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Today I had a record breaking 3 meetings on Pensions. First I chaired a meeting of Greater London UNISON reps who sit on local Council Pension Boards (see group picture of Forum members above).
UNISON has cross service group national and regional foru…Read more…
Yesterday there was a Parliamentary launch of the UNISON Violence at work Charter for the 3rd Sector. There was a number of MPs and employers who turned up to support the launch. The contribution by UNISON Member, Lynn Gillespie, at this event about he…Read more…
Picture collage from this afternoon’s campaigning by (mostly) West Ham Labour in support of Janet Dady, Labour Parliamentary candidate for the Lewisham East by election.
Our team was joined by our MP Lyn Brown (and by Cara – her Labour Attack Dog). Ea…Read more…
Early this morning I went to the UNISON picket line outside the headquarters of Tower Hamlets Community Housing (THCH) to show solidarity and support for the strikers. In my roles as UNISON London Housing Associations branch secretary, Regional Council…Read more…
Yesterday I took my fellow UNISON NEC member (and NHS hospital worker) Mary Locke on a whistle stop tour of the Old Town Hall in Stratford.
Mary was re-elected in May as a Labour Councillor in Birmingham.
Mary is a huge fan of Keir Hardie w…Read more…
West Ham Labour Party are organising a campaigning event to support the Labour Candidate (and UNISON member), Janet Daby, in the Lewisham East By Election.
We are meeting outside Lee Station at 2pm on Saturday 9 June.
To get there you can meet We…Read more…
Margaret Thomas and Emilie Oldknow are to become assistant general secretaries
The article Two new senior appointments at UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
One of the many things that I am proud of in my trade union UNISON is its charitable arm “There for you” (which I am one of its trustees). Every year we hold a campaign to help low paid UNISON members pay for school uniforms for their children.
We mus…Read more…
There For You are offering a one off grant of £40 per school age child up to a max total of £120 for help with school uniforms. To be eligible you must be: A member who has paid 4 weeks … Continue reading →Read more…
A little bit wet at times but a great day yesterday while on the TUC march and rally for public services in Central London. I was delighted that UNISON members, West Ham MP Lyn Brown and Newham Mayor, Rokhsana Fiaz, joined the march as did a number of …Read more…
Check out this article in last Friday’s Inside Housing on the recent compulsory disclosure on gender pay in the sector. I made some points on behalf of my UNISON branch.
“Last April, the middle-earning woman at Genesis earned 71 pence for …Read more…
Last year in England physical assaults on NHS staff rose by nearly 10% compared to 2015/16, according to new figures published today (Tuesday) by UNISON and HSJ. The figures were obtained following a…Read more…
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your UNISON regional political officer if outside London.
I declare that am a Labour Councillor candidate (and Chair of the UNISON London Regional Labour Li…Read more…
On Thursday I went to a packed out memorial in the Methodist Central Hall in Westminster to celebrate the life of our former UNISON General Secretary, Rodney Bickerstaff. The meeting was compered by UNISON National officer for Equalities, Gloria Mills,…Read more…
“The TUC has called a national demonstration on Saturday 12 May in London. This is going to be a key moment in the fight for public services.We’ll show decision=makers we’re scared for the public services we love – and the public are on our side. We wo…Read more…
Today I was re-elected unopposed as the Chair of the UNISON political fund in London that supports the Labour Party for a 2 year term.
I was really pleased that long standing Committee member Yvonne Green was elected as the Vice Chair.
Yvonne is also…Read more…
“UNISON members at United Utilities are on strike to defend their right to a fair pension. It’s not a decision they’ve taken lightly, but the staff of the UK’s largest listed water company face being hammered by pension proposals that could leave …Read more…
Access to good, affordable social housing is key to family and social health, community service group conference hears
“It is a disgrace that housing association workers are living in worse conditions than the people they are trying to house.“
That wa…Read more…
I have come back today from UNISON Community conference and have just voted online for the candidate supported by Greater London UNISON Labour Link, Rokhsana Fiaz.
Rokhsana is committed to policies which are very important to UNISON’s such as building…Read more…
Last week I was honoured to be invited to be a guest speaker at Waltham Forest Local Government branch AGM. This was my speech.
“Thank you Chair for inviting me and giving me the opportunity to speak today about a mixed bag of important issues:- the i…Read more…