Hat tip Clarion UNISON Facebook page “Members should have received an invite to complete a survey yesterday. It will take 5 mins to complete & we will use it to inform this years claim. Please pass on to non member colleagues. The…Read more…
Online Stewards Training for the Community and Voluntary Sector
February 2024(NB you should get paid release to attend this course if UNISON is the recognised trade union with your employer. If not recognised then still ask. Any problems speak to your branch) This course has been designed for newly elected an…Read more…
Protect the right to strike as the Tories act to axe workers’ rights
Join the TUC-organised march and rally in Cheltenham on 27 January(hat tip UNISON – I cannot attend due to clash https://www.justgiving.com/page/john-gray-1702669640623)Forty years ago, GCHQ workers were banned from joining a trade union. Twenty-…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…
UNISON London Local Government Reps: Vote Sonya, Clara & Sean 2024
UNISON Service Group elections nominations opened on Monday. I no longer work for a Council but do recommend that UNISON London Local Government branches consider nominating Sonya, Clara and Sean. They are top trade unionists! I will be posting o…Read more…
UNISON Winter fuel grants for members on a low income
Can branches check out this page unsn.uk/41SPAHd and encourage low income members to apply for a “there for you” winter fuel grant worth £200. Applications will open twice on Wednesday 24 January, at 8.30am and 5pm. The online …Read more…
2024: Year of LGBT+ workers
“2024 is @unisontheunion ‘s Year of LGBT+ workers. This year we’re celebrating all of our LGBT+ members and showing why we are the best union for LGBT+ public service workers. Are you a UNISON LGBT+ member? Get involved: https://unison.org.uk/about/wha…Read more…
Blog “Let’s make 2024 a success – Vote in our service group elections and celebrate UNISON’s Year of LGBT+ Workers” Christina McAnea
“Happy New Year to everyone in UNISON and here’s to a successful year for you and your families.I have high hopes for 2024 – 12 months of campaigning for UNISON’s Year of LGBT+ workers and for a national care service, securing pay deals across all publ…Read more…
UNISON Direct Christmas Opening Hours 2023
For any UNISON members (or rather the many that will be working 24/7 all through the holidays) who need urgent union assistance. Most branches will be closed from today to Tuesday 2 Jan.Hap tip UNISON Lincolnshire Police Branch. Read more…
Migrants Day 2023: One NHS, many nationalities
What on earth will happen to our NHS (nevermind our care services, food production, retail, etc) if we did not have migrant Labour in this country. Hat tip https://twitter.com/unisontheunion/status/1736716695438319848Read more…
Merry Christmas.🎄 The best gift you can give to your past, present and future self is to join a union!
hat tip North West UNISON https://twitter.com/NorthWestUNISON/status/1474363981649358853https://tuc.org.uk/joinunion #joinunison @unisontheunionRead more…
UNISON Housing Associations branch officers Xmas meal 2023
A great meal out in Hoxton “Tay Do Cafe” (Vietnamese). Quite a few were unable to make it due to other seasonal commitments, but great opportunity for Branch officers to meet up with our Regional officer (Ezequiel) and case officer (Karl). The wo…Read more…
“Frontline staff face lottery when it comes to essential criminal-check costs”
Just imagine that you go for a job as a carer (nearly always low paid) then find out you have to pay for your criminal record check (DBS), not your employer! 42% of employers in a recent UNISON survey recharge their employees for these statutory …Read more…
Newham Annual Rough Sleeping Count November 23
On Tuesday evening I took part with fellow councillors, outreach workers, council officers and other volunteers in the annual count of people sleeping “rough” in Newham. Across the country similar counts are taking place. Newham also does extra c…Read more…
“MARGARET BONDFIELD WAS A TRAILBLAZER, AND WE NEED TO RECOGNISE THIS!”
I have just signed the petition here https://www.lwn.org.uk/margaret_bondfield_portrait supported by the Labour Womens network for a portrait of her to be displayed at Parliament. Yesterday, there was an informal social held at the UNIS…Read more…
Anti Bullying Week 13-17 November 2023
One of my major reasons for becoming a trade union activist was to combat bullying at work. It still motivates me now, at what happens when there is imbalance of power at work. Check out this UNISON resource on tackling “Bullying and harassment”….Read more…
Gen Kitchen: Labour Parliamentary Candidate for Wellingborough
Congratulations to my former Newham Councillor Colleague (and Executive member) Gen Kitchen for winning the nomination to become the Labour Candidate for Wellingborough (the current MP a certain Peter Bone is currently suspended from Parliament du…Read more…
Disability Information Day: Thursday 23 November 2023, 11:00-15:00
Sent on behalf of the Greater London Regional Disabled Members CommitteeDear Colleagues RE: Disability Information Day: Thursday 23 November 2023, 11:00-15:00 The Regional Disabled Members Committee hope you will join us for t…Read more…
Black Poppy Rose
This evening after our UNISON branch Executive meeting our Chair, Joseph showed me a badge he had obtained from this site. “In Remembrance of the African, Black Peoples, West Indian, Caribbean, Pacific Islands & Indigenous Communities contribu…Read more…
Longlisted:Joel Bodmer for Croydon East
Fantastic news. Joel has been longlisted to be the Labour Party candidate for Croydon East at the next General Election. Well done to Joel and his team. Check out his website here Read more…