UNISON makes plans to fight the public sector pay freeze and pays tribute to Dave Prentis at his final NEC meeting before retirement
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UNISON makes plans to fight the public sector pay freeze and pays tribute to Dave Prentis at his final NEC meeting before retirement
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The government must intervene on behalf of Commonwealth War Grave Commission (CWGC) staff serving overseas, who are facing ‘halved incomes’ due to Brexit contract changes, Unite said today (December…Read more…
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Duke Grandjean – SouthallAlfred Frederick Grandjean was born 30 December 1899 in Paradise Street, Lambeth. There was no birth certificate issued for some reason, I suspect his parents weren’t…Read more…
Hanwell & Southall Social Democratic FederationEstablished November 1903Read more…
Southall & Hanwell UDCElection Results 1913ILP – Independent Labour PartyBSP – British Socialist PartyLab – LabourSouthall British Socialist Party established February 1912C. J. Batchelor – BSP…Read more…
COHSE Hillingdon banner at Hammersmith Hospital circa 1983Read more…
Independent Labour Party (ILP)5th February 1933 against UnemploymentRead more…
Fred Hammill Born Leeds(4 May 1856 – 8 July 1901) Helped establish the Woolwich Independent Labour Party ILP in 1894, with Robert Banner Fabian & ILP First ILP parliamentary candidate in…Read more…
Unite, which represents over 20,000 London bus drivers, is warning that the capital could face a period of widespread industrial action in early 2021 as workers are set to be balloted on attacks to…Read more…
‘With the firm’s prospects looking increasingly insecure, staff have reluctantly voted to try to save their jobs and livelihoods,’ says UNISON
The article British Gas staff vote to accept changes to…Read more…
When you think about veterinary surgeries it most likely conjures up images similar to James Herriot’s All Creatures Great and Small. Of a friendly and harmonious workplace where everyone has worked…Read more…
Check out highlights of the Local Authority Pension Fund Forum virtual conference for 2020 (only 1 minute 40 secs). Despite the challenges of online webinars there was a number of excellent speakers and lively panel debates.
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Nine years ago yesterday, I was hauled in, after a meeting of UNISON’s National Executive Council (NEC) to be given an official “ticking off” by the General Secretary, in the presence of the Presidential Team (and – so I would know how seriously things…Read more…
As Boris Johnson heads to Brussels for last ditch talks with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen over an EU trade deal, Unite regional secretary for the East Midlands, Paresh Patel…Read more…