Commenting on the changes announced to housing budgets today (Wednesday) by the Chancellor, UNISON General Secretary Dave Prentis said: “The promised investment in housing and the commitment to build…Read more…
UNISON joins alliance to defend affordable housing
Housing and Planning Bill will lead to social cleansing, claims campaign group
The article UNISON joins alliance to defend affordable housing first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
UNISON joins alliance to defend affordable housing
Housing and Planning Bill will lead to social cleansing, claims campaign group
The article UNISON joins alliance to defend affordable housing first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
“UK’s housing crisis will only be made worse by this bill”
This letter was publised in The Guardian today.
The housing and planning bill currently before parliament will make the housing crisis worse. It sets out to reduce the number of genuinely affordable homes, and encourage even more property specu…Read more…
West Ham Councillor Report: November 2015
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Councillor Report to West Ham Ward
WEST HAM WARD LABOUR PARTY
tel: 07432 150 *** or email John.Gr…Read more…
Remember to put your clocks back this weekend?
Don’t forget to turn your clocks back this weekend! In accordance to Government edict at 02:00 on Sunday you should turn all your clocks back to 25 October 1865 to reflect the society they want to create.
Please note that in accordance with this …Read more…
Community led public services can transform inequalities, says report
Thursday 22 October 2015
UNISON Labour Link Media Release – Launch of Commission on Health Inequalities report will take place at 22 October, 9.00am UNISON Scotland, 14 West Campbell St., Glasgow
The report of the Commission on Health Inequalities for the Scottish Labour Party calls for national leadership and community hubs to tackle health inequalities.The Commission for Health InequalitiesRead more…
Our Tory Housing Future
Please read (and then weep) this examination of the new Tory Housing and Planning Bill on the blog Red Brick. In housing, as with the cuts in child tax credits, I don’t think that people “get” just how right wing and extremist this Government is behavi…Read more…
UNISON responds to government housing plans
Plans to increase the country’s housing stock are welcome, but do nothing to tackle the problems for those on low incomes
The article UNISON responds to government housing plans first appeared on…Read more…
News from UNISON Housing Associations Branch #Lab15
NEWS FROM UNISON HOUSING ASSOCIATIONS BRANCH
Think again: Don’t Sell Off our Homes For immediate release – 29 September 2015
UNISON Housing Associations Branch is warning that the Housing Fringe at the Labour Party conference last night showed that a number of the major Housing Association…Read more…
The Housing Crisis (and what to do about it) TUC Congress 2015
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Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn addresses TUC Congress 2015
Despite being elected as Labour Leader only four days ago, Jeremy Corbyn, travelled down to address Congress. When he appeared there was a genuine standing ovation before he said a word. The former NUPE official (a founder union of UNISON) started his …Read more…
Evidence from the UNISON Housing Associations Branch to the Select Committee
“We are a London-based branch of the national trade union UNISON, which organises workers providing public services.
We organise over 3,000 workers across Greater London who are employed by housing associations and are recognised by most of the G…Read more…
Property Versus People
TOGETHER against evictions. Unite union flags on tenants’ demonstration. Which side is Labour on?
HOUSING campaigners and other friends are going to Lambeth County Court on Friday…Read more…
When two rights make a wrong
It’s taken 35 years for the disaster of the Tory sell off of council homes known as right to buy to fully evolve as the hidden hand behind our current housing crisis. It turns out that now the…Read more…
Why trade unionists are saying #YesWeKhan
This post was published yesterday on Left Foot Forward.
“Sadiq Khan’s mayoral manifesto shows his commitment to helping working people
While there are a number of good candidates standing to be the Labour Mayoral Candidate in 2016, there is one outs…Read more…
Victory for community action
Unite community member Paul Rooney, a Bromley resident and full-time carer of his severely disabled daughter, has been granted a stay of eviction today (August 7) after being mistakenly served with a…Read more…
Rents through the roof
Osborne’s plans to raise council tenants’ rent to market value if their income is more than £30,000 or £40,000 in London could force hundreds of hardworking families out from London. Public…Read more…
Save Generation Rent
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The Future of Housing Associations & Social Housing
Yesterday we had the news that Genesis, a large Housing Association is to stop building homes for rent following the recent Government budget.
Today, Inside Housing magazine reports that other housing associations are seeking advice on how to deregist…Read more…