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“There for You is UNISON’s unique charity, set up to help members in difficulties – and this year, the COVID-19 crisis is making life harder for many of our already-stretched members.
Because more of you are struggling, There for You has set up a spec…Read more…
What a fantastic result (and such a relief). Keir is elected as Leader and Angela as Deputy by decisive margins (and to top it all Carol Sewell as new BAME Labour Party NEC member!). For the first time since the disaster of 12.12.19 I feel hope for our…Read more…
On this Thursday 2 April 2020 at 12 noon it will finally be over.
So now is your last chance to vote in the Labour Party Leadership elections.
Obviously there are now far more important matters to deal with than internal party elections but it is n…Read more…
I have just voted on line:-
LeaderKeir Starmer 1Lisa Nandy 2
Deputy LeaderAngela Rayner 1Dawn Butler 2Rosena Allin-Khan 3NEC By ElectionsJohanna Baxter …Read more…
There is currently a mass of Labour Party elections and nominations. My UNISON NEC colleague (and friend) Carol Sewell is standing for the NEC BAME vacancy.
I know her as a softly spoken but strong willed trade union organiser and leader who is passio…Read more…
Carol Sewell urges Black members to be the ‘best they can be’ in UNISON
The article Former vice president issues inspiring call to action first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
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…
Now is its time of need: the NHS needs us and we cannot be found wanting, vice-president Carol Sewell tells demonstration
The article UNISON members join London march for the NHS first appeared on…Read more…
Carol Sewell also pays tribute to president Eric Roberts as she addresses Black members’ conference
The article Vice president pledges to continue the fight against intolerance first appeared on the…Read more…
Vice president Carol Sewell hands out awards and urges delegates to continue the excellent work
The article LGBT conference applauds recruitment award winners first appeared on the UNISON National…Read more…
Political challenges lie ahead from a government still wedded to ‘failed austerity’ policies, vice president warns disabled members’ conference
The article Vice president tells conference of the…Read more…
The picture collage is from Saturday when I went to Bournville in Birmingham to help campaign for UNISON NEC member and NHS worker, Mary Locke, who is standing to be a local Ward councillor in the May 5 elections.
Yes, Bournville is the home of the Ca…Read more…
It’s now been over a week since the end of UNISON National Delegate Conference (NDC) in Glasgow and I have just about recovered from the traditional post conference lergy.
This is what happens after being locked up for 4 days in what is really a…Read more…