– Book Review – This ground-breaking book, based on research undertaken in the archives of the Comintern in Moscow as well as archives in France, Britain, the US and West Africa,…Read more…
ETUC General Secretary Says Scots Should Vote Remain
Luca Visentini General Secretary of the European Trade Union Confederation writes in the Scottish Daily Record, May 29th The people of Scotland are no strangers to momentous decisions and on June…Read more…
Canning Town North Labour Party meeting on proposed Silvertown Link Tunnel – 9 June
Canning Town North Labour Party
Email: Labourparty.canningtownnorth@hotmail.co.uk
Twitter:@LabourpartyCTN
Facebook: coming soon
Branch Meeting:
The Hub, 123 Star Lane, E16 4PZ
Thursday 09th June 2016 Start 7.00pm
Venue: Community Links
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Register to Vote in EU vote – online in 5 minutes (By 7 June)
If you haven’t registered to vote – Click on https://www.gov.uk/register-to-vote. It will take about 5 minutes and all you need is your national insurance number (on a pay or pension slip, tax form, or plastic card). You can even use a smart phone…Read more…
Why the new Brazilian regime is illegitimate
I’ve written before about how developments in Brazil are bad for working people, but the situation is getting worse, and with the Rio Olympics less than 10 weeks away, the world’s gaze…Read more…
The EU: in or out – Newham Compass debate 13 June
This should be interesting. I have not heard anyone yet speak on behalf of “Labour Leave”. Read more…
No Coup In Brazil Campaign : Please Help
The campaign to oppose the coup in Brazil is gathering pace. Reports from Brazil say the initiators of the coup are beginning to crack as evidence of attempts to stop corruption investigations into…Read more…
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Angels of Hell (Hellingly)
Angels of Hell
COHSE Hellingly Hospital, Sussex on nurses pay protest 1962Read more…
Labour – NHS Day 1988
Labour Party NHS Day at Alexandra Palace 3rd July 1988
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Election Night 1997
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Axe the Housing Act
Picture is from the Defend Council Housing lobby against the Housing and Planning Bill in the House of Commons earlier this month. A number of MPs, Lords, Tenant representatives, campaigners and trade unions came to speak at it.
I was late due t…Read more…
10 top Brexiteers explain why they’re a danger to our rights at work
From paid holidays to pregnancy rights, and from safety standards to protections from discrimination. Every right that’s guaranteed by European law is a right that trade unions fought for, to improve the lives of working people. Together they form a vital layer of protection to stop our own…Read more…
Unite Executive Guidance on Strike Pay
Our Executive Council has issued new guidance on strike pay and criteria for application for additional payments. I can send a copy to UNITE members on request.
An important point from the EC guidance is that applications for payments should be made v…Read more…
EU referendum campaign: hearing from women at last
Over the last week, a new group of voters has risen to some sort of prominence in the EU referendum campaign, despite previously being pretty much ignored in the coverage of the increasingly febrile…Read more…
Sad day for UK manufacturing
Unite has warned of a double blow to traditional UK manufacturing as workers prepare to leave Imperial Tobacco’s iconic Horizon factory in Nottingham for the last time today (May 27). The…Read more…
Worried and frustrated
Strike action on North Sea oil platforms moved a step closer today as talks over pay, proposed cuts and changes to working conditions by the Wood Group broke down. Wood Group is proposing pay…Read more…
Stop North Sea race to the bottom
The North Sea oil workforce suffered another blow this week (May 25) after Shell announced it would cut 475 jobs in the UK and Ireland. The latest announcement is part of a wider raft of Shell…Read more…
Practical, immediate steps to help those in need today
Please do give whatever support you can. Because in different circumstances it could be any of us – any of our families – stood far from home and unable to go back
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