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Denise has been sending reminders to UNISON branches which have Community members.
“Dear Branch Secretary
We appreciate how busy and challenging Branches are during these trying times so apologises for sending this very gentle reminder for ou…Read more…
UNISON Branches have until Friday March 5 2021 to nominate NEC candidates. Below is our nomination request:-
Your branch is entitled to nominate candidates to the two Community seats for this year’s National Executive Council elections. We’r…Read more…
(Nominations period opens 1 February 2021)
NEC Elections 2021: Community General Seat & Female Seat Nomination Request John Gray &…Read more…
Both of my Grandfathers served in the Second World War. My maternal Grandfather (“Taid” in Welsh) was a sergeant in the RAF See his discharge papers above. He had also managed to live through the carnage of Gallipoli and the Western Front in the First …Read more…
Off message-ish. Last month we went to Lincolnshire to visit my little sister and our nephew (and his lovely family).
On the Sunday we went to Lincoln to visit the historic city centre. A fascinating place to spend a few hours. Despite Lincolnshire be…Read more…
Hat tip UNISON General Secretary, Dave Prentis blog: “Election day is less than five weeks away – and this election is the fight of our lives. After a decade of Tory austerity, public service workers know better than anyone the terrible toll that auste…Read more…
Recently there seems to have been a surge in interest in responsible investment, also known as ESG, in the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) world. My email inbox is filled with invites to meet advisers or attend seminars and conferences on t…Read more…
Inside Housing this week had a number of stories and features on the growing gender pay gap in large Housing Associations.
See here (paywall) for links to full reports.
I was asked to comment “John Gray, national executive committee member fo…Read more…
At the UNISON Housing Associations branch AGM on 12 March at House of Commons I stood down as branch secretary after 9 (or 10) years but was elected as Branch Chair. Below is my report to the AGM.
“While it has been another challenging year for member…Read more…
Branch chairs report: Tony Power
It’s been a year of uncertainty for all of us. The Brexit vote of 2016 still continues and has consequences that are still not clear and this has become particularly unsettling for our members who have come from the E…Read more…
Many thanks for all the branches that have supported us. If all goes well and we are accepted as candidates voting will start on 15 April (ballot papers sent to home addresses of members). Read more…
“Dear Branch Secretary
We did send a request on 7 January 2019 and we apologise for sending another request if your branch has already decided nominations but we believe that some branches did not receive our previous request. We understand from UNI…Read more…
The UNISON National Executive Council (NEC) is our union parliament which oversees the running of the union in between our annual National Conference, which are held each year in in June. UNISON members vote every 2 years by postal ballot to thei…Read more…
John Gray & Denise Thomas
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further to https://www.johnslabourblog.org/2019/01/unison-nec-elections-2019-nominate-john_8.html
If you are a Community UNISON member please ask your branch to nominate us. They have all been…Read more…
NEC Elections 2019: Community General Seat & Female Seat Nomination Request
John…Read more…
This afternoon Gill and I went on a walk organised by the local conservation and wildlife group called WREN in the “flats” (ancient heath land, part of Epping Forest, now owned and managed by the City of London) right next door to where we live.
As concerned pension funds are flocking to ‘safe’ assets or buying equity protection, John Gray points out there is no such thing as a ‘free lunch’ in lifeThere is an ancient saying attributed to Saint Teresa of Avila that “More tears are shed over ans…Read more…
“Dear Members
Firstly, my apologies for not attending the last SGE meeting and for submitting this written report late but you may be aware that in May I was appointed to a new position which has proved to be an exciting opportunity but also challengin…Read more…
Greater London UNISON’s Regional Labour Link Committee yesterday unanimously agreed to support Sadiq Khan as Labour’s candidate for the Mayor of London in 2020.
It was great that Jeremy headed the list of endorsers and that all wings of th…Read more…
“John Gray says it is worrying for asset owners that many companies have failed to take part in the government-backed Workforce Disclosure Initiative.
I don’t always agree with Conservative ministers, but I did at the launch of a report last mont…Read more…