The picture collage is from last night’s fundraiser at the South African High Commission in Trafalgar Square for Community HEART and the “Children of a Rainbow Nation”. The development charity Community HEART was founded by former…Read more…
Do you want to help pick the next Labour Leader (and Mayor of London Candidate)? Sign up as an Affiliated Supporter
“To UNISON Members,
Make sure you have your say in selecting Labour’s new leader and the Labour candidate for London Mayor.
Sign up now as an Affiliated Supporter of the Labour Party.
Any UNISON member who supports Labour’s aims and values is enti…Read more…
On the Knocker for John Biggs in Mile End
After the Regional UNISON agm on Saturday and while cycling home, I stopped off at the Tower Hamlets Labour Party HQ in Bethnal Green to help campaign for Labour Mayor candidate, John Biggs. I was asked if I minded going out with a canv…Read more…
UNISON Greater London Community Executive AGM 2015 with Sadiq Khan MP
Collage is from the Regional AGM on Saturday for delegates from branches with Community Service Group members (Housing Associations and the Voluntary sector).
The meeting started on a somber note, as we stood up to pay our respects to Colin Joseph, wh…Read more…
West Ham Municipal Elections 1893: Now and then.
On General election day May 7, London UNISON organiser, Karen Westwood, was representing Labour outside a polling station in Ilford North, when an elderly man bought photocopies of an election leaflet, featuring his Grandfather and gave her a copy. Kar…Read more…
Ilford North snapshot – May 7th
There was loads of Labour Party and trade union supporters in Ilford North on Thursday, so this is only a limited snapshot of what went on that day.
Westhammers were there at 5am to deliver reminder leaflets (followed by a well deserved breakfast in t…Read more…
Counting the cost of austerity for councils and communities
The Austerity Audit, published today by UNISON details the damage caused by the unprecedented squeeze on funding that has had such a dramatic impact on local council services in England and the people that provide them. The government has already cut the funding to local councils by £12.5bn or 37%…Read more…
Five years of pain, very little gain – Vote Labour to avoid more of the same
UNISON General Secretary Dave Prentis “tells it as it is”.
After five years of pain there has been very little gain. If the Tories are re-elected on Thursday, there will be more years of painful cuts, hitting the the poorest areas the most.
So Vote L…Read more…
Will the NHS be there for you and your family after five more years of Tory government?
Nope, so Vote LabourRead more…
UNISON Greater London Community Service Group 2015 AGM and Seminar: Sadiq Khan MP speaker
This is the flyer for the AGM and seminar for Greater London UNISON members who belong to the Community Service Group (Housing Associations & Voluntary sector). It will take place at the UNISON National headquarters in Euston on Satu…Read more…
Can your family afford another 5 years of Tory government?
No, so vote LabourRead more…
Workers’ Memorial Day 2015 at the historic Three Mills Green, Stratford
On Tuesday 28 April it was Workers Memorial Day. An international day to remember those who have been killed at work or die from work related ill health. UNISON estimates this kills up to 50,000 workers every year in the UK.
UNISON Greater Londo…Read more…
Care for it? VOTE FOR IT.
Hat tip UNISONRead more…
UNISON urges its members to “Keep It Co-op”
Last week UNISON in its national efocus newsletter urged its members to
“Help defend the Co-op’s Political Voice.
UNISON is urging members who belong to the Co-op to defend its link with the Co-operative Party.
The new management at the Co-op…Read more…
UNISON’s NEC Elections: No Need to reclaim our UNION…You already own it!
This is a great flyer supporting the candidates of light and reason who are standing in the UNISON National Executive Committee (NEC) elections.
A minority faction within the union who have been regularly beaten in past ballots are attacking the union…Read more…
Union membership density and link to income going to the very wealthy
Check out Mind the Gap for further information on this USA chart which I think will mirror what has happened in the UK and other countries as well.
It is also about something I constantly go on about at work. The more of us in the union – th…Read more…
PROTECTING PUBLIC SERVICES ONE CONVERSATION AT A TIME
On the 20-22 April the STUC Congress will be meeting in Ayr. The theme of this year’s Congress is Decent Work and Dignified Lives. In the run up to Congress this blog will host a series of…Read more…
UNISON Staff Choir first public performance
Fantastic treat tonight in the UNISON centre for NEC members and staff before Presidents Charity fund raising quiz. Amazing performance by Choir which was much appreciated by audience.
Newham Local Government Branch AGM 2015 – The threat to your pensions- “if it sounds too good to be true then…”
On Friday I was invited to speak at the annual general meeting of the Newham UNISON branch at the Town Hall in East Ham.
This was in my trade union capacity as the Chair of the London UNISON pension network. This is my wr…Read more…
Thank you, Good luck and Goodbye – to a Workers Champion
Picture from last night’s leaving dinner for my branch outreach worker, Andy Robertson (2nd on
right).
Andy is a former UNISON Housing activist in Leeds who left to become a mature student at university to study a HR (Human Relations – what we u…Read more…