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Gill and I went on this amazing walk today in the North Downs. Hollingbourne is about 1 hour drive from Newham (also accessible by train). It is a 8 mile circularly walk from the “Kent Walks” Pathfinder Guide.
I would get the latest version…Read more…
This morning West Ham Ward Councillors (myself, Charlene and John W) met with local residents and Newham Council officers to support and help out with filling Community planter boxes.
It was brilliant to see so many residents giving up their Sat…Read more…
Regular readers of this blog (Sid and Doris Blogger) will remember that I served for many years on the National Executive Council (NEC) of UNISON. Over those years I blogged frequently about my work as an NEC member and the only occasionally tedious go…Read more…
‘Gizza Job’ – the famous words of Yosser Hughes in Boys from the Blackstuff rang true for so many in 1980s Thatcher’s Britain. Joblessness and unemployment rife and job insecurity endemic as…Read more…
Check out the new site https://www.in-unison.org/ (which is run my members for members) for my post on member applying for winter fuel grants.
“One of the very best things about UNISON is the practical solidarity that members show…Read more…
UNISON won’t stop advocating for more sanctions until the military junta collapses
The article Blog: One year after the Myanmar coup, we must do more first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
CQC staff are key to the safety of hospitals, care homes and emergency services around the country.
The article UNISON pay ballot of Care Quality Commission staff opens first appeared on the UNISON…Read more…
Check out this BBC report on the these powerful but poignant portraits of UK death camp survivors on display at the Queen’s Gallery to mark Holocaust Remembrance Day.
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You’d think that the Royal Mail would want to celebrate and value its’ staff. After all, didn’t they pull out all the stops for the nation – and earned huge profits for the shareholders? They most…Read more…
Read and hear Davy Kettle’s moving tribute to Holocaust victims
The post Never again appeared first on UNITElive.org.Read more…
Today is Holocaust Memorial Day (January 27) when people across the world gather to remember the more than 6m Jewish people who were massacred in the Holocaust, as well as the millions more who were…Read more…
I have just signed up for this event here https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/active-design-building-healthier-cities-tickets-242390746247 (members only I think?)
How can we design a healthier, active built environment?
“We shape our buildings; thereaf…Read more…
While the Tory government descends ever further into chaos, our own Labour Party National Executive this week prioritised refusing to support the proposal that Labour MP, Jeremy Corbyn, should be readmitted to the Parliamentary Labour Party and also ag…Read more…
The consultation on replacing the Human Rights Act with a weaker bill of rights is just the latest in a series of attacks by the Westminster government on our fundamental rights
The article Blog: We…Read more…
At long last a new normal is emerging in workplaces across the UK, as the vaccine programme provides greater protection against the threat of coronavirus.Read more…
This week I wasted two hours of my life on a terrible new film called “Munich: The Edge of War.” It is based on a best-selling novel by Robert Harris. Now the problem with Robert…Read more…
Frontline services, already struggling with a crushing number of vacancies, are losing employees at alarming rates.
The article Government must ensure pay in key services is high enough to halt…Read more…
This is another great post https://www.in-unison.org/post/be-a-disabled-workers-ally in the blog https://www.in-unison.org by Carole Jones. A 2 minute read.
https://www.in-unison.org/ is a new blog “for unison memb…Read more…
West Midlands members continue their long-running action over contracts
The article Sandwell Leisure Trust workers set to strike again over fire and rehire first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…