I am back home this evening after attending the annual Labour Local Government Association conference in Nottingham. It was a a great conference, with lots of practical ideas for Labour Councillors but also very inspiring as it seems (touch wood,…Read more…
Nottingham bus strikes threat
Bus drivers at council-owned Nottingham City Transport (NCT) are being consulted over strike action after they rejected a ‘subpar’ pay offer, Unite, the UK’s leading, union said today (December 16)….Read more…
‘No time for dithering’
Communities secretary Robert Jenrick has been urged by Unite to get out his cheque book to plug the hole in Nottingham city council’s finances due to coronavirus and avoid more than 150 posts being…Read more…
Court of Appeal pay victory for Nottingham City Council employees
Nottingham City Council was wrong to deny several hundred of its employees the right to incremental pay increases with effect from April 2011, says a judgment handed down at the Court of Appeal. The…Read more…
Labour Local Government Conference 2018 “Rokhsana Fiaz for Newham Mayor”
Last weekend I was at the Labour Local Government Conference in Nottingham. I really recommend this conference for all Labour Councillors.
There was a conference dinner on the Friday evening and it was great to see how many people who were so supportiv…Read more…
Dispute registered over plans for Nottingham College redundancies
Official dispute registered after 385 staff, including some on term-time only contracts, told they are at risk – after the end of term
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COHSE – Join The Resistance March – Nottingham 4th February 1988
COHSE – Join The Resistance Banner – Nottingham Thursday 4th February 1988
1,000 strong march in freezing weather from Forest Recreation Site to Market Square
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Labour Local Government Association Conference 2016
Picture taken today at the end of the conference with the 3 J’s – James, Jeremy and John. Labour Leader, Jeremy Corbyn (and a UNISON member) fellow Newham Councillor (and UNISON member), James Beckles. I had never been to this conference before (…Read more…