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UNISON National Delegate Conference 2024: Day 1 Tuesday

Jun 19, 2024By John's Labour blog

 I am at UNISON National Delegate Conference (NDC) as a NEC member for Community (Housing Associations and Voluntary sector). NDC is the “Parliament” of UNISON and decides upon policies, finance and rules for the forthcoming year. In the morn…Read more…

Jun 19, 2024John's Labour blog

UNISON National Delegate Conference 2024 – Greater London regional meeting

Jun 17, 2024By John's Labour blog

 This evening I attended the London Regional meeting in advance of the start of our UNISON National Delegate Conference (NDC) in Brighton. Our Regional delegate Yvonne Green, aided by our Regional Secretary,  Jo Galloway, briefed around 100 o…Read more…

Jun 17, 2024John's Labour blog

Keir Starmer Leader Speech to Labour Party Conference 2021

Sep 29, 2021By John's Labour blog

I am back home after spending the last 5 days at Brighton for the Labour Party Conference 2021. It was great to be back in Brighton at a physical, real life face to face conference, after all this time. 
I was there as a Party member (self funding…Read more…

Sep 29, 2021John's Labour blog

Labour Party Conference 2021

Sep 24, 2021By John's Labour blog

 My pass to Labour Party Conference has arrived, travel, Covid vaccination pass and accommodation sorted out and I am busy checking out which fringes and debates to attend. I am not a delegate, so no early morning delegation meetings to attend nor…Read more…

Sep 24, 2021John's Labour blog

UNISON cancels annual health conference

Mar 13, 2020By Dave Prentis blog

NHS needs put before annual gathering

The article UNISON cancels annual health conference first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…

Mar 13, 2020Dave Prentis blog

Labour Party Conference 2019: Tuesday #Lab19 (Twitter)

Sep 24, 2019By John's Labour blog

We will only be able to keep global warming to well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels if we effect unprecedented transitions in all aspects of society, including energy, land and ecosystems, urban and infrastructure as well as industry’
https://ipc…Read more…

Sep 24, 2019John's Labour blog

Jim Acosta joins the NUJ Brighton branch

Dec 3, 2018By NUJ Brighton & Sussex branch

3 December 2018

The Brighton and Sussex branch is preparing to toast its latest member – CNN correspondent and scourge of Donald Trump’s White House Jim Acosta.

There will be an empty chair in the…Read more…

Dec 3, 2018NUJ Brighton & Sussex branch

Trade Union Congress 2017 #TUC17

Sep 10, 2017By John's Labour blog

Now in Brighton for TUC annual conference. I will be trying as usual to post on speeches and fringes.

Congress started for UNISON with a delegation meeting at 3pm where we decided our policy on motions, agreed speakers and support for the General Coun…Read more…

Sep 10, 2017John's Labour blog

UNISON National Delegate Conference 2017 – Tuesday

Jun 20, 2017By John's Labour blog

My Conference day started with a short jog up and down the famous Brighton beach. The weather was hot even at 7.30am.

At 8.30am we had our first UNISON NEC meeting to discuss and (hopefully) agree on any outstanding matters or policy positions.

Confe…Read more…

Jun 20, 2017John's Labour blog

UNISON National Delegate Conference 2017 – Monday

Jun 19, 2017By John's Labour blog

Comrades together picture from this evening outside the Holiday Inn Hotel in Brighton after the UNISON London Region delegates meetings.

Our ace Regional Conveyor, Yvonne Green, is on my left with Housing Association branch delegate Mitsy on her left …Read more…

Jun 19, 2017John's Labour blog

Our National Executive Council “Proud to be in UNISON”

Oct 14, 2016By John's Labour blog

This I think is a great picture of the UNISON National Executive Council (NEC) at our annual conference in Brighton June 2016.

There are 65 members of the NEC representing the 1.3 million members in UNISON and they are all elected…Read more…

Oct 14, 2016John's Labour blog

We can’t turn the clock back on Brexit, but let’s use the negotiations to build a better future, says UNISON’s Dave Prentis

Sep 12, 2016By Dave Prentis blog

Sunday 11 September 2016 For immediate release The government must use the Brexit negotiations to build a new, fairer Britain, and should start by throwing off the shackles of austerity, says UNISON…Read more…

Sep 12, 2016Dave Prentis blog

Unison NDC 16: Greater London Regional Delegates meeting

Jun 20, 2016By John's Labour blog

Unison is back in Brighton for its National Delegate Conference. The NDC is the annual Parliament of our 1.3 million members. Over 2000 delegates and visitors will be in Brighton for the conference
Picture is from the London meeting this evening for de…Read more…

Jun 20, 2016John's Labour blog

Next two meetings October and November 2015

Sep 29, 2015By NUJ Brighton & Sussex branch

Dates for your diary
Thursday October 15, 7pm
Upstairs at The Eagle, Gloucester Road
The new anti-union laws and how to fight them
Speaker: Phil Clarke, secretary Brighton, Hove & District Trades…Read more…

Sep 29, 2015NUJ Brighton & Sussex branch

Labour Party Conference 2015. A view.

Sep 26, 2015By John's Labour blog

I’ve just finished packing for Conference and will soon be on my way to catch the train for Brighton.  For the Party this should prove to be a pivotal Conference.

After the shock and devastation that we all felt following the Conservative victory…Read more…

Sep 26, 2015John's Labour blog

TUC Congress 2015

Sep 13, 2015By John's Labour blog

I am just about to board a train for Brighton as a UNISON delegate to this year’s TUC Congress.

There is a delegation meeting at 3pm then Congress opens at 4pm.

This is the third time I have been to Congress as a delegate.

I suspect that this yea…Read more…

Sep 13, 2015John's Labour blog

Saturday Sectarian: Green Lies & the Green Housing vacuum

Jan 31, 2015By John's Labour blog

I have just enjoyed reading two very different posts on the Green Party and their policies.

The first was from the never shy nor retiring Kitty Jones on
“You’d have to be Green to believe the Green Party: two more lies exposed”.

While the other post by Steve Hilditch “The grass isn’t any greener…Read more…

Jan 31, 2015John's Labour blog

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