursing – Oppose Nursing Trade Unionism
British Nursing Journal January 1920
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Testing changes must not be used in isolation, says UNISON
Public service workers were already under huge strain to maintain services and Omicron absences have ratcheted the pressure to new levels.
The article Testing changes must not be used in isolation,…Read more…
Maude McCallum Nurses & Trade Unions 1921
Maude McCallumMonthly notes – Poor Law Workers Trade Union Guild of Nurseslater COHSE
Time for the ‘unsung heroes’ of the school day to be recognised
With news that schools will be closed for the first two days of next term but that teaching assistants will again be called in on those days to supervise vulnerable childrenRead more…
Brentford Nursing Students Fight 1921
Brentford Nursing Students Fight 1921
Poor Law Workers Trade Union (later COHSE)
Guild of Nurses
We will be there for our members in 2022
UNISON has always been able to respond, because our actions are dynamic
The article We will be there for our members in 2022 first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Maude MacCallum Professional Union of Trained Nurses 1920 “Wake up Nurses”
Maude MacCallum Professional Union of Trained Nurses October 1920 “Unless we take the management of our own affairs into our own hands, we shall go on being tired and over worked “Wake up Nurses” and take a little interest in your own business”
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Poor Law Workers Trade Union – Board of Guardian’s – Union Membership 1921
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Wanstead Flats Sunset
This evening I went out for a run (aka slow jog) around Wanstead Flats (aka wrongly by local estate agents as “Wanstead Heath” – sounds posher and more expensive).
It was a beautiful sunset over Alexander Lake. Tomorrow is due to be sunny …Read more…
Stockport Nurses – 100% Guild of Nurses Union 1920
Poor Law Workers Trade Union (Guild of Nurses) November 1920(Later COHSE now Unison)