Every year on the 28 April in 19 countries across the world, workers remember all those who have died in an accident at work or from occupational illnesses and diseases such as exposure to asbestos. Sadly, more people are killed at work each year…Read more…
Corporation Street, West Ham doorstep Surgery: Boris, Planning, Cats & Parrot
Interesting morning carrying out a doorstep surgery in Corporation Street, West Ham, E15. This is reputed to be the longest residential street in Newham. The four of us managed to cover around half of the properties.
I had a conversation with a …Read more…
Post lockdown beer & curry
Last night I met up with 3 friends who I have not seen since pre lockdown March 2020. We were celebrating David Boyles birthday with Trevor Dean and Montrose Matty. We were all UNISON reps in Tower Hamlets Housing department back in the day.
It …Read more…
Newham For Change Social
Picture from Saturday. We didn’t win the referendum on ending the Mayoral model in Newham but we came close
for the directly elected mayor: 45,960 (56%) for the committee system: 36,424 (44%)
However, this was the first proper summer social I ha…Read more…
The Future of People Services – What’s Next? The death of the office & Wellbeing and burnout
Check out this multimedia posting –
“Welcome to this collaborative piece of research between the Disruptive Innovators Network and Campbell Tickell to explore how leaders in people and HR services have responded to the COVID-19 pandemic and what…Read more…
The new normal? Tower Hamlets “blended” Pension Board meeting 7/6/21
This morning I cycled to Tower Hamlets Council’s Town Hall to take part in a “blended” physical and virtual meeting of its Pension Board.
I am a trade union appointed member of the board which “assists” the Council in the running of its billion …Read more…
Out for social with UNISON branch comrades
It has been a while but this evening some of us met up for the first time post #Covid19 for a bite to eat and to put the world to rights.
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