This collage is a snapshot of campaigning during the last 48 hours. On Thursday evening I went to Ilford North and was sent out with Ross, Jeremy and Glen to speak to the postal voters at the Tiptree Estate. Which is a very well managed and beautifully…Read more…
Ilford North, Stratford, Canning town, Ilford North
The band played waltzing matilda
Today is the 100th anniversary of the beginning of the First World War Gallipoli campaign. The 8 month conflict was one of the most vicious of that war.
This song was written by Eric Bogle in 1971 and was today described by a good friend of mine…Read more…
General Secretary fails to win fourth term…
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Between work, life and the General Election I have neglected to comment on the outcome of the General Secretary Election in the Communications Wo…Read more…
Rana Plaza anniversary: Two years is too long to wait for union rights and compensation
Today marks the second anniversary of the collapse of the Rana Plaza factory in Bangladesh, the worst industrial disaster in the country’s history that killed almost 1200 workers, most of them women…Read more…
“Broken Commitments, Vulnerable Workers” – Human rights violations by National Express PLC
Find out below what happened when two British MPs were invited by low paid and exploited workers to find out how they were treated by their British owned employers.
On May 6 it will the National Express AGM. If you have a funded pension or insura…Read more…
Sell off must be stopped
GP surgeries run by the private sector underperform compared to NHS-run surgeries on nearly all counts, a new study released today (April 24) has found. It’s only the latest in a growing mountain of…Read more…
The election of stark choice
The choice in this election is stark. While all the parties are involved in a bidding war there are nevertheless major differences not least on values. Lynton Crosby, George Osborne,…Read more…
What the party manifestos say on young people
Young people are finding it hard to get decent work and paying over 40% of their salary on rent has become the norm. But they’re also the group least likely to vote.Read more…
End NHS market experiment
Hundreds of trade unionists last night (April 23) rallied to Save the NHS at Leeds Town Hall. The event was organised by Unions Together, the campaigning voice of the 14 trade unions,…Read more…
May/June Voice column: All Things Must Pass
“Sunrise doesn’t last all morning. A cloudburst doesn’t last all day…” The words of a son of bus driver, active trade unionist and shop steward, George Harrison – the…Read more…
The Happiness report – Food for thought
There has been a lot in the press about the World Happiness Report that was published today by Sustainable Development Solutions Network, an initiative under the United Nations. This aims at…Read more…
Fighting to keep NHS in public hands
“The care and treatment I have received from the NHS and the support I have received from Unite has both been amazing, ” says 21 year-old Callum Stanland, a Unite member from Grimsby who began work…Read more…
Saving Our Safety Net Fact of the Week: more and more workers need help with their rent
It’s getting harder and harder for low-paid workers and their families to find the money for the rent. Official figures published today show that rents charged by private landlords rose 2.1 per cent; wages on the other hand had risen just 1.7 per cent in the most recent figures. And wages have been…Read more…
Signal Failure – Rail privatisation & the fight against it
20 years ago I wrote a pamphlet for the Thames Valley District Council of the RMT. The text on the back page reads: “Rail privatisation is a universally unpopular measure save for a few ‘free market’ ideologues and managers looking to make a financial killing in line with the top…Read more…
Building better public services
Public service reform should be built from the bottom up through local democracy rather than centralisation. However, no reforms will be effective unless they are fully funded.
I have written a…Read more…
Barnet UNISON Strike Picket Line details
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Scottish colleges “save” £99m while sacking 10% of staff
UNISON also says more than 300 staff at paid less than the Living WageRead more…
“You’ve lost your job, here’s £50″ – union slams ‘rotten’ fruit firm redundancy offer
Unite members being balloted for industrial action at Yorkshire Fresh FruitsRead more…
The shame of Rana Plaza two years on: victims still awaiting compensation
TUC also calls for an end to widespread violence against trade unions in BangladeshRead more…