On October 30, 1972 a little-known author named Arthur Tobier published a book entitled How McGovern Won the Presidency and Why the Polls Were Wrong. The New York Times described the book as “perhaps…Read more…
Park Road Crime & ASB re-inspection 12.8.19
Last week I went on a second walkabout in Park Road, E6 with Residents, Council Officers, Police and local ward Councillor, Nilufa Jahan. Cllr Jahan had persuaded the Police to send a “design out crime” specialist to the block, who had produced an exce…Read more…
UNISON equality survey 2019
Win a holiday AND fight for equality by filling out the 2019 equality survey by 26 August. Go to https://unison.org.uk/eqsurvey2019Read more…
Learning to put hope and power into the hands of young workers
Last Saturday, 20 young workers from across the Yorkshire and Humberside region came together in Sheffield for the first time to learn how to organise. Here’s what we learned.Read more…
The Franchise system still isn’t working, regardless of who runs the west coast
Yesterday the government announced that Virgin Trains would not run the West Coast mainline for the first time since 1997. A consortium of FirstGroup and Trenitalia (the Italian state rail operator,…Read more…
The economy of the many is better than the economy of the few
200 years ago today (16 August), a public meeting on St. Peter’s Field in Manchester was savagely broken up by government forces. Shelly’s famous poem ‘The Mask of Anarchy’ commemorated those who…Read more…
Newham Council Under the Stars 2019
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‘Maximum support’
Labour’s shadow health and social care secretary Jon Ashworth will give Lincolnshire’s health visitors ‘maximum support’ when he addresses a well-supported rally in Lincoln tomorrow (August 17)….Read more…
‘Massive leap forward’
Unite has welcomed the news today (August 16) that the Turkish military pension fund Oyak has entered into exclusive talks with the government to buy British Steel. Oyak announced on Friday…Read more…
All-women shortlists must not be ‘meddled with’
UNISON and Labour party have long record of encouraging women MPs
The article All-women shortlists must not be ‘meddled with’ first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Concerned about someone sleeping rough?
Hat tip Newham Council “If you are concerned about someone who is rough sleeping and medical attention is not immediately required, you can make a referral to StreetLink through their website or call 0300 500 0914 which is charged at nor…Read more…
‘Who wants to eat bleach?’
“Of course we want to make sure the same [American] standards are used,” Zippy Duvall, head of the American Farm Bureau told the BBC this week. Duvall is the latest in a line of American…Read more…
North West petrol shortage warning
Unite is warning that petrol shortages and delays to flights are likely to occur if tanker drivers employed by Hoyer Petrolog UK Limited based in Ellesmere Port take industrial action in a pay…Read more…
MoD asbestos scandal deepens
Unite is demanding decisive action as further information of the asbestos contamination at the Ministry of Defence (MoD) base at Ashchurch in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, has emerged. Last…Read more…
‘Honest approach’
In a bid to rule out a disastrous no deal Brexit, Jeremy Corbyn has put forward plans to make himself a caretaker Prime Minister after forcing out Boris Johnson with a no confidence vote when MPs…Read more…
Why I’m voting yes – part 3
In the third of our series of first-hand accounts from Unite members at St Mungo’s on why they’re voting for strike action, we meet two more members* who share their stories: Since joining St…Read more…
Vote Wendy Nichols for UNISON National Labour Link Committee representing Yorkshire & Humberside
Wendy is a superb working class, life long trade unionist. We need members like her putting UNISON values at the heart of the Labour Party. Read more…
‘Raising concerns’
Reports emerged today (August 14) that Turkish army pension fund Ataer Holding may be announced this week by the Official Receiver as the preferred bidder to buy British Steel. But Unite…Read more…
City Council Budget Proposals August 2019
If you are affected or potentially affected by the August 2019 City of Stoke-On-Trent budget, please do not hesitate to contact the convenor below for your workplace area, who will be more than happy to answer any questions, discuss any … Continu…Read more…
‘Worrying signs’
Joblessness is on the rise as the number of people on zero-hours contracts skyrockets, according to the latest employment figures published this week. Data from the Office for National…Read more…