Solution must be found to desperately unfair situation
The article Compensation refusal is desperate blow for ‘Waspi’ women first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Compensation refusal is desperate blow for ‘Waspi’ women
Solution must be found to desperately unfair situation
The article Compensation refusal is desperate blow for ‘Waspi’ women first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Unite takes Oscar Mayer campaign to Bournemouth
A protest was held outside the Local Authority Pension Fund Forum meeting in Bournemouth yesterday (4 December) calling on councils to divest from Pemberton Asset Management over its role in firing and rehiring Oscar Mayer ready meal workers. Unite activists were joined by members of the Unite Tolpuddle Branch outside the Hotel where the forum […]
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Council pension reforms must ensure staff voices are heard
Accountability is key, along with ensuring staff have a comfortable retirement
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Council pension reforms must ensure staff voices are heard
Accountability is key, along with ensuring staff have a comfortable retirement
The article Council pension reforms must ensure staff voices are heard first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Labour Party Conference 2024: Monday
Monday was pretty wet, windy and rainy but being from North Wales originally – I was used to it. I had some UNISON stuff to sort out in the morning and my first fringe was “Why we need to track social economic diversity to break the class ceiling…Read more…
Labour Party Conference 2024: Sunday
Labour Party conference formally started at 11am on the Sunday but since I was not a delegate, I was able to go for a run in the morning around Sefton Park (which is near my hotel room). I once again left it too late to book accommodation nearer …Read more…
Pensions reform – time for action
Pensions reform usually gets little political attention, so it’s good to see the new UK government prioritising it. The Pension Schemes Bill, announced in the King’s Speech, is taking forward measures announced by the previous administration, alt…Read more…
“Pensions under the next Government”: TUC Pension Conference 13.3.24
Picture of Keynote speaker, Liz Kendall MP, at today’s TUC Pension conference. Will post more later in week. There is definitely a feeling we are going to win power at next General election but we cannot take anything for granted. Read more…
UNISON Community Annual Seminar & Conference – Day 1
On Friday our annual Community Seminar/Conference started in Chester. I was brought up only 8 miles away from Chester (Welsh side of the border) and have many fond memories of this lovely and historic city. Walking from the railway station to the…Read more…
“Income needed to retire jumps…”
Check out https://bbc.co.uk/news/business-68222807So you need now a #pension income of £31k if single & £43k per year if couple, for a “moderate” retirement (e.g go out for a family meal once a month?). How many will get this this much?Remembe…Read more…
TUC Understanding Pensions Course – (London Classroom)
My first ever pension course was provided by the TUC (a long time, long ago) But I can still remember it. I would recommend all union reps should attend such a pension course. Over the years Jonathan has been my TUC tutor on a number of occasions. …Read more…
UNISON Pension Seminar 2024
14 March 202411:00am–3:00pmUNISON Centre, 130 Euston Road, London, NW1 2AYThe seminar will bring delegates up to date on key pension issues. These will include the pension gender gap, investing pension money in ways that have positive impacts, and how …Read more…
TUC Pensions Conference 2024: pensions under the next government
I have just registered. https://www.tuc.org.uk/events/tuc-pensions-conference-2024-pensions-under-next-governmentOverviewRegistrations are now open for the TUC Pensions Conference 2024 on Wednesday 13 March at Congress House, London. With a g…Read more…
Launch of Labour Rights Investor Network
Launch
of Labour Rights Investor Network coincides with event at US Department of LaborThe Labour
Rights Investor Network (LRIN) is a global initiative
that brings together asset managers, asset owners and investment service
providers c…Read more…
TUC 23 Collective Defined Contributions (CDC) Pensions fringe – What are CDC pensions and how will they improve people’s lives?
Better late than never. This is my contribution to the panel fringe on Collective Defined Contribution (CDC) pensions. Many thanks to Hilary from First Actuarial for organising and chairing. Also to Andy and Derek for their excellent contributions. It …Read more…
LGPS Forum: Opportunity to participate in transnational Labour Rights Investor Network
(UNISON are supporting their members who are pension trustees/activists to join)The Global Union’s Committee on Workers’
Capital (CWC) is a network of pension trustees and staff dedicated to ensuring
that employee retirement assets are invested r…Read more…
TUC Regional Council & then “on the knocker” in Plaistow North
Today was a Labour Movement day. In the morning I went as a UNISON delegate to the TUC London, East and South East Regional Council meeting at Congress House. It was good to be back in person at these meetings. There was an important panel d…Read more…
‘How can we put an end to greenwashing? LAPFF & Smith Institute Fringe at Labour Conference 2023
This is my presentation to this fringe. Hat tip Paul Hunter from PRIC for excellent speech notes. “Thank you Clive. I am delighted to be here in Liverpool and looking forward to today’s discussion. I am John Gray, I’m councillor in Newham, I’m ch…Read more…
Labour Party Conference 2023 – Monday
Day 3 of conference for me started with another morning run along the Mersey and back (3.4 miles different direction from yesterday).I met on route an influential Council leader who berated me for running so late in the day. He had gone for his run tha…Read more…