Today we met up with Cllr James Beckles in West Ham Ward (Newham, London) who is standing as a “Labour List” candidate in next months London Assembly Elections. He was with the East London & City candidate, Unmesh Desai and we had a special g…Read more…
Newham Voices – April 2024: Abbey Gardens
Just finished reading the latest from our community newspaper “Newham Voices”. To mark Community Garden Week they feature West Ham (not Stratford!!!) Abbey Gardens. Apart from this geographical error – a good read. Read more…
BuildingWorker – spreading the word
The Unite London Building Workers branch was out in full force this week as they handed out hundreds of copies of the latest issue of the BuildingWorker magazine at a construction site in West London. The active branch regularly distributes the magazine as a recruitment and organising tool outside various sites throughout the capital, especially […]
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Pay rise for thousands of NHS staff already overdue
Demoralised staff have been let down with no clue how they will meet rising bills
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Pay rise for thousands of NHS staff already overdue
Demoralised staff have been let down with no clue how they will meet rising bills
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‘Only just the start’
Library staff from Greenwich and Bromley gathered outside Woolwich Central Library last week to highlight their demands for improved pay and conditions. But they also came to hail an important victory in the dispute after a shocking 20 per cent pay cut for sick workers was scrapped following campaigning by Unite. As the early morning […]
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Gaza and the Left, Here and There
Something strange is happening in American and British politics this year. According to a report in this week’s Sunday Times, the Labour Party under the leadership of Keir Starmer seems on course not just to…Read more…
TUC supporting trade union struggles against harmful trade deals in Africa and UK
UK unions have been excluded from trade talks to date. As a result they contain no commitment to enforce protections for workers’ rights, promote decent jobs and free quality public services, or address gender inequalities.
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Sadiq’s Free School Meals
Yet another reason to Vote Labour in London on May 2 (and imagine if we had more Labour Mayors with similar Executive powers elsewhere). Read more…
It’s time to apply the lessons of the minimum wage
Nowadays when we think of the national minimum wage (NMW), we think of what is roundly accepted as one of the great policy successes of our time. But we shouldn’t kid ourselves that there was unanimity about the need to raise wages.
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Housing inflation is nuts
Hat tip to my “Facebook Friend” Jenny Schramm. *Just had a Quick Look and calculation, average wage was around £100 a year, meaning the house price was 5x the average wage at the time. Currently the average wage is £28,000 a year and a three bedr…Read more…
The leaning tree of Wanstead Park
This picture is from a few weeks back. One of my favourite trees. I wonder how long it will last? Read more…
Opinion: Thames Water makes case for renationalisation … now!
When crews for the annual Boat Race are warned about levels of E.coli, and its own shareholders refuse to invest more in Thames Water, the case for public ownership is clear
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Opinion: Thames Water makes case for renationalisation … now!
When crews for the annual Boat Race are warned about levels of E.coli, and its own shareholders refuse to invest more in Thames Water, the case for public ownership is clear
The article Opinion: Thames Water makes case for renationalisation … now! first appeared on the UNISON National site.
‘We’ve got to stand up for ourselves’
All of us can remember the fear and uncertainty that collectively gripped the UK when the pandemic first hit. But for Unite rep and Barts hospital domestic assistant Mirela, that fear will never leave her. Mirela and her colleagues were among the first frontline health workers to come face to face with the virus. Barts […]
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The business model for Thames Water has failed
This utter chaos is further evidence the government needs to renationalise Thames Water now.
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The business model for Thames Water has failed
This utter chaos is further evidence the government needs to renationalise Thames Water now.
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Law change on flexible working does not go far enough, says UNISON
Everyone should have right from first day in job
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Law change on flexible working does not go far enough, says UNISON
Everyone should have right from first day in job
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