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Regional Tribute
“It is with great sadness that we report the death of our much loved friend and comrade Denis Keatings, Joint Regional Convenor of UNISON NI. He will be greatly missed by generations of UNISON members whose causes he championed throug…Read more…
If you don’t know which trade union to join then check out the TUC website (Trades Union Congress – the collective body of more than 5.5 million working people in the UK and 48 member unions) and click https://www.tuc.org.uk/find-union-you.
If …Read more…
If you don’t know which trade union to join then check out the TUC website (Trades Union Congress – the collective body of more than 5.5 million working people in the UK and 48 member unions) and click https://www.tuc.org.uk/find-union-you.
If …Read more…
“There for You is UNISON’s unique charity, set up to help members in difficulties – and this year, the COVID-19 crisis is making life harder for many of our already-stretched members.
Because more of you are struggling, There for You has set up a spec…Read more…
Hat tip Henry Tapper and I totally agree with Henry (on this matter)
“Yesterday afternoon I had a chat with Glyn Jenkins. Most of my conversations with Glyn over the years have been in the bar of Unison’s Marylebone’s offices. Glyn is old school …Read more…
I have just congratulated on Facebook, Dave Draycott, a former Newham Council social worker and Leeds Labour movement activist (legend) on his retirement.
Dave has been a social worker for 44 years and a very active trade unionist, who also served as …Read more…
This afternoon I took part in a Zoom meeting with the Newham Mayor, Rokhsana Fiaz, our TUC regional secretary, Sam Gurney and Newham Council shop stewards from UNISON, Unite and GMB.
We were all wearing red to mark “May Day” and we wanted to show sol…Read more…
This is an important legal ruling that effectively stops the UK £300 billion Council pension funds being told they cannot decide where to invest unless it is pleases the current foreign or defence secretary. Well done to Greater London UNISON act…Read more…
Even though I have lived and worked in the East End of London for some 30 years, I had to stop and think about this one for a little while….
Hat tip UNISON AGS Roger McKenzie. I suspect from a London Underground Station information board. Read more…
Pictures from trades unions via TUC and from last year’s Newham/ UNISON eventRead more…
The latest idiocy from the “leader” of the free world. The BBC reports that disinfectant firms have had to issue public warnings that people should not inject or drink their products to treat Covid-19.
Hat tip my UNISON comrade, Eddie Brand, who as th…Read more…
We must grasp the chance to fix the broken care system
The article Care sector should look to the NHS for inspiration first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
A call to arms: how your branch can help There for You help members hit by crisis and loss of money
There for You is there for UNISON members who experience hard times. In the current coronavirus crisis, that’s pretty much everyone.
As our welfare cha…Read more…
Hat tip my UNISON Police staff comrade Tony Green for this brilliant photo from 2018 reminding us that so many of our front line NHS (& Social Care) heroes were not born in the UK. Read more…
What a fantastic result (and such a relief). Keir is elected as Leader and Angela as Deputy by decisive margins (and to top it all Carol Sewell as new BAME Labour Party NEC member!). For the first time since the disaster of 12.12.19 I feel hope for our…Read more…
On this Thursday 2 April 2020 at 12 noon it will finally be over.
So now is your last chance to vote in the Labour Party Leadership elections.
Obviously there are now far more important matters to deal with than internal party elections but it is n…Read more…
Update: Fantastic! in our street clapping, cheering, fireworks, whistles, singing,cars beeping horns – Brilliant show of support for our amazing carers. Looking forward to same next week!Read more…
Some really good advice from my union for all workers – If you work in or provide public services make sure you https://joining.unison.org.uk/join-unison-today/…
As the COVID-19 virus spreads, find out what your rights at work are.Important update: …Read more…
The Department for Education Coronavirus helpline is available to answer questions about COVID-19 relating to education and children’s social care. Staff, parents and young people can contact this helpline as follows: Phone: 0800 046 8687 Opening hours…Read more…
The latest information is available from the unison national website at the following link: https://www. unison.org.uk/coronavirus-rights-workRead more…