Norman Barry much respected head nurse at Banstead Hospital and first elected Labour Councillor in Chichester.
Also encouraged a young Kevin O’Brien to under take his nurse training.
A Village Called Aberfan – What Price Coal – COHSE St Margaret’s 427
Nurses Strike 1988 – Cartoon
Bangour Hospital Nurses on Strike April 1982
Jim Devine Branch Secretary at Banour Hospital, Scotland built up a formidable progressive COHSE branch at the Hospital, along with the Branch Chairman “Tam”
Jim later became a charismatic and energetic COHSE regional officer becoming the undisputed c…Read more…
110% Sign Up Rate – Worthing
Peter Atkinson Branch Secretary Unison/COHSE Worthing signing up 110% under Tories anti union plans to force union members to rejoin every 3 years (1997)Read more…
COHSE Staff circa 1964
COHSE Staff Circa 1964Read more…
COHSE General Secretary – David Williams
Maudsley Nurse on Strike 1988
COHSE General Secretary Election 1983
COHSE 1910-1970 – 60 years
Junior Doctors Strike of 1975
Junior Doctors Strike of 1975 organised mainly by the the independent,
Medical Practitioners Union (MPU)Read more…
Health Workers Almanac
Health Workers Almanac circa 1979 – excellent little bible for rank and file hospital stewards
Written by Hospital Worker supporters. that is those close to the SWPRead more…
COHSE – A Charter For Health 1988
Cape Town students defy court order
Students at the University of Cape Town, protesting at a planned 10.3% fee hike, marched on the university residences today and then on Rondebosch police station to demand the release of students…Read more…
Michael Meacher MP – RIP
Sad news that Michael Meacher MP has died
Michael was a COHSE and Unison sponsored MP for many years and was a force for progress in the dark years of the 1980’s, Michael was also a great defender of our NHS.
He was a diligent MP and as I recall repl…Read more…
COHSE Conference 1992
Hector MacKenzie, Mo Mowlan MP, Joan Walley MP (both COHSE sponsored) and some other back bench Labour MPRead more…
Immigration, what’s the story?
Tomorrow (Thursday October 22) Show Racism the Red Card (SRtRC) is holding a special preview screening of their film – Immigration, what’s the story? The film features people discussing their…Read more…
Nurses Pay Campaign 1962 – Empty Purses Mean Less Nurses
COHSE Wales 1970’s – early 1980s
Indian women take on Tetley tea – and male union leaders
Women in tea plantations in Kerala, India are fighting for decent wages. But they’ve had to fight not just the company, the male-dominated unions that are holding them back.Read more…