After my Councillor surgery in the morning (local planning case work) I led on the Saturday afternoon “Street Surgery” of West Ham ward in Newham, London. Knocking on doors in what is apparently, the longest side road in the borough, Corporation …Read more…
Newham Labour Unions – the Right to Strike
Picture collage from meeting on Thursday evening at St Lukes, Canning Town. This is the second meeting in Newham of Labour Party supporters who are trade union activists. Our launch was here https://www.johnslabourblog.org/2022/10/labour-nat…Read more…
Local authority pension fund investment in affordable housing: is there a case for doing more?
I am speaking at this virtual event and looking forward to debating this key topical issue. Can local authority pension funds invest in “affordable” homes and still make an appropriate return? The terms “affordable” and of course “social” housing …Read more…
Welsh government NHS pay move ramps up the pressure on the PM, says UNISON
Both Nicola Sturgeon and Mark Drakeford have chosen to do more for their NHS staff this year.
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Wirral housing workers to strike
Workers at social housing landlord Magenta Living are to take extensive strike action over fears that new working practices will expose them to asbestos. The 100 plus workers, who are members Unite are employed in repairs and maintenance roles for Magenta Living, which manages 13,000 properties mainly covering the Wirral. Magenta Living has imposed a […]
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End supermarket profiteering call
A coalition of local campaigners and trade unionists will stage a protest outside Asda in Hull to highlight the deep injustice of residents in Hull going hungry while supermarkets like Asda engage in a grotesque display of unchecked profiteering. The protest will take place on Monday, February 6 from 12pm to 1pm at Hessle Road […]
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UK’s model for funding higher education is a ‘broken system’
Most politicians don’t understand the cost of living crisis, because ‘they have never had to face it’, UNISON’s HE conference is told
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Universities need to ‘redouble their efforts’ to support disabled staff
UNISON higher education delegates agree to build on the ‘legacy’ of the union’s Year of Disabled Workers
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Higher education conference debates ongoing pay dispute
‘The situation cannot go on unchallenged. We’re not afraid of taking action’
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Care Quality Commission staff balloted over strike action
Five unions launch vote over unacceptable, imposed pay award
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Hospital staff in Liverpool are coming home
Staff at two Liverpool hospital sites who work as cleaners, porters, caterers and in other domestic services will be transferred in-house on 1 April
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Yorkshire & the Humber rises up to defend the right to strike
Over the course of the past few weeks the TUC Yorkshire & the Humber (TUC Y&H) has been working collaboratively with local Trades Councils and Trade Unions to organise rallies and marches across the region.
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Newham Voices Feb 2023: Support the Strikers!
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Profits ‘bonanza’ for big banks
New research by Unite has revealed that the UK banking sector is making bonanza profits on the back of Bank of England interest rates increases. In the first nine months of 2022, the big four UK banks (Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds and NatWest) recorded profits of £19.8 billion. Since the end of 2021, big banks’ bank […]
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East London & the Olympics 10 years on – where next? Unmesh Desai AM
Yesterday evening there was a reception at London City Hall (Newham!) hosted by East London & City Assembly Member, Unmesh Desai. The theme was about the Olympics 2012 legacy. There was a number of interesting speakers and it was good to meet…Read more…
British Steel job cuts slammed
Unite has branded the announcement today (February 1) by British Steel that is intending to make up to 1,200 workers redundant as ‘down to a greedy employer and a shambolic government’. Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said, “This proposal is down to a greedy employer and a shambolic government. Unite completely rejects the plans of […]
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FCA staff anger reaching tipping point
Unite has today (February 1) written to Nikhil Rathi CEO of the Financial Conduct Authority, the financial services regulator, to warn of widespread anger amid management’s refusal to discuss pay and staff morale with workers. A Unite survey of staff conducted in January 2023 reveals dissatisfaction and frustration amongst employees with over half considering leaving […]
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University of Leeds strikes intensify
Pay strikes will hit the University of Leeds in February as a dispute over pay intensifies, Unite said today (February 1). The 200 non-teaching staff, members of Unite, have rejected an imposed pay deal set by the University and Colleges Employers Association (UCEA) that amounts to three per cent for most workers. With the real […]
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The growing importance of the EA
Marking 70 years since the worst environmental disaster in modern UK history, parliamentarians gathered to discuss the issues facing the Environment Agency
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Quotes from the picket line
On Wednesday (February 1) more than half a million workers from unions across sectors took strike action, including Unite members employed as bus workers for Abellio and many others. As Unite ramps up strike action in many disputes, UniteLive will bring you a selection of quotes straight from the picket line. Below are quotes from […]
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