As we face the challenges of the 2020s, all parts of the labour and trade union movement must pull together. We need to listen to the working-class communities we exist to serve. We need to show…Read more…
Rent increase: tenants should not pay the cost of government underfunding of council housing
Swindon council will argue that their proposed above inflation 2.7% rent increase for council tenants in 2020-21 is acceptable because … MoreRead more…
Shadow Commander: Iran’s Military Mastermind
Check out this BBC documentary from February last year (on BBC iPlayer for 26 days). I suggest you watch if interested in the current crisis (and history of region) following the killing of General Qassem Suleimani by the Americans last week.
If the p…Read more…
Sanders and Soleimani
This article appears in the current issue of Solidarity. The drone attack ordered by US President Donald Trump has shaken up the entire Middle East, raising fears of a regional conflict – or worse,…Read more…
Angela Rayner says Labour ‘must win or die’ as she enters deputy leadership race
Hat tip BBC News about my UNISON comrade. “Shadow education secretary Angela Rayner has announced she is joining the contest to replace Tom Watson as Labour’s deputy leader.She is the fourth Labour MP to declare her intention to run, alongside Richard …Read more…
New Year, new fare hike
Rail travellers have yet again been hit by fare increases, up 2.7 per cent, which came into effect just after New Year’s Day on January 2. New research from the TUC has found that since 2009,…Read more…
‘Enough is enough’
Exhausted London bus drivers, many of whom are suffering from chronic fatigue, are gearing up to vote for strike action in defence of health and safety. Unite announced that it will begin a…Read more…
New year’s manufacturing resolution needed
Unite is insisting that government must take action if the gloomy start to the new year for UK manufacturing is not to spiral downward further into a gloomy decade.
The post New year’s manufacturing…Read more…
Fat cat Monday
Only three working days into the new year, fat cat bosses will have earned by 5pm on Monday (January 6) what the average worker earns in an entire year. Figures published today (January 6)…Read more…
Angel Pond: Then and Now
This morning I started yet another New Year’s Resolution to get fit by going for a jog around nearby Wanstead Flats. Less than 50m from the start of my run is “Angel Pond” seen then (early 20th century) and now in collage above.
It was named after the…Read more…
Who will be Labour’s next leader?
A good summary of declared and likely candidates for Labour Leadership on BBC here. There is still time for others to put their hat into the ring. I have not decided who to support but to be clear we have hundreds of thousands of families and children …Read more…
Who will be Labour’s next leader?
A good summary of declared and likely candidates for Labour Leadership on BBC here. There is still time for others to put their hat into the ring. I have not decided who to support but to be clear we have hundreds of thousands of families and children …Read more…
Dam Busters walk then Steak
Picture of lovely New Year walk with Gill starting from Derwent Reservoir in Peak District (where the RAF Dam Busters practiced their raids in 1943) to Lost Lad summit, Black Tor, Cakes of Bread, Dovestone Tor, Salt Cellar, White Tor and The Coach and …Read more…
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Workers on boards – sharp edges
Just a quickie on one of my favour topics – worker representation in corporate governance. First up a bit of politics: Once again the main opposition parties (including the SNP) went into the election advocating an extension of worker representation on…Read more…
Branch resources review underway
Providing all branches with effective support and resources is UNISON’s ‘key priority’
The article Branch resources review underway first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Get elected – and help UNISON remain relevant and effective in the 2020s
The nomination period is about to open for this year’s service group executive elections
The article Get elected – and help UNISON remain relevant and effective in the 2020s first appeared on…Read more…
Sadiq For London 2020
Another year, another election campaign. Just over 4 months until the Greater London Mayor and Assembly election. There will also be local Council elections in May (not London).
Today, Labour Party activists were handing these leaflets to commuters ou…Read more…
Unison Branch AGMs February 2020
The branch Annual General Meetings will take place as follows: Monday 10 February 2020 at 12.30 pm Windsor Room, Stoke Town Hall. Buffet from 12 midday. Last date for receipt of food orders Friday 31 January 2020. Promotional Poster – 10 ……Read more…
2019 General Election – what happened?
Hasty conclusions on the scale of Labour’s general election defeat and preordained ‘solutions’ are worthless. Sweeping generalisations are being substituted … MoreRead more…