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Thank you – Christina

Dec 18, 2025By John's Labour blog

 Dear friends,By now you’ll have heard the result. I didn’t win, and of course I’m disappointed, it’s not the outcome we hoped for.But I want to say thank you. Thank you to everyone who believed in me, who gave their time, energy and support durin…Read more…

Dec 18, 2025John's Labour blog

UNISON Winter essentials Grant: Applications open for 24 hours from 12 Noon on Wed 10 December

Dec 1, 2025By John's Labour blog

  Winter is tough enough. UNISON’s Winter Essentials Grant is here to help members with £200 food shopping vouchers.  Open 24 hours on 10 Dec! 
Check eligibility here https://unsn.uk/40CMVT7 Applicants must:  Be a UNISON membe…Read more…

Dec 1, 2025John's Labour blog

Voting has closed: UNISON General Secretary elections result due 17 December

Nov 30, 2025By John's Labour blog

 “I want to say how grateful I am to everyone who’s backed my campaign, from activists and branches to the thousands of members who took the time to vote and put their trust in me.This campaign has never been about one person. It’s been about you,…Read more…

Nov 30, 2025John's Labour blog

Last Chance to Vote for Christina McAnea for UNISON General Secretary

Nov 23, 2025By John's Labour blog

 Very last chance to vote for @Christina4GS – to be sure. stick a 1st class stamp on the ballot SAE to make sure it gets there on time for close on this Tuesday 5PM 25/11/25. If you have lost SAE just post the ballot paper in a normal envelop…Read more…

Nov 23, 2025John's Labour blog

Top 10 reasons to be in UNISON

Nov 20, 2025By John's Labour blog

 Hat tip @LincsPolUNISONRead more…

Nov 20, 2025John's Labour blog

“With me, UNISON is in safe hands”: Re-elect Christina McAnea for UNISON General Secretary

Nov 18, 2025By John's Labour blog

Not long to go but there is still time to fill out your UNISON ballot paper, vote for Christina and pop the envelope in a Royal Mail post box (no electronic voting allowed by law). Today I travelled from East London to Fenlands to help hold a lunc…Read more…

Nov 18, 2025John's Labour blog

Vote Christina McAnea as UNISON General Secretary

Nov 4, 2025By John's Labour blog

 My ballot paper came yesterday to my home address (you cannot vote online or by email). I have voted for Christina as did my branch, service group and our UNISON Parliament, the NEC. ALL unison members including the retired can vote. Ju…Read more…

Nov 4, 2025John's Labour blog

Celebrating the Live of Osmond “Peter” Daley

Oct 31, 2025By John's Labour blog

 Today was the funeral of long standing London UNISON activist Peter (as I knew him) Daley. Peter was also a member of the UNISON Housing Associations Branch committee for many years and a firm supporter of the forces of light and reason in the Re…Read more…

Oct 31, 2025John's Labour blog

A Labour Movement Day

Oct 25, 2025By John's Labour blog

 This Labour Movement Day started at 9.30am with a virtual UNISON pre delegation meeting to the TUC London, East & South East TUC  (LESE) Regional Council. I had to leave it early to cycle to my Labour Councillor surgery in Stratford Libr…Read more…

Oct 25, 2025John's Labour blog

Time running out for UNISON Labour Link National Elections: Vote by Monday 27 October

Oct 18, 2025By John's Labour blog

“Dear Branch Labour Link Member You should should have received a ballot paper to your home address (with SAE) inviting you to vote in the UNISON London Labour Link elections. You can vote either online or by post (obviously only once).Voting closes on…Read more…

Oct 18, 2025John's Labour blog

How to write a motion webinar

Oct 17, 2025By John's Labour blog

 Well done to our UNISON Community National officers (Community members work in Housing Associations or Charities) for organising a webinar on how to write a motion at our annual conference. Despite my many years of experience in the Labour m…Read more…

Oct 17, 2025John's Labour blog

Join an online campaign rally with Christina: UNISON General Secretary elections

Oct 12, 2025By John's Labour blog

 I have just signed up for the Greater London Rally on Thursday at 6pm and submitted a question.”Have you signed up to one the campaign rallies yet?

Come along to hear how UNISON is safe in my hands and how we’ll keep winning for members.

Subm…Read more…

Oct 12, 2025John's Labour blog

Welfare at Work Week is back! 29 Sept to 3 Oct

Sep 29, 2025By John's Labour blog

  Welfare at Work Week is back! 29 Sept to 3 Oct

UNISON branches are highlighting the support available from UNISON’s charity – There for You – including grants, debt advice, and budgeting tools.

Contact your branch or organise your own event
h…Read more…

Sep 29, 2025John's Labour blog

Labour Party Conference 2025 – Sunday

Sep 29, 2025By John's Labour blog

I travelled up to Liverpool on Saturday to be a UNISON Labour Link delegate to Conference. I had been elected to the delegation by my NEC colleagues. Conference starts officially at 11am on the Sunday. We had a delegation pre meeting at 9am, so a …Read more…

Sep 29, 2025John's Labour blog

UNISON Seasonal Food Fund 2025 opens soon!

Sep 26, 2025By John's Labour blog

  There for You – UNISON’s charity – is here to help
Seasonal Food Fund 2025 opens soon! Keep the date
https://unsn.uk/4noavvh

Opens 12 noon, Tue 30 Sept – 24hrs only
£30 voucher per eligible household member
For those on low income/in finan…Read more…

Sep 26, 2025John's Labour blog

UNISON Labour Link National Committee Elections 2025: Vote Lola for London seat

Sep 22, 2025By John's Labour blog

 Ballot Papers will be dropping through those UNISON members letter boxes and email inboxes, who choose to be part of our “Labour Link”, which is the union political fund affiliated to the Labour Party. In Greater London region, I will be sup…Read more…

Sep 22, 2025John's Labour blog

Community SGE nominates Christina McAnea for UNISON General Secretary

Sep 22, 2025By John's Labour blog

I was really pleased to be a member of the Community SGE (representing 60,000 housing associations and charity workers) that voted overwhelmingly to nominate Christina as our General Secretary.  Read more…

Sep 22, 2025John's Labour blog

Christina McAnea: Nominated by UNISON Greater London as General Secretary by 24 votes to

Sep 16, 2025By John's Labour blog

 This lunchtime the Greater London Regional Committee voted to nominate Christina McAnea, as the next General Secretary of  UNISON by 24 votes to 4.Brilliant result! Read more…

Sep 16, 2025John's Labour blog

TUC Congress 2025: Day 2

Sep 9, 2025By John's Labour blog

The first full day of Congress (Monday) started for me with an early morning jog along Brighton beach. At 9.30am I took my seat with the UNISON delegation. There was a number of important debates on Fire service, Zane’s Law, Prison safety, wealth …Read more…

Sep 9, 2025John's Labour blog

UNISON NEC nominate Christina McAnea to be our General Secretary

Sep 3, 2025By John's Labour blog

 This morning I was present, as an elected lay member of the UNISON National Executive Committee at the NEC hustings in the UNISON centre, London of candidates standing to be our next General Secretary.  Christina McAnea is the existing UNISO…Read more…

Sep 3, 2025John's Labour blog
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