There will be a demonstration outside the Japanese embassy in London tomorrow (April 5) in the long-running Fujitsu dispute which includes allegations of victimisation of workers who blew the whistle…Read more…
‘Not going down without a fight’
Even in the face of last week’s defeat as Melrose’s takeover of GKN was approved by shareholders, Unite GKN members aren’t giving up. Last Thursday (March 29) investors approved the takeover…Read more…
Challenging South Korea’s war on workers
South Korea may have hosted the Winter Olympics to warm applause, but the country’s trade unionists remain in the cold
The article Challenging South Korea’s war on workers first appeared on…Read more…
‘Major milestone’
Unite celebrated as Vauxhall owner PSA Group announced today (April 4) that the firm plans to continue production of its Vivaro vans at its plant in Luton until at least 2029. The move, which…Read more…
Just a bit more on GKN
Here are a couple of things I noticed over the past few days. Anyone sharing my interest in this should have a read of John Collingridge’s great piece looking at the end of the bid process. There are some really interesting nuggets in there.
For examp…Read more…
With a year until Brexit, the Government needs to get a grip, say voters
With all the stories produced a year ahead of the Brexit date on 29 March, you might have missed the GMB union’s opinion poll assessing how ordinary people think the Government is handling the issue….Read more…
UNISON Housing Seminar – Thursday, 10 May 2018
UK Housing Seminar – Thursday, 10 May 2018 – UNISON Centre
It’s a crucial time for housing with key policy developments, a renewed interest in social housing and the response to the Grenfell Tower tragedy all affecting the sector.
UNISON wants to…Read more…
Anti-Semitism, real and counterfeit
What is the scale of the problem of anti-Semitism in the Labour Party, real or imagined? I am not a Labour member so I don’t directly know what happens in Labour meetings around the country, though I obviously read reports and speak to friends wh…Read more…
Passport deal appeal?
UK printing firm De La Rue, which last month lost a public contract to a French-Dutch company to produce British passports, announced last night (April 2) that it would challenge the government’s…Read more…
Gatwick pay offer
Workers at Gatwick airport are to be balloted on an improved pay offer following eleventh hour negotiations. Members of Unite employed as security guards, engineers, firefighters and admin…Read more…
Clark is out of his depth
Business secretary Greg Clark gave a remarkably deficient interview on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme last week on GKN and takeover policy. He was inaccurate on many of the points he made. Here’s why….Read more…
Hull recycling workers strike for sick pay
Branch appeals for donations to hardship fund as workers start two weeks on the picket line for sick pay from international company worth hundreds of millions
The article Hull recycling workers…Read more…
Dancing on the graves of decent pensions: Double Bubble for the Few, Misery for the Many
There was a really rubbish and ignorant article here in the Evening Standard recently about a so called “black hole” in London Local Government Pension schemes.
This story is completely nuts. Most Local Government Pension Schemes are in better shape n…Read more…
West Ham Labour Easter
An Easter college snapshot of campaigning mostly in West Ham ward but elsewhere with our Newham Labour Mayoral Candidate, Rokhsana Fiaz.
Despite at times very bad weather, we had 100’s of Party members out knocking doors and running stalls across Newh…Read more…
Housing Civic Academy – Saturday 7th April, 11:30am-5pm
Housing Civic Academy with TELCO, St. Stephen’s Church and London Renters Union!
Are you facing rent increases? Have you had a landlord who’s slow to fix disrepair in your household? Have you ever had your deposit stolen?
Everyone knows someone affec…Read more…
Keep calm and carry on campaigning for socialism
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Auschwitz study tour: day 4
Today (Saturday) the delegation visited
Auschwitz-Birkenau,
the largest death camp created by the NAZI Third
Reich.
It was a very emotional experience for the delegates who visited the various blocks used for housing those held in the camp,
including those used for women and children.
We also stood at the
selection ramp, visited all 4 crematoria, soviet prisoners graves and other openRead more…
GKN takeover – losing the battle, winning the war
Few things have made me as angry recently as the Melrose takeover bid for GKN. This bid was opposed by a very wide group – workers, unions, GKN customers, Labour, some Tories, the Daily Mail, most of the large long-term GKN shareholders – yet it got ov…Read more…
Join the Shareaction Activism team
If you have a pension or insurance policy you may in law have duties and responsibilities for the companies your scheme owns and invests in. If you own it then you can’t just moan about it with doing something about it…
“This is Michael wri…Read more…
UNISON Greater London Labour Regional Committee AGM 2018 (& Supporting free school meals!)
Today I was re-elected unopposed as the Chair of the UNISON political fund in London that supports the Labour Party for a 2 year term.
I was really pleased that long standing Committee member Yvonne Green was elected as the Vice Chair.
Yvonne is also…Read more…