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College is from Sundays morning canvass in Green Street West and the afternoon session in Forest Gate North. Our Parliamentary candidate, Lyn Brown, was there to support us with Cara, her famous Yorkshire terrier Labour attack dog.
We first met outsid…Read more…
Stressed NHS staff are leaving to work in supermarkets because they are so demoralised by years of receiving 1 per cent pay rises or nothing at all, health service bosses warned yesterday (May 7)….Read more…
There’s a lot at stake on 8 June – and here’s how you can get involved
The article General election – three things you can do right now first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
The number of police officers on our streets – so called bobbies on the beat – are frequently covered in the media. But we hear less about how many police staff those officers have working with them….Read more…
Picture collage from yesterday’s (Saturday) Labour campaigning in West Ham and Ilford North. In the morning we had street stalls in in Forest Gate and Canning Town, as well as canvass teams in Plaistow North, Plaistow South and Custom House.
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Dear JohnIn less than five weeks time, on 8 June, we will be casting our votes in the General Election.
I know I don’t need to tell you all how important this election is. A victory for Labour will rock Theresa May and the Tories to the core.
That is why I am asking you to make a…Read more…
Make sure members are registered to vote by 22 May;
Use our new campaign guide for branches and activists The general election is just five weeks away. It is vital that UNISON members make their voices heard – which means making sure as many as possible are registered to…Read more…
Charlotte and Jayson Carmichael have for years been fighting the bedroom tax, a government policy introduced in 2013 that penalises people in social housing for having an ‘under-occupied’ home….Read more…
“The Conservative’s record on housing is one of seven years of failure.
In the private rented sector, tenants are now spending £800 million every month on homes which the Government classes as ‘non-decent’. Around a quarter of this – some £2.3 billion a year – is paid by housing benefit.
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Finally, we are beginning to see some clear red water between Labour and the Tories on what really matters to British workers. While my wish list would like to see the reintroduction of wage councils, greater national insurance benefits for the self em…Read more…
Yesterday we ordered our first West Ham CLP freepost leaflet (the relief). Today I had the Board for a team of local Party activists in Forest Gate North. There was 4 of us and I asked each of them to visit a particular address and ask the residents th…Read more…
Devolution is finally reaching the English regions. On May 4 voters get to elect the first tranche of “metro mayors”
The article Shifting the balance of power first appeared on the UNISON National…Read more…
Labour’s Brexit plan has been unveiled during a general election campaign speech by Sir Keir Starmer. The shadow Brexit secretary said yesterday (April 25) a Labour government would axe…Read more…
Shadow health secretary Jonathan Ashworth launches triple promise and warns: ‘The future of the NHS is at stake in this election’
The article Better pay, safer staffing and fully funded training…Read more…
UNISON’s health conference approves a renewed campaign strategy against the government’s 1% pay cap
The article Health members look to ballot box and beyond to win battle over pay first appeared on…Read more…
Health visitors and school nurses are holding a campaign meeting in the Houses of Parliament on Wednesday (April 26) to hammer out a checklist for prospective parliamentary candidates (PPCs), which…Read more…
As the shock subsides, the reality sets in – little more than two years after having had a general election, Britons brace themselves for yet another one on June 8. Election fatigue may make…Read more…
As Britain prepares to leave the EU, this election will be about the future of our public services, and the austerity agenda that the Tory Party have unleashed upon those services for the past seven…Read more…
Responding to today’s (April 18) announcement by prime minister Theresa May of a general election on June 8, Unite acting general secretary Gail Cartmail said, “The prime minister has gone back on…Read more…