NO STONE UNTURNED The story of two journalists who named suspects in the killing of six people. But the killers weren’t arrested – the journalists were. Watershed, 6.30pm, November 18, 2019…Read more…
Bernie Sanders: The road to Iowa
This article appears in the current issue of Solidarity (23 October 2019). Click here to see the whole issue (PDF). Bernie Sanders has 100 days to change American politics forever. In a little more…Read more…
Margaret Greer for Enfield North 2019
“Hi, honoured to have been shortlisted for Enfield North Parliamentary Seat today. Here is a short video that I would like to share with you on some of my values and priorities.
More details about the hustings and campaign to follow”
(Margaret h…Read more…
‘Intransigent management’
About 120 housing repair workers at Greenwich council are to strike for five days in disgust over the way they have been treated, Unite said today (October 22). Unite said its members had…Read more…
Abandoned and betrayed
Two weeks before the recent Turkish invasion of North and East Syria, where 11,000 men and women from the UK-allied Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) died defeating ISIS, a Unite delegation toured the…Read more…
Reform ‘long overdue’
Thousands of job losses could have been prevented if the government had taken action, MPs heard in the latest hearing of an inquiry investigating Thomas Cook’s collapse. Trade union leaders…Read more…
Compass hospital workers take fair pay protest to company’s Surrey HQ, says UNISON
Most Compass employees earn minimum wage, yet work with NHS colleagues paid more for same jobs
The article Compass hospital workers take fair pay protest to company’s Surrey HQ, says UNISON first…Read more…
Newham Council Pension Fund is 100% funded!
This evening I attended the Pension Committee in East Ham Town Hall during which Council officers reported that for the first time in living memory, the staff pension fund was 100% funded with a record £1.5 billion of assets.
This means that at this m…Read more…
Low-paid UCL workers celebrate UNISON-brokered pay deal
UniversityHundreds of outsourced UCL staff are celebrating after UNISON secured the same pay, pension and annual leave rights as directly employed workers.
The article Low-paid UCL workers celebrate…Read more…
Brexit mess
Boris Johnson’s Brexit plans have been dealt another blow after the speaker of the house, John Bercow, ruled out MPs voting on the government’s deal today (October 21) after a majority used a…Read more…
‘Solid strike’
A strike by library and museum staff in Bradford over ‘swingeing’ cuts was ‘solid’ leading to the closure of the libraries and disruption to the service Unite said today (October 21). Today’s…Read more…
‘Another solution was possible’
Saving Thomas Cook with emergency funding could have cost far less than the hundreds of millions of pounds the government spent on repatriating stranded holidaymakers, a damning new report reveals….Read more…
Health service workers in Northern Ireland must be paid fairly in line with rest of UK, says UNISON
NHS workers in Northern Ireland have only had a one-year deal of between 1.5 – 3% imposed last year, while other parts of the NHS were awarded three-year pay deals.
The article Health service…Read more…
Apprenticeship restrictions mean hundreds of millions of pounds of NHS funds going to waste, says UNISON
UNISON says government should change the rules so levy money can be used on wages
The article Apprenticeship restrictions mean hundreds of millions of pounds of NHS funds going to waste, says UNISON…Read more…
Epping Forest run/walk, Longhorn cattle & Radicals on Wansted flats
Off message: Gill and I went for a great run/walk in Epping Forest today. We are both out of condition so walked uphill and ran down hill (also slowly) and on level paths. We started off near the Queen Elizabeth Hunting Lodge in Chingford then followed…Read more…
The value of trade unions in Wales
A new study looks at the health and impact of the trade union movement in Wales.Read more…
County Borough of West Ham Council Chamber 1963/4 and now 2019
Labour Party Community Wealth Building Website and Newsletter
The Labour Party Community Wealth Building Advisory Board now has its own Labour website (see link) and has sent its first newsletter (see below).
The picture to the left is from the successful CWB launch event at this years Labour Party Conference wi…Read more…
The “Addison Act” and the building of Pinehurst
Parallels between the housing crisis in 1919 and today This pamphlet draws on original research into the Addison Act and … MoreRead more…
Menopause workplace guide launched by UNISON
From migraines to panic attacks, the menopause can have a significant effect on staff.
The article Menopause workplace guide launched by UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…