This morning I had my Councillor surgery in West Ham ward then cycled over to Little Ilford to go out and door knock for the Labour Candidate, Aktharul Alam, in this by election (Thursday July 18) with my fellow UNISON member Alan Griffiths. We w…Read more…
Ringing West Hammers about Boris & 2 Job MPs
This afternoon I was supposed to go out knocking on doors and speaking to residents with our MP, Lyn Brown. However, it was cancelled, so instead I decided to ring residents in the ward I represent as a Councillor, West Ham.
I used the Lab…Read more…
Solidarity Telecanvassing Little Ilford & Marked Register Training in St John’s
A busy day on Saturday. I joined a virtual (using Labour Party dialogue software) telecanvassing session in Little Ilford in the morning from home (now up to 1299 calls for this year).
Ironically I had to deal with a problem that my broad band p…Read more…
Labour Dialogue telecanvass tomorrow Sat 7/8/21 at 11am to 1pm
Many apologies for late notice but I am running a telecanvass session tomorrow morning 11am-1pm.
If any local Labour Party member in Newham wants to join then email me John.Gray2012@icloud.com for zoom invite.
Training given if you have no…Read more…
Labour Unions: NHS Fair Pay Rally & Phone Bank
This evening there was a really positive Labour Unions NHS Fair Pay rally with speakers Paula Barker MP, Chair; Cllr Linda Hobson, Unison Rep & Nurse; Colenzo Jarrett-Thorpe, Unite National Officer for Health; Holly Turner, GMB Rep & Nurse and …Read more…
Newham Labour Unions telecanvass with Assembly Member Unmesh Desai – Tuesday 2 March 6pm-7.30pm
On Tuesday 2 March 6-7.30pm trade union activists in Newham have organised a joint telecanvassing session in support of Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan and our Labour Assembly members.
East London and City Assembly member, Unmesh Desai, will be in…Read more…
Early Voting in Newham for Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan (and campaign begins to step up).
Check out this “early voting” video by the Labour Party promoting postal vote registration in Newham. “Early voting can help double the Labour vote”.
Yesterday there was a meeting of Newham Labour Union activists, where it was agreed to hold regu…Read more…
Having a dialogue with West Ham residents
This morning there was a Newham wide Labour telecanvassing session using the Labour Party “dialogue” software to call residents about their views about Covid and the forthcoming local elections in May.
I don’t particularly like telecanvass…Read more…